Instead of us getting Educated, we care so much about Degree.

MicroBox:

You are receiving "likes" like as if you know what you are saying..
According to you, mechanical engineer should know how to troubleshoot/ resolve faults in motors abi..
Go read more about cadres of field you have no knowledge of...
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It's Nigerian system that need factory reset and not the graduates..
If engineer can easily find jobs in Total, Agip, NNPC, Ford Motor,.Peugeot, Toyota, TCN, Power generating companies,,Microsoft, HP, Apple, Foxcom, Nokia etc..
Economist/Accountants can also easily get in PWCooper, Banks, financial institutions....
Doctors/Nurses also finding and practicing their profession in the health sector easily....
All graduate getting a job strictly relating to their fields of study then everything will get back on track.
Experience is,a most and after years of experience in your field the next step is self employment to give way for other graduates.

you're actually making very little sense, why should those companies give you those jobs when they have better trained fellows from places like India, Pakistan, Europe and north America? remember we're talking about the university education system in Nigeria

talk2hb1:
Instead of us getting Educated, we care so much about Degree.

somebody should give a medal to this Guy.

junioromniscient:
my president taking group selfies.

the guy who snapped the picture is a post graduate student of Yale university in USA

Caracta:
My degree is not a waste. I learnt beyond the lectures and tutorials. I didn't limit myself to the 'classroom experience.' It was a life experience for me.

I think it depends on what you studied. Some degrees can easily be applied in Nigeria even without seeking for employment. Apart from this, every other thing to me is a waste of time and money. Don't tell me it's all about the knowledge cos I can still get knowledge without wasting time in school.

If I had known, getting skilled would have been the best, at least in auto mec, would have been a boss now in overseas. University degrees are just over hyped, you know what happens when everyone has the same thing, no value - ----

whitebeard:
based on the majority votes and reasonable reasons..bottom line nigeria's educational system is a joke.. Most lecturer wnat u to write what they thought u not what u have spent your time researching... My chemistry lecturer does not know why carbon is used as a standard to determine RMM of elements... Sometimes I fell like I am wasting my time...if not for attendance I will not be in class I will teach my self and pass exam...!!

thats y dumb students have the highest gp when they possess high capacity memory to cram and reproduce what the lecturer taught them during exams, I also had a chemistry lecturer that ask questions like "nitrogen is a __________" if u didn't read her handout, u sure kno u failed tha question.

Speak 4 urself

Your degree is what you make out of it

I was once like that as a graduate of electrical electronics , don't HV the technical know how to put my theories to work but God helped me with an opportunity of working with a multinational auto company.I took dis opportunity n work hard to really improve my practical skills..… I am now an Automotive technical trainer not only on paper but an expert on practical ground.we open a technology based mechanics Academy in kwara state just to fine-tune d educational system path DAT those not add value to our economy into a system of education that will give room for technological advancement , allow creativity thinking to be generated within Nigerians.d academy currently integrate mechatronis, 3d technology, composite material tech into its auto tech which will ground the student's on how to put their design into a real objects..call did for further details 08060788299

I believe no knowledge is waste. But sometimes i do think 'going to higer institution' is overrated.The main reason why People go to school is to graduate and get a white colar job,but u know what? Most of this white colar job are own by those who never attended higher institution or those who dropped out or those has a very BAD result while in school. You will go to uni to learn accounting for 4years but under one year a mechanical student will under go an accounting trainning and still do better than you who study it for 4 good years. This degree stuff is overrated abeg!

nofij:
Biochemistry has been fun though but I don't think if given a second chance i'll go for it.
Good thing is- I can still be who I want to be.

So conclusively, while in my final year now I can say the school environment has opened my eyes, thoughts and mind to the real world especially the part where I went for industrial training in a fast moving city like Lagos.

School can't be a waste of time after all...

the sssht u learn about life during that short time of industrial training compared to the years u used in school tells fir itself.

babyfaceafrica:
lolz....my present job was recommended by a school mate....

Some gets their connections from their Professors and maybe if lucky - their VC or any top University administrator.

It'snt waste of time, ur been educated will be useful in one way or another in ur life time, I neva blame myself for that.
Ps:just on recent, I asked mysef supposing I didn't go to school, which level will I be operating now. I dnt knw if I wud av make it very big in life or not

dermmy:


I love your post but point of correction. you don't need a degree to succed.

Thanks.

I already said that in the last paragraph. I am glad we are on the same page.

AmbodOfLASU:


Some gets their connections from their Professors and maybe if lucky - their VC or any top University administrator.

true

abouzaid:
the working place offers more connection, networking, socialization etc than any school environment can ever possible offer, now how does it feel graduating with a degree in building technology with almost zero practical experience only to discover that most successful contractors have no tertiary education?

It depends anyway. I know of people whose connections began from the University as undergraduate due to their relationship with their Professors and members of the University Management (the VC or any other top administrator). One of my friend needed a temporary job as an undergraduate, being a close friend to their University Vice Chancellor in UNIPORT, only a call from their VC to the Head of that company got him the job.

babyfaceafrica:
true

Yes, if you play your cards well, your connection starts from the University as an undergraduate. It depends on how sharp you are anyway. I know of people whose connections began from the University as undergraduate due to their relationship with their Professors and members of the University Management (the VC or any other top administrator). One of my friend needed a temporary job as an undergraduate, being a close friend to their University Vice Chancellor in UNIPORT, only a call from their VC to the Head of that company got him the job. The job(part time) fetched him over 70k per month now. Now imagine when he graduates?

According to Wikipedia, mechanical engineering is the design, analysis,manufacturing , and maintenance of mechanical systems . It is the branch of engineering that involves the design, production, and operation of machinery . It is one of the oldest and broadest of the engineering discipline.

From the definition, mechanical engineering works encompasses a lot of area. So, it is not to build or design cars. We have the automobile engineering and motor vehicle technology disciplines to deal with that. Mechanical Engineers are still involved in the manufacturing process of vehicles.

let me use the word "Vehicles" here instead of cars because vehicles encompass land vehicles. sea vehicles, space vehicles, water vehicles etc.

Mechanical engineering deals with the design, production, manufacturing, and maintenance of devices or structures or mechanical systems. Mechanical engineering is inter discipline field in engineering that is mechanical engineer should in different areas. Unfortunately, our curriculum doesn't involved such just the theoretical aspect which is not applicable in the 21st century industries.

As a mechanical engineer, the first thing he or she should know is how to use spanner to work ICEs that internal combustion engines but it is disheartening that many Nigerian graduates who studied mechanical engineering don't know this because of our "obsolete curriculum" that is archaic in a advanced country.

let me come home now, I studied mechanical engineering from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo Sate. When I was in school the I used to go for the practical during holidays or at leisure time. Then people while laughing at me but today to the glory of God, I am happy. To crown it all, I did my industrial training with one of Toyota Motor Corporation divisions in Nigeria (name withheld for security reasons).

During my industrial training, I was exposed to a lot of machines, equipment etc. I was diligent to learn with them. These machines or equipment were not in my School or you can never found them in any Nigerian best institution. To my knowledge, UI doesn't have them.

During my service year, in our Skills Acquisition Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) I encountered a lot of graduates there, they have nothing to offer. When I talked, they would ask me bros, "where did you learn all these from? " I would just laugh and shocked my head.


Finally, my B.Eng in mechanical engineering is not a waste and can never be a waste because the degree + knowledge+ practicals + theories have skyrocketed me beyond my imagination.

My advice to under graduates and graduates out there who studied/still studying mechanical engineering, learn from the scratch that is from those out there who you think they are nobody. That will set you above the roadside mechanics out there.

AmbodOfLASU:



It depends anyway. I know of people whose connections began from the University as undergraduate due to their relationship with their Professors and members of the University Management (the VC or any other top administrator). One of my friend needed a temporary job as an undergraduate, being a close friend to their University Vice Chancellor in UNIPORT, only a call from their VC to the Head of that company got him the job.

my dear, 99.9%of Nigerian lecturers don't have any industrial experience or connection, if they do,they would likely have been working in industry than lecturing, "those who know it do it,those who don't know it, teach it" George Bernard shaw.

mysticgal:
My law degree is a waste of not only Time but energy.
As I have passion for radio talks and catering.

you again..ive told you!

AmbodOfLASU:


Yes, if you play your cards well, your connection starts from the University as an undergraduate. It depends on how sharp you are anyway. I know of people whose connections began from the University as undergraduate due to their relationship with their Professors and members of the University Management (the VC or any other top administrator). One of my friend needed a temporary job as an undergraduate, being a close friend to their University Vice Chancellor in UNIPORT, only a call from their VC to the Head of that company got him the job. The job(part time) fetched him over 70k per month now. Now imagine when he graduates?

class is overrrated,what happens outside the class is underrated

the university is a cage that force you to sit behind a desk for four years so you’ll be qualified to sit behind another desk for forty years

WindUpMerchant:
you again..ive told you!

Na true na

abouzaid:
my dear, 99.9%of Nigerian lecturers don't have any industrial experience or connection, if they do,they would likely have been working in industry than lecturing, "those who know it do it,those who don't know it, teach it" George Bernard shaw.

maybe they dont have industrial connection,they have political connection,which in NIGERIA counts a lot

AmbodOfLASU:


Yes, if you play your cards well, your connection starts from the University as an undergraduate. It depends on how sharp you are anyway. I know of people whose connections began from the University as undergraduate due to their relationship with their Professors and members of the University Management (the VC or any other top administrator). One of my friend needed a temporary job as an undergraduate, being a close friend to their University Vice Chancellor in UNIPORT, only a call from their VC to the Head of that company got him the job. The job(part time) fetched him over 70k per month now. Now imagine when he graduates?

his personal connection got him the job not what he learnt at school, a wealthy uncle could even get him a better job with just a phone call, the question remains, can he confidently say that what he learnt in school was worth it?

babyfaceafrica:
maybe they dont have industrial connection,they have political connection,which in NIGERIA counts a lot

any lecturer that have political connection would likely be working for the government in places like inec,nafdac or population commission, most politicians are not lecturers biko,they're equally looking for the connection.

mysticgal:

Na true na

it isnt jare. It'll come in handy someday. no harm in career change. you could just take ur degree as a plus to anything else you want to do in life. don't just take it as a waste of time..see it like a learning process you need to succeed. You almost despise your school programme. weirrrd.

kishimi8:
funny . me im an electrical engineer . grad from abu . i happen to cherish my degree so much . and i can't be compared with no damned roadside trial and error dude.

and a mech engrs job is not to fix cars pls but to design, create , and optimize . fixing stuff is for technologists .

. @op uni edu is just a guide , you are meant to complement it with self research

To tell you the truth, Nigerian system of education in the university level is just crappy and won't add any skill for you. It's just a total waste of time unless you are innovative & can think outside the box.

Call an electrical engineering graduate to do some simple alternating wiring and he will burn down your house but call a simple electrician for the job & he will do a neat work.

U mentioned that mech engrs create design & optimize...well I am yet to see a made in Nigeria car, unless am living in pluto, nothing tangible have come from our mech engineers.

Or shall I talk of the botanists that doesn't even know the name of species of plant from just one genus. What he knows is what he heard in the class but bring a cassava leaf for identification, his face will change to-->

What of our electronic engrs, the road side phone and computer repairers are far better than them. They only know how to carry files up and down.

Seriously do you want me to go on? The only thing you know there is: where is 201, 302, 411 lectures holding? & you will run like a goat on heat to grab the front seat & at least get D in the course

Nigerian university education system is just wack...graduate and follow others in file carrying.

InvertedHammer:
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An illiterate in the creek can refine crude oil but the so-called Chemical Engineers cannot formulate ordinary annointing oil.
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mehn you really cracked me up with this oh Ahahahahahahah

I FEEL DAT WAY MOST TIMES, Y?, ELIGANZA CEO OKOYA ONCE MADE A STATEMENT, DAT AFFECTED ME N STILL AFFECTS ME. HE SAID N I QUOTE, AM NOT A GRADUATE, BUT WITHOUT ME MANY OF THEM CAN'T BE ABLE 2 FEED THEIR FAMILIES.

Today, my experience spans ICEs, services, troubleshooting, assembly, disassembly, sensors, pumps, fuel injectors, brake systems, diagnosis, maintenance management and many more.