Barrett Robinson wrote:

The crap that is spamming our newsgroups.....

If our colleges and universities are so bad compared to Europe and
other nations, then why the hell do they all want to come here for
higher education?

A future senator has already started the push that the ONLY students
who should gain admittance to colleges and universities in the United
States are AMERICAN CITIZENS. I'm all for it. Especially since
those stupid Europeans think their colleges and universities are so
much better. Fine, stay over there and don't come to our country!

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/news/10127013.htm

pssst: they bring hot money, and colleges are FOR PROFIT insititution:

Number of Foreign Students Coming to Study in America Diminishes in
Wake of 9/11, Says StudyAbroad.com Expert

CHESTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2004--
Weeklong Global Celebration Hopes to Reverse the Trend

A dramatic decrease in the number of foreign graduate students coming
to the U.S. following 9/11 threatens the future of higher education
and undermines cultural understanding, says an expert on international
education.

Mark Shay, CEO of StudyAbroad.com, an enterprise promoting
international education, calls for reforms to forge a more culturally
aware and tolerant world in recognition of International Education
Week (IEW), November 15-19.

To commemorate the fifth year of IEW, schools, embassies, and
communities from 86 countries will hold activities celebrating the
benefits of internationalization. The event is sponsored by the
Department of State and the Department of Education.

While American study abroad applications increased 42 percent
following 9/11, according to the Institute of International Education,
enrollment in American universities by foreign students has steadily
declined. The Council of Graduate Schools cites an 18 percent decrease
in admissions of foreign graduate students since last year. IEW and
similar events could reverse those numbers.

Shay hopes his company's StudyAbroad.com website can further stimulate
the study abroad market. "The creation of more, not less, global
awareness is necessary," he says. "Knowledge and experience are vital
in gaining and promoting international understanding. Studying abroad
introduces a new environment through which knowledge can be gained in
a real-time setting. These experiences prepare individuals to thrive
in a global community."

Secretary of State Colin Powell commended IEW, saying, "Celebrated
worldwide, IEW provides an opportunity to highlight the benefits of
international education and exchange; to express appreciation for
students and scholars who study and teach here; and to commend the
millions of people who build and strengthen bridges of international
understanding by organizing and participating in exchange programs."

StudyAbroad.com

StudyAbroad.com is the Internet's leading source of information on
educational opportunities for students to study in other countries. It
is a comprehensive directory of study abroad and intensive language
programs organized by subject and destination. StudyAbroad.com is a
service of Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. (EDU). Based in
suburban Philadelphia, EDU's steady growth since its inception in 1989
has led to its inclusion in the Philadelphia 100, Inc. Magazine/ICIC
Inner City 100, and Inc. 500 lists of fast growing businesses
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On Sun, 7 Nov 2004 17:23:01 -0500, "Texas Longhorns"
<PPfvco@hotmail.com> wrote:

Are you trying to claim that European Universities are better
than American???

DON'T BE RIDICOLOUS!

Erm....

The criterion used by TL is "better = offering athletic
scholarships to soccer players".

No, no. I was referring to other qualities such as quality of
courses, quality of professors, process of selection, money devoted
to research, campus, facilities, etc...

For those and many other reasons anybody would agree that American
Universities win 6-0.

Cheers to all my Italian Gnawers (Rosiconi)

What???
For money devoted to research and resources yes, but for learning,
no.

Politecnico di Torino shits over any American Uni.

ROTFL!!!

Better than MIT?! Better than CalTech?! Better than Cal-Berkeley?!
Better than Stanford?! Better than Texas?! Better than Michigan?!
Better than Ohio State?!

ROTFLMAO!!!

DON'T BE RIDICOLOUS!

Also many other Medical Unis in Italy are better.

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

Better than UCLA?! Better than Harvard?! Better than U of Chicago?!

If so, is that why the richest people in Europe ALWAYS come to the US
to get major
surgeries done?

YOU ARE FULL OF *****!!!

Many Italian go to the US after they graduate from Italian
universities.

And that proves my point: AMERICA is BETTER!

Ha cambiato bandiera il nostro amico?