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Feedback ForumNOW wants to hear from you! Send us your opinions, reactions and ideas about "Education City"Submissions for this question are no longer being accepted. Previously submitted comments appear below. Comments may have been edited for content or space. Poster: Philip Comment: I noticed that one of the robed female moslem students at an american university in Qtar was wearing 4 inch heels. Was wondering if she was wearing thigh highs and a thong under her black robe? Poster: cceder Comment: I am inspired that they want to learn from our liberal independant education. I just hope that the emigrants that built the university, or their childern will some day be able to attend. That part of the rich Arab society needs to be apart of the process or we are right back to square one. Poster: Wendy Comment: I think these offshore extensions of American universities are tantamount to a business franchises. I am not convinced that the academic rigor nor the collegiate environment can be replicated in Qatar or any other loccale for that matter. Moreover, I think the lack of academic rigor will degrade the reputation of the university at home. Poster: megan belia Comment: i think that having americans and muslims together in learning is the very best thing that could be happening right now! it's great that our education (at least at collegiate level) is still respected, that these muslim students believe it's advantage to their futures. the american students on their counterpart campuses should be encouraged to spend a semester in qatar: it would broaden their education and give them more of a global perspective. Poster: Tom O'Neill Comment: You should do a story on all the countries where college education (universities as opposed to community colleges) is free worldwide, and how it is not only not free here but costs a fortune-which is a pathetic situation, to go with numerous (capital N) other stupid items in this country vs. elsewhere in the world. Poster: a parent Comment: Greetings, As a mother of a Carnegie Mellon graduate, I knew about the Qatar campus and was delighted to see your coverage of Education City. It feels good to hear that our education system in the USA is not a total failure. If the tuition paid by the (elite) Arab students enables our universities to offer more financial aid to deserving Americans who cannot afford tuition, I say it's a welcome benefit. It's better than having to do R&D for the US military machine to get government funding. And since I think we under-fund education here at all levels, I like this angle of our universities presence in the Arab world as a way to boost funding. Of course, there are many other benefits in being global. I'll have to look back over old newsletters from CMU, but I had thought that they were going to the Emirates in a collaborative effort with Stanford U. That seems to be untrue or something that didn't materialize. Perhaps there is another overseas venture still in planning. I look forward to updates on subjects like this. Poster: Judith Logue Comment: Same old, same old. Giving gifts to other countries rather than taking care of our own. How about a trade -let the wealthy Arabs send some of our own people to our own colleges - so that so many American students don't have to work or worry about paying back enormous student loans. Grades and achievements would be much more proportionate to intelligence in this country. However, love it that we have interplay with Arab countries - long overdue. There needs to be a balance in our relationships with other countries. There's the old adage about putting all your eggs in one basket. We can't afford to do that anymore. Poster: Kevin Z Comment: Not surprising that the one question I wanted asked was not. How much do the students pay to attend each of these universities? Are we to believe all the rhetoric of being there now as an aid in communication between the cultures.? Please. Poster: Mary Forest Comment: It's all about the money. What a shame that these American universities seem more concerned with filling up their coffers with Qatar oil money than filling up their classrooms with intelligent American students right here in our own country. Poster: M La Fosse Comment: Talk about inspiring and exciting, this program was a complete surprise. Personally it takes me back to my own decision long ago to study abroad in Europe, and I learned more in that year than ten years in my life. I applaud the professors, and also the students. This seems to be about exchange for both sides. I really hope it continues to graduate young people who will go and do something for their own communities, or even the world community. It can foster exchange that we need. thanks for this program. |
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