Quote: (10-06-2017 01:26 PM)Svoboda Wrote:
I don't think it's a bad idea to do part of your education in some Eastern country. Especially if you want to work in a field where speaking more languages and having extensive experience in other countries is a major plus.
Things to keep in mind:
Ideally you want it in combination with a Western uni/college. For instance Bachelor in the West and Master in the East. Or try to find a combination of universities that allow you to transfer credits from the university East to the university West. Unless the university East is top notch make sure to get a degree West.
Even though the courses are in English you should absolutely learn the local language to at least intermediate level but try to aim for advanced (it has to be at a level that it has value).
Try to leverage the value of the language skills and the market: IE being an american that's fluent in Japanese, Russian or Chinese will bring more opportunities than being an American that speaks Danish.
Absolutely, studying in a university in Asia or Russia can be useful for language and networking reasons (assuming you have a interest in that particular part of the world), that's very different from getting a degree from those universities. Wish I spent a year abroad myself, if you're willing to immerse your self in the language you can gain a decent skill.
Realistically, a degree from Japan doesn't mean as much as a degree from America. There are great universities in Japan, but if someone from America or Britain or Canada has the grades to get into University of Tokyo or Osaka University, then they could get into a good tier 1 school in their homelands and would be more marketable.
Having a degree from Hong Kong or other places with good schools is not "worthless", but if you ever plan to work in the West you would be at a comparative disadvantage.
If we're talking colleges from Thailand and Vietnam, which the OP might be inferring - then that really is worthless.