There is an interesting article in the Chronicle (Emirates Look to the West for Prestige, Sept 22, 2008). The article is about the United Arab Emirates trying to boost their status as Universities. They are hiring a lot of people from US institutions and making large scale changes to their universities. A lot of money is being poured into the programs over there.
It would be interesting to look at all the changes they are making from some of the organizational frameworks we are looking at in class.
Also as another note. If these universities are spending so much money on faculty and administration over there it could have two outcomes- a drain on top staff here in the US and also fewer international students coming to the US for school. Why would international students come to the US if they can get the equivalent of a US education in the United Arab Emirates?
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Reminds me of the time when Japanese auto makers and companies came in and swooped up American managers to run their facilities.
This could be a real challenge - talk about off-shoring jobs. We'll be exporting our teachers, who will probably receive better salaries than they do in the US.
UAE is so interesting in so many ways. I don't know a lot about their Universities, but I was ready a few months ago about their urban development and how companies are taking architecture students right out of school and giving them huge visible commissions. Architectural theorists are divided on if this is healthy. One one side there is the opportunity for great discovery from these young, fresh minds, but many are warning that these architects are not practicing any rules of context and that the result will be a patchwork quilt effect. I wonder if the same theories can be applied to Higher Ed?
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