ttmacoy:
One of my main concerns with this trend is the fact that the universities coming to Nigeria to advertise and chase students are NOT high ranking universities with good reputations.

As I tell people who come to me for advice on picking universities in the UK, if the university has to advertise and chase students, or if they cannot fill their places locally and have to go through clearing even for British students then as an international you will find it hard to get into good companies in the UK post graduation especially now where there is no post study worker visa and you need a company to sponsor you.

I find it interesting that you look at top universities in the UK and the nigerian population is small from say 1 admit a year at the likes of Oxford to a few more at the tier 2 universities, but nigerian make up nearly half of the population at schools like London met, East London uni, South bank etc.

Look at China, they use foreign universities to train their best and brightest that's why you will see high population of Chinese students at the likes of lse etc, for Nigeria it's more our of desperation and maybe a fad. Shame cus you go to uk or us student visa forums here on nairaland and everyone is asking which school is cheap, which doesn't ask for toefl or gmat etc. Looking for the cheapest and easiest to get into. Well if it's cheap and easy to get into them expect nothing special.

eduxerxes:
Yes my brother. The uni where I currently work as an admissions liaison officer (PAUL university Awka) is direly in need of students. So do many other private universities...I keep wondering, whats the reason for the apathy?

Amefrica:
That's cool!

Who be this one?
What's cool now?

Kachisbarbie:


Who be this one?
What's cool now?

kennaustine:
Right from the days of IBB the Baptist, Education in Nigeria has suffered violence and the violent taketh it by force.
But those who cant afford intellectual violence flee to other countries.
Im more concerned with the negative impact this makes on our economy because we are literally importing education and enriching other countries.
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But all i know is an average thoroughbred graduate in Nigeria who taketh his Bsc by intellectual force will outwit many foreign counterpart by any intellectual standards.
Nigeria we hail thee...

ttmacoy:
One of my main concerns with this trend is the fact that the universities coming to Nigeria to advertise and chase students are NOT high ranking universities with good reputations.

As I tell people who come to me for advice on picking universities in the UK, if the university has to advertise and chase students, or if they cannot fill their places locally and have to go through clearing even for British students then as an international you will find it hard to get into good companies in the UK post graduation especially now where there is no post study worker visa and you need a company to sponsor you.

I find it interesting that you look at top universities in the UK and the nigerian population is small from say 1 admit a year at the likes of Oxford to a few more at the tier 2 universities, but nigerian make up nearly half of the population at schools like London met, East London uni, South bank etc.

Look at China, they use foreign universities to train their best and brightest that's why you will see high population of Chinese students at the likes of lse etc, for Nigeria it's more our of desperation and maybe a fad. Shame cus you go to uk or us student visa forums here on nairaland and everyone is asking which school is cheap, which doesn't ask for toefl or gmat etc. Looking for the cheapest and easiest to get into. Well if it's cheap and easy to get into them expect nothing special.

phantonce:
What do you expect?
This is just like a case of man who can't satisfy his wife.
Na brother ogbonna,his landlord son go dey help am service him wife.

If you don't put your house in order,someone go to do it for you.

by the way,is it that we don't have enough university or we just dnt like studying in our country cos the last time I checked,private university plenty for naija.

GeneralShepherd:



I am actually studying in England and there is no comparison between a Nigerian private university and a standard UK university.

I am going to address engineering. A university is addressed by many matrics.

1. Facilities (for example Cranfield University where I study has the facilities that produce full size aircraft turbine engines.

2. The number of patents held by academia and former students of.a university.

3. Industry based projects developed in the university . Most of the gadgets you use, were developed from bachelor,masters and doctoral research works.

There is no comparison between a good university even in Russia with the best private university in Nigeria.

Babysho:


"Soon"?...my cousin is studying there

phantonce:

while I am compelled to agree with you cos I dnt school in france or england.

What has been the effect of the so called "foreign nigeria graduate" on the nigeria economy except from dragging unavailable jobs with nigeria graduates.

If u can't use something,why have it?

What also do u av to say about nigerians that study in a one room apartment university in ghana.

saxywale:
What do you mean by intellectual violence
Cramming does not equates to intelligence.

saxywale:
What do you mean by intellectual violence
Cramming does not equates to intelligence.

saxywale:

You are correct but the quality of education and mode of delivery you would receive in a University like south bank would be a lot better than that of Nigeria. e.g
When I was in OAU( classified as one of the best in Nigeria). Plagiarism was rampant among lecturers and students. Plagiarism would be seriously dealt with in the universities you listed above.

F117AA:
Your cousin must be a world class dunce to study in Niger-republic.
Which school is worth going there.?