US university varies widely. The quality of teaching
and the standard that they keep. As I see more of the
situation, I believe US has some really good engineers
/ programmers that keep on doing what they love to do
regardless of the dollar sign(as oppose to managerial
position). Some of the technical staff are above 40+
which I can't seem to find that many in the Asian
world. Most of them HOP on to sales or support in the
Asian world. It is sad that Asian businesses DOES not
value older engineers which is a REAL issue. US does
provide the opportunity for those that love their job
which I must say that it is an ADDED value. Another
major hurdle is that NOT many youth in the Asian world
like to tinker with science stuff which is another
hurdle.....

John

> 
> I think the US university system especially the
> graduate education is
> the best in the world. Even though I quit my study
> in US because of
> some unlucky situations, I still believe the
> graduate programs are the
> best there. Moreover, I find out many best graduate
> students are still
> native US citizens. They may not have the strong
> theory background but
> they have the passion and the creativity that
> Chinese/Indian students
> often lack. Take note I am originally from China.
> 
> And the university education in EU countries are
> very good as well.
> Often they have the solid theory background as well
> as practical
> stills. Actually I was very impressed with the high
> quality of
> the university education based on my experiences
> with quite
> some Germany and Italian students
> 
> The point I want to make is that the situation is
> really not that
> bad in US/EU. The outsourcing may affect some people
> but
> the great picture is not that bad.
> 
> Just did a fast query from the World Bank. Even with
> the
> exchange rate adjustment, China/India are both still
> quite poor...
> 
> COUNTRY_NAME	IND1_DESC	
> 2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	
> 
> 1) China	GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)	
> 930	1000	1100	1270	1500	1740	
> 
> 2) India	GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)	
> 450	460	470	530	630	720	
> 
> 3) Singapore	GNI per capita, Atlas method (current
> US$)	
> 23030	21260	20820	21890	24740	27490	
> 
> 4) United States	GNI per capita, Atlas method
> (current US$)	
> 34400	34800	35230	37780	41440	43740
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Xiaofan
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