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My understanding is that those international degrees in the UK, at 100k+ GBP a pop, are mostly for the well-off elites of "third world" countries - successful b
by badpun 3y ago
My understanding is that those international degrees in the UK, at 100k+ GBP a pop, are mostly for the well-off elites of "third world" countries - successful businesspeople, corrupt politicians etc. They can spend such amounts on their children without blinking an eye. For regular people however, the return on the money may not worth it.
- _lvbh 3y agoIt doesn’t cost as much as you think. It’s only around 25k GBP. (Which is still hellishly expensive) And no, I am not part of the elite. I earned the tuition fee myself with no help from my parents via security bounties and part time work. Most of the actual elites I knew (children of real estate developers, CEOs, etc that happened to be in the same city I grew up in) went to Switzerland or USA rather than the UK. In my experience, the UK infrastructure barely surpasses that of Malaysia and falls way behind those of China and Singapore; not the most attractive
- badpun 3y agoLast I checked, it was around 25k GBP per year. I've mostly checked the most prestigous universities, I guess others don't charge nearly as much, as you don't get the worldwide prestige assiociated with the diploma.
- _lvbh 3y agoAh I got confused by the wording “100k a pop” Yes, you’re correct
- asdadsdad 3y agowell, hold on guys. let's not go too orthodox with all the education and moving abroad thing. People move abroad to the "west" for a variety of legit reasons which give them perspective. Many companies are in the UK and London still is, and probably always will be a powerhouse. Same for US, Germany, etc. I don't know that one can cross out the benefit of having studied abroad along so many talented people that easily. Can you get that at home? Depends on a lot of things, specially where is home for you.
- badpun 3y agoThe difference between the "West" and the rest isn't as large as it used to be. There are good companies in UK, US, Germany etc. to be sure, but they aren't paying that much compared to costs of living (esp. when you account for real estate). US Silicon Valley companies are probably an exception, because exorbitant salaries make moving there worth it even in spite of ridiculous costs of living. But, is Germany or UK that much better than China or Malasya? I don't know enough about Asia to say one way or the other, but they (UK/Germany) certainly aren't neccessarily better than Poland (a country I know), from a programmer's perspective.