tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post115848688947835561..comments2024-03-21T20:10:28.943+08:00Comments on EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA: Another One Slips Thru'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1158739542223671662006-09-20T16:05:00.000+08:002006-09-20T16:05:00.000+08:00MOD exaggerated his "achievements". I'm also a Mal...MOD exaggerated his "achievements". I'm also a Malaysian from Oxford and about to complete a PhD (they call it a DPhil in Oxford but MOD didn't even mention that).<BR/><BR/>You don't need to be a genius to help with interviews for undergraduate admissions. I was offered the chance to do it back in the first year of my DPhil.<BR/><BR/>When MOD said he was appointed as a lecturer, he meant he was hired to teach undergraduates on a one-to-one (sometimes two-to-one) basis... not teaching in a lecture hall as one might have expected. Lots of DPhil students here do some form of regular undergraduate teaching to help supplement their income. Quite a few get hired on a one-year type basis like MOD to do the dirty work that the professors don't want to do because of their heavy research duties. Plus teaching undergraduate engineering at Oxford isn't exactly rocket science if you've done a Masters and am doing a PhD in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1158735134148642372006-09-20T14:52:00.000+08:002006-09-20T14:52:00.000+08:00yeah several msian phd students brought this issue...yeah several msian phd students brought this issue up when the Minister of higher edu. was here couple of weeks go (in melbourne). they were askin why their papers are not being published, instead the newspapers chose to publish 'hotter' news eg, siti n datuk k, mawi..etc.<BR/><BR/>and i was reli surprised to see so many msians tat nite. victoria alone has 6000 msian students.. n i'm sure a number are making up their mind to stay here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1158722377764876912006-09-20T11:19:00.000+08:002006-09-20T11:19:00.000+08:00IMO, you people are all off the mark. Malaysian ed...IMO, you people are all off the mark. Malaysian education system is not there for education. It's used as a political play field to score points. For the purpose, it does wonderfully and well within expectation.<BR/>kongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1158693118605956392006-09-20T03:11:00.000+08:002006-09-20T03:11:00.000+08:00I actually do not believe that there is no money f...I actually do not believe that there is no money for research in Malaysia. There is money and if you look around, some of the labs have got fantastic facilities. The pay of a lecturer relative to standard of living is not bad too (the allowance in public universities effectively doubles the income). <BR/>The question though, lies in the racial politics when it comes to human resource. As is discussed in the previous blog 'Just like Harvard?', what use of facilities when there is no idea or passion to use them effectively? <BR/>Honestly, if I return home, I would be rather optimistic about the chances of building a strong research unit. There are smart, disciplined people around and I have certainly met quite a number in foreign unis. I would also find it more fulfiling developing something small into something more established in the world, rather than joining the bandwagon in an already established lab. Furthermore, Malaysia has her own unique resources, so there is much potential in harnessing local strengths to gain global competitiveness. You need some money to start up, but overhead costs are much lower than in more developed countries. <BR/>However, this is wishful thinking since the racial/religious factor and not meritocracy is practised in Malaysia, both on and off work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1158608185773508732006-09-19T03:36:00.000+08:002006-09-19T03:36:00.000+08:00it's 'ludicrous' to the person who spelt it wrongl...it's 'ludicrous' to the person who spelt it wrongly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1158607866657153272006-09-19T03:31:00.000+08:002006-09-19T03:31:00.000+08:00How will 'MOD' conduct research in Malaysia, when ...How will 'MOD' conduct research in Malaysia, when the term 'research' is so foreign in Malaysia?<BR/><BR/>We all talk about wanting these PhD (and to a certain extent, masters) students to come home and help stop 'brain drain'. But honestly, do you really think by them *JUST* coming home that 'brain drain' will stop happening? <BR/><BR/>Think about it. <BR/><BR/>What are these PhD people supposed to do when they get home? <BR/>Do we even have the facilities to accomodate their research? <BR/>Do we even have the money to provide grants for research? <BR/>Or *MOST IMPORTANTLY* will this grant money be siphoned off to the you-know-whos as usual?<BR/><BR/>You see, getting them back is not as easy as just providing them with money to study overseas for their Phd and eliminating the whole race-based system of education. There's more to it than that. For these students to come back, stop brain drain and effectively increase 'brain gain' (or whatever our honorable DPM calls it) it'll just take more than scholarships, appealing to the patriotic side of these students and basing the education system on a meritocracy system. Granted these things will help, i'm not denying it, but that's just one TINY side of the issue. Change has to start within every nook and cranny of Malaysian society to facilitate 'brain gain'.<BR/><BR/>What if someone acquires their PhD in malaysia, realize that research facilities and grants in Australia are better - and they go there to their research instead? Has anyone actually considered that happening? Isn't that brain drain within the system?<BR/><BR/>Brain drain begins on our own shores. Our environment facilitates brain drain. These overseas grads are justified in staying overseas. After all, even if they do come back and relegate themselves to crappy pay, what are they going to do with such a crappy research-disinclined environment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1158588297385414012006-09-18T22:04:00.000+08:002006-09-18T22:04:00.000+08:00MOD claimed to be such a high flyer, I am just won...MOD claimed to be such a high flyer, I am just wondering why he was not awarded an ORS or even employed as Research Associate by Oxford. Just a thought.<BR/><BR/>Background info...<BR/>"ORS: Overseas Research Student"<BR/>The UK government dish out around 2,000 ORS awards for overseas student to pursue PhD each year. Out of these 2,000 awards, half of it is shared between Cambridge and Oxford while the other half is shared by the rest of UK Uni. So university other than oxbridge will receive a hand full of award each year normally but Oxford should receive around 500 each year!<BR/><BR/>Research Associate (RA):<BR/>UK universities also employ RA to do research while registered as PhD candidate. 10 years ago, it is near impossible task for overseas to be employed as RA but since the Labour government is in power, this has changed. Nowadays, quite a lot of overseas are employed as RA to pursue their PhD in UK universities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1158588153466932452006-09-18T22:02:00.000+08:002006-09-18T22:02:00.000+08:00Pathetic? I think you really posses a shallow mind...Pathetic? I think you really posses a shallow mind and extremely self-centred because I think you are too comfortable typing the riduculous comment. Completely out of touch with the REAL COMMON PEOPLE. Get yourself to the ground, goto Sentul, DBKL flats, longhouses, the flats of Bukit Bintang, Kepong and Pudu. Do you those people have the means to migrate? All they want is thier offsprings to receive decent education, get into university and then out of thier tiny cribs for a better life. But can they? No, because they are perceived as under par by people like you and add in thier skin colour, more blockades to a better life. They can't speak proper english like you because they have to fend for thier family at an early age by becoming dvd peddlers, dish washers, market runners and all those so called lousy jobs for the lousy people. People like you would then label them as Ah Bengs and Ah Lians who knows no nothing but Andy Lau and Twins. Do they have a choice? Yes they do! but within a limited scope of choice they can pick! which is to survive. What can they do? Beg you for money so they can go Uni because they only scored 3 As and all Bs? No one likes to be looked down upon, no one wants to make a fuss but they just simply don't have a choice. What can they do? beg BN to give them a fair go? or again seeking your support so they can migrate?? <BR/><BR/>OPEN YOUR EYES! Damm! people like you pisses me off who knows no hardship! Nonsense!<BR/><BR/>Don't hide behind your anonymous identity and reveal yourself! and show us that we are pathetic! show us!<BR/><BR/>*Pardon me, I know am emotional over it because I have been through all these!Benkaiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300639726778711641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1158586994386799512006-09-18T21:43:00.000+08:002006-09-18T21:43:00.000+08:00I salute those who have migrated,for their courage...I salute those who have migrated,for their courage to do so.It proves the point that if you are good,you are in demand and if not in Malaysia others would accept you.<BR/>I hated those who shout and scream of unfairness,corruption,racist etc but yet have no guts to move out.Maybe they are making so much noise because they are not good enough to go elsewhere and nobody wants them.So pathetic isn't?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1158584983207620612006-09-18T21:09:00.000+08:002006-09-18T21:09:00.000+08:00wah Tony, featured in Malaysiakini lor. Cool...htt...wah Tony, featured in Malaysiakini lor. Cool...<BR/>http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/56930Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1158542437939117852006-09-18T09:20:00.000+08:002006-09-18T09:20:00.000+08:00and the meek shalt inherit the earth...and the meek shalt inherit the earth...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1158491287230096002006-09-17T19:08:00.000+08:002006-09-17T19:08:00.000+08:00I infer that the brain gain programme mentioned is...I infer that the brain gain programme mentioned is meant for foreigners with particular religious affiliation rather than the non-bumis in Malaysia. Otherwise why would the Government keep overlooking the many talents of her local citizens and allow them to contribute to other foreign countries instead (just look at the Star Global Malaysian site and you will see many academics around the world, and I am certain the profiles are just the tip of the iceberg).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com