(08-08-2020, 05:32 PM)posabsolute Wrote: Maybe it’s not such a great idea to compare public free models from some European countries to this.
ENEB is the McDonald’s of degrees, sell as much as possible with a low cost groupon deal to make a profit.
Nothing to do with the Sweden model......
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agreed, even more is a private center not even a public one.
(08-08-2020, 04:12 PM)arad Wrote:(08-06-2020, 02:21 AM)Kab Wrote: About the critic to to the price...you know that in some places in the world degree level studies are free, no?
I cannot wait that you discover that in Finland, Sweden or Germany education is for free... and really good!!
So please think that each country has different priorities regarding education. In this case, Spain, is cheaper, way cheaper than US. But think that salaries are lower, cost high and study credits are difficult to get if possible at all. So imagine yourself with 18 years old trying to pay 3k to inscribe yourself in the university for the first year after one or two months of finishing high school with no chances to get a work ( work market right now is not good for young, inexperienced people). In the case of somebody with undergrad studies nearly not arriving to meet month end and wanting to promote in a enterprise to a better position. Even if the study is not official it shows you learned something and this helps for promoting. Some enterprises don´t care if the title is official or not, they care about if you can do the work or not (specially small enterprises).
Please, critic the content, utility or something different to: "if cheap cannot be good".
Or if you want to critic the price, again, be original about it. Because is like reading the same post again and again.
in short: just saying that many people in the world don´t have (and others don´t want to spend) 50k to 100k to go to university even if it is news for your... is a more common situation that what you think.
I know you're familiar with the EU, but some readers think "Free" means no payments at all.
You still have to pay student/enrollment fees. In Germany, it's approximately 300-500 Euros per Term. MBA's aren't free either. They usually cost around 8000 Euro and up in Europe. I only know of Finnland offering a free MBA for EU residents. Real B&M, accredited University.
I agree with bjcheung on ENEB.
I took free courses on EDX and other free sources, and most interviewers were impressed that I continued to educate myself. I had certificates and, most importantly, knowledge to succeed in the new job. Whether I gained that knowledge from youtube lectures or books, would have been irrelevant.
Btw. I have a degree from Germany. B&M University.
Yes, you are right.
If you have a degree from a German B&M uni you know that the education itself is free (in my experience), what is not is the student association, some insurance, maybe inscription somewhere etc this include the semester ticket for the public transport which is the one that adds up to this 300-500 euros per semester/term you commented. In my experience if you are broke you can ask the student association for help and waivers etc. This also means that many studies have "numerus clausus" or restricted number of students per year and admission goes after marks. later you have living cost etc. And you need level C1 in German to inscribe yourself in the uni. So you are very correct to point out that are other cost, I just wanted to put emphasis in the education itself which is seen in a non economical based perspective in some countries.
Also, exist a lot of private universities which varies in cost but are really expensive in comparison.


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