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Ezz17 asked:
You often hear how the public school system in America doesnt compete with say Germany and Japan. But do the Universities in American are they generally better are MIT and Harvard better then say Oxford or Cambridge….just wondering
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Tags: Best Colleges, Cambridge, Germany, Harvard, Japan Universities, Oxford, Public School System
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:40 am
nope….. india does…..
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:35 pm
People from all over the world come here to go to colleges, I cannot think of any other place where this can be said.
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:22 am
American universities are the best in the world.
The public high school system is sub-standard in many inner cities, however.
November 25th, 2008 at 4:19 am
i wouldn’t say the very best, but SOME of the very best
others would be India’s IITs, and the University of Beijing
November 26th, 2008 at 2:36 am
While one could argue that the K-12 system in the US isn’t as strong as that of other developed countries, I would argue that their university system, as a whole, is stronger than that of any other country in the world.
There are fine, excellent, wonderful universities outside of the US. There are also other countries whose university system, as a whole, is seen as excellent. But the US really has the premier position in higher education.
Just a few examples to prove the point:
-If you look at any listing of the top 20 or so programs in any field, the majority from any one country are in the US. The MBA programs, for example (link, below.) The arts & humanities programs, another example (link, below.)
-Many foreign students tell me that it doesn’t actually matter where in the US they get their advanced degree, so long as it’s from a university in the US. It’s the “US” on their resume that has the impact. (Of course, this depends on their country of origin.)
But we’re talking in generalties. As a whole, the university system in the US is the strongest. But as a student, one has to look at individual universities, and individual programs of study. So, is Oxford (UK)’s MBA stronger than that of, say, Bentley College (US)? Yes. Is it stronger than that of Harvard? No.
And to your specific universities, I’d rank them as follows:
-Harvard
-Oxford or Cambridge
-MIT
Again, speaking generalities. If you were talking about a specific field of study (say, engineering), that would change.
There are a lot of high quality universities outside the US, and some do attract large numbers of foreign students. Some of the best known, and best quality, include (in no particular order):
-Oxford (UK)
-Cambridge (UK)
-London School of Economics (UK)
-McGill (Canada)
-University of Toronto (Canada)
-INSEAD (France)
-Indian Institute of Technology (India)
-Tokyo University (Japan)
-National University of Singapore
-ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
-Melbourne University (Australia)
-Tsing Hua University (China)
-Beijing University (China)
-University of Paris Sorbonne (France)
-La Sapienza University (Italy)
And many others. All of these are among the best universities in the world.
November 28th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Hard to belive with all the hype about US Education
BUT >>>>> There are better universities outside the USA-England, Germany and YES even Spain -!!!!!
November 29th, 2008 at 5:20 am
I dont think America Have all the BEST colleges in the world but most of them…true.
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