tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post116316868801774307..comments2024-03-21T20:10:28.943+08:00Comments on EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA: Jeffrey Sachs at UM?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1168581598092648512007-01-12T13:59:00.000+08:002007-01-12T13:59:00.000+08:00I get the feeling that Malaysian ( Malays and Ch...I get the feeling that Malaysian ( Malays and Chinese are ethocentric yet secretly admire westeners in as as much as they rant against western hegemony.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if its pragmatic East Asian duplicity or ambivalence. <BR/><BR/>Jeffrey Sachs and Paul Krugman have one thing in common - Jagdish Bhagavati from India ( keling mother lode) and their Columbia mentor who is very pro- globalization and very anti- rent seeking -cronyism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1163325614364401772006-11-12T18:00:00.000+08:002006-11-12T18:00:00.000+08:00You must be joking for Jeffrey Sach to quit Columb...You must be joking for Jeffrey Sach to quit Columbia University in New York and take up full time appointment in UM in KL. If that happens, it would be a coup for UM and Malaysia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1163306742079135892006-11-12T12:45:00.000+08:002006-11-12T12:45:00.000+08:00if these big name professors really want to make a...if these big name professors really want to make a contribution here, they should quit their original job and take up sole full time appointment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1163306642321216132006-11-12T12:44:00.000+08:002006-11-12T12:44:00.000+08:00hi Kian Ming,You said that one might be a professo...hi Kian Ming,<BR/><BR/>You said that one might be a professor in moe than one university? As far as I am aware of, you can only hold one professorial appointment with one host university. The other appointments might be as a visiting professor, or if the two institutions have close collaboration or belong to the same parent organization, he/she might be able to hold a joint appointment.<BR/><BR/>Its similar to holding more than one job at the same time. would your employer like that? <BR/><BR/>its a problem in this region, universities going for big name appointments. i know of one or two. if you subject some of these guys to rigorous investigations as regards to their host university's employment contract, there might be a few skeletons in the closet. bottom line is, these guys may be big name professors but greed rules at the end of the day. we don't need these people here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1163291297304954152006-11-12T08:28:00.000+08:002006-11-12T08:28:00.000+08:00Having a Jeffry Sach in UM would not make any diff...Having a Jeffry Sach in UM would not make any difference to the declining quality of UM. Jeffry Sach himself might puke seeing the antics of the various academic UM monkeys.<BR/><BR/>I lovethe way these politicians and poorly trained academics do the " Houdini"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1163226074166678782006-11-11T14:21:00.000+08:002006-11-11T14:21:00.000+08:00Go ask the fella:His email - sachs@columbia.eduGo ask the fella:<BR/><BR/>His email - sachs@columbia.eduAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1163224679450439002006-11-11T13:57:00.000+08:002006-11-11T13:57:00.000+08:00I do not know how this Chair thingy works, but I t...I do not know how this Chair thingy works, but I think what AAB said can be true. I am inclined to think that it is true, but for an extremely short term, perhaps to boost UM's ranking? <BR/><BR/>We are in perpetual motion in so far as throwing money to buy instant but temporary glory. When one glorifying moment evaporated, we throw more money to look for the next quicky. It is really like najis dadah, this glory-seeking culture. To me, the key to saving this nation from its entrenched culture of corruption, from its less than mediocre educational standards, from its growing siege mentality, sensitivity and jealousy arising from our declining ratings, and hence the road out of poverty for the odinary Malaysian, lies in revamping our educational system right from primary level. Not in buying chairs or other similar furniture. Not reality.<BR/><BR/>Spend money on righting the primary education curriculum and importing foreign educators for that purpose, not on trips by bunches of ministers overseas to meet up with students we sent overseas at the cost of billions already. We send students overseas surely because we think the foreigners can teach them better; if so, leave them to be taught by the foreigners, instead of also sending ministers overseas to "guide" those students! Why dont the ministers want to meet those students before they went over or after they have returned?<BR/><BR/>Goodness me, this way of thinking and doing things is so alike the scheme to send RM490 million to UK to build a training centre, and then to send our people to UK for the training. I am totally humbled by such high-level strategies. We dont seem to want to do anything within our own shores. Except to shamelessly celebrate favourable perceptions, and mindlessly condemn unfavourable perceptions, as reflected in the various international rankings.<BR/><BR/>What a waste, another RM20 million soon to be wasted away. The scale of corruption is so huge the authorities probably look at the RM20 million as just breakfast money. Anyway, that is only my perception.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1163221381122571752006-11-11T13:03:00.000+08:002006-11-11T13:03:00.000+08:00FOR ME IT IS ALSO VERY STRANGE...a foreigner? wat ...FOR ME IT IS ALSO VERY STRANGE...<BR/>a foreigner? wat a ridiculuousElhakimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741502538433886117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1163219218614680372006-11-11T12:26:00.000+08:002006-11-11T12:26:00.000+08:00menang nama pun cukup!menang nama pun cukup!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1163213325008435692006-11-11T10:48:00.000+08:002006-11-11T10:48:00.000+08:00Strange! Big names like Jeffrey Sach is coming to...Strange! Big names like Jeffrey Sach is coming to Malaysia and we have our very own Life Sciences company, a subsidiary of KL Kepong Bhd, opened its research and development (R&D) centre in Singapore, which is the world's largest facility dedicated to R&D in the health supplement compound known as tocotrienols.<BR/><BR/>http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_business.php?id=229002Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1163202913291825022006-11-11T07:55:00.000+08:002006-11-11T07:55:00.000+08:00Hey,If this is true, the first job Jeffrey Sach sh...Hey,<BR/><BR/>If this is true, the first job Jeffrey Sach should do is write a paper on the proper way to calculate bumi equity and fix the methodolody..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1163200135106766232006-11-11T07:08:00.000+08:002006-11-11T07:08:00.000+08:00Jeffrey Sach leaving Columbia for Malaysia? No way...Jeffrey Sach leaving Columbia for Malaysia? No way. I have had the privillege of meeting the man, listened to his lectures and talking to him on issue and as much a lefty as he is, this is a man who see himself as on a global human mission which he has to be in NY for. He won't even take a position at Harvard or Chicago because of it.<BR/><BR/>I think its likely a chairing a cooperation project like what Lester Thurow did with Tsinghua, Fudan and Guangzhou.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1163187878241740362006-11-11T03:44:00.000+08:002006-11-11T03:44:00.000+08:00I think Professor Sachs' appointment might actuall...I think Professor Sachs' appointment might actually be true (hopefully). This is based on the holder of the Tun Ismail Ali Chair, Mr. Andrew Sheng LT. <BR/><BR/>He's also the chairman of HK Securities and Futures Commission, and lives there. He rarely comes to bolehland anyway... yet he's still the chair. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1163187009717329622006-11-11T03:30:00.000+08:002006-11-11T03:30:00.000+08:00Kian Ming,I think it's hard to say much until we k...Kian Ming,<BR/><BR/>I think it's hard to say much until we know more details.<BR/><BR/>A question about named/statutory professorships: what are the strings that are usually attached? I'm guessing that there will be a fair amouunt of variation from post to post and uni to uni, but I'm not high enough on the food chain to know details. You are arguing from 'experiential' evidence from your perspective as a postgrad, but it'd be interesting to see something in writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1163182724547016692006-11-11T02:18:00.000+08:002006-11-11T02:18:00.000+08:00I would bet the news are either false or there mus...I would bet the news are either false or there must be strings attached to the chair. Why would an economist so prominent lend his reputation to an university relatively unknown with a sliding reputation. <BR/><BR/>Getting all the big names can bring good if that big fish attracts other big fish to be here. That way, it will create a virtuous cycle. But I really doubt if that is what the MOHE really had in mind. After all the scandals and screwups throughout the years in Malaysian higher education, I have become quite a cynic. <BR/><BR/>Lets cross our finger and see what would eventually transpire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1163172094227385052006-11-10T23:21:00.000+08:002006-11-10T23:21:00.000+08:00"Big names" allowed the current government to reta..."Big names" allowed the current government to retain their power. Structural change will have the opposite outcome. So if you are currently happily enjoying all the benefits, are you willing to sacrifice yourself for the country? The answer is obvious, after all those discussions on board. <BR/><BR/>Another thing i found rather amusing is that, Pak Lah commented that the Republican's lost to the Democrats in the recently ended US election was expected because of his policies and that the president should take this as a very important message from electorates and the people of US. <BR/><BR/>Here i would like to say the very same thing back to Pak Lah. If he continues his current attitude, which i don't want to explicitly mention, he is going to share the same fate as Bush. Worst still, the whole BN is going to suffer. Take my word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com