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> Yes, that is mostly because your education happened in a 3rd world country I couldn't disagree more with this sentiment. I live in Canada and by way of both

> Yes, that is mostly because your education happened in a 3rd world country I couldn't disagree more with this sentiment. I live in Canada and by way of both running a tech company and working with colleges/universities here I can tell you that none of them have curriculum that's adequately connected to industry skills. The only exception, and it's a small one, is the University of Waterloo. By way of their reputation they've built a robust internship network for the engineering students. Although they still have gaps on the curriculum side, albeit smaller gaps than other schools, students complete up to 4 internships before graduating giving them a big advantage.

ScottyFillups 4y ago
> students complete up to 4 internships before graduating giving them a big advantage. It's up to 6. For most programs, 4 is the minimum.
rmah 4y ago
Since when has Canada ever been a "3rd world country"? The OP is talking about schools in poor emerging economy nations, not schools in industrialized economies.
- a3w 4y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-Worldism#/media/File:Cold_War_alliances_mid-1975.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-Worldism#/media/File:Col... Canada is first world. Switzerland is third world (an also, on of the richest countries). Is it imperialistic to call developing countries 3rd world-countries? Then again, developing just means "more climate friendly then richer countries" I guess.
- MattyMc 4y ago
  Canada is a regarded as a first world country. No, OP is not talking about schools in "poor emerging economies." OP is talking about their experience doing a CS degree in Kenya. The COMMENTER (telomero22) is generalizing this to be a common experience in "3rd world countries." I'm disagreeing with the commenter, telomero22, who believes OP's experience is due to studying CS in a "3rd world country." As others have confirmed in this thread, I'm suggesting that these sentiments are extremely common with CS grade in 1st world countries such as Canada.

ScottyFillups 4y ago

> students complete up to 4 internships before graduating giving them a big advantage. It's up to 6. For most programs, 4 is the minimum.

rmah 4y ago

Since when has Canada ever been a "3rd world country"? The OP is talking about schools in poor emerging economy nations, not schools in industrialized economies.

a3w 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-Worldism#/media/File:Cold_War_alliances_mid-1975.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-Worldism#/media/File:Col... Canada is first world. Switzerland is third world (an also, on of the richest countries). Is it imperialistic to call developing countries 3rd world-countries? Then again, developing just means "more climate friendly then richer countries" I guess.
MattyMc 4y ago
Canada is a regarded as a first world country. No, OP is not talking about schools in "poor emerging economies." OP is talking about their experience doing a CS degree in Kenya. The COMMENTER (telomero22) is generalizing this to be a common experience in "3rd world countries." I'm disagreeing with the commenter, telomero22, who believes OP's experience is due to studying CS in a "3rd world country." As others have confirmed in this thread, I'm suggesting that these sentiments are extremely common with CS grade in 1st world countries such as Canada.