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To: D. Long who wrote (98108)	2/1/2005 4:07:29 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 793928

IT schools It's because of the Government loan programs. Best thing for the kids to do is go bankrupt. It may have changed, but I used to read that one of the better routes for a HS grad who didn't want college was to get CISCO certified.

To: D. Long who wrote (98108)	2/1/2005 4:41:03 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793928

Here is one way out of it. From a Korean Newspaper. Customized University Education: a Blueprint for Prosperity The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Sungkyunkwan University have decided to establish semiconductor departments with assistance from the Samsung Group. Samsung is to support lecturers and school expenses while guaranteeing jobs for the graduates. Korea University, meanwhile, last October agreed with LG Electronics to introduce a tailored master degree program. Under the arrangement, LG Electronics will help with the screening of entrants to the Graduate School of Engineering, pay scholarships and employ graduates. Such recent models of university-industry cooperation through customized education could be a way out of our currently stagnant science and engineering education. It comes as a surprise to no one that Korea's science and technology education does not mesh with corporate needs. Even the deputy premier for finance, Lee Hun-jai, a few days ago slammed university education here, saying "The universities are obstinately churning out graduates irrespective of job demand." The more specialized their fields, the more they ignore the realities of industry. Car manufacturers, for example, need specialists in mechatronics, a hybrid technology combining mechanical and electronic engineering. But no local university offers the subject. The reason is that universities have failed to keep up with the speed of development of engineering and science. A customized educational system could be a recipe for bridging the gap between what universities teach and what businesses want. First of all, university curricula must be reorganized in a way to foster the skills needed by business. If the existing teaching staff is not strong enough, universities must seek help from researchers working in industry. Should students be required to pass internships in companies, corporations would no longer have to provide expensive workplace adjustment training later. Businesses also need to work with the universities on curriculum development; an investment in higher education will in the long run reduce their cost of retraining science and engineering graduates. Korea's human resources in science and engineering are vast. The proportion of science and engineering graduates per 1,000 of the population stood at 2.2 people in 2001, far more than the United States with 0.9 and Japan with 1.2. The problem is that such figures are nothing but imaginary numbers and do not tell us about quality. Also problematic is a failure in manpower demand and supply adjustment, evinced by a flood of four-year college graduates and simultaneous dearth in two-year junior college graduates and master and doctorate holders. The science and engineering manpower supply system, too, must be realigned to meet corporate demand. english.chosun.com