subject: work & study in the U.S.A-scholarship for African and Asian students [print this page] work & study in the U.S.A-scholarship for African and Asian students
The essence of a university education is for one to obtain the required qualification in other to fit in to the world's fast growing economy, this simply means that one can be economically relevant, after acquiring a university degree, which is the basic requirement needed to secure a job of reasonable income in today's world.
The demand associated with achieving a university degree in most developing countries, especially in Africa, is quite enormous, as the student will be made to face so many unusual situations, apart from the predominant problem of finance, in some countries in Africa the university lecturers may even go on strike owing to disagreement with the governing bodies of the universities, this simply means that the school academic calendar will be altered making the student's study time to be unnecessarily extend beyond normal.
After going through this rigorous educational situation, one will expect the graduate students to easily get good job placements, in other to earn a living and contribute positively to the growth of their nations economy, but the reverse is the case, as there is lack of job opportunities for these elites, and even when the job is there the pay check is always low, compared to what obtains in developed countries of the world.
If you are an I.T student, or a Computer scientist, then this article has come to expose to you, the high need of I.T professionals in the United states and Canada, that is the major reason why the Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, USA designed its Masters in Computer Science Program to lure IT professionals all over the world to experience its unique academic life and at the same time work full-time in internship program in some of the US reputable IT companies, while running the 2 year Masters Program.
Their students earn over $60,000 per year in internship working for top blue chip companies in the US.
This indeed is a bright opportunity for Africans and nationals from developing countries to work and study in the United States of America.
The scholarship application process, is direct, and requires early application from interested applicants, submitting all required back up documents as stated on the University's International Office page on their website.
This program indeed is helping most of the 3rd world IT professionals who are knowledgeable in the technology, yet earn little due to poor economic state of their countries. This program is an opportunity for the smart IT professionals to earn commensurate to their knowledge and experience.
