University
Uploaded by Niushad on Feb 19, 2014
It may be so that Philippines’ education system is deteriorating in some aspects. I’m not contesting this. If you take India, India would have both excellent universities, medical colleges and many mediocre universities, medical colleges, IT institutes etc. In the case of US, there are some renown leading universities with excellent track record and history, such as Harvard, Princeton, Berkeley, MIT etc. Even with these universities, there would be departments that are better than other departments. There is a huge quality variance in educational establishments in the U.S. This goes for primary and secondary education too. Academic traditions take a long time to come about. In England, you have such good universities as Oxford, Cambridge, London School of Business etc. There are in England also a lot of mediocre institutions.
Perhaps, my general comments about Philippines’ education needs to be qualified with the above considerations. This implies that Malaysia too would have good tertiary educational institutes, while others would be mediocre. I would also add the modernization thrust in Malaysian education system is greater than in Philippines, as Malaysia is a thriving economy. In short, when you choose a tertiary institute, whichever country it may be, it is best to choose well with the quality of education in mind.
Finally, simple statistics can lie or distort facts. To establish facts, you need to research well. Simple statements can be refuted or denied, if not backed by adequate proof. The burden of proof is on the author that asserts an opinion.
Still, there would be excellent and mediocre universities in any country. This implies that Malaysia would have good and mediocre universities, just as any other country. The extract from the report, I understand, shows the general status of educational systems in different countries, including Philippines and Malaysia. It does not address the issue of excellent and mediocre institutes within a country. My general statement about Malaysian educational system going through a modernization process recognizes this. Having said this, once again, it is best for you to choose well, and keep in mind departments in a university could have different international standings. I’m not trying in any way to discourage you to go to a Malaysian institute, or for that matter, a tertiary institute in any country. It is not easy often to choose as we please. Even if you want to go to Cornell or Princeton etc,...