Nigeria's Future Is Bright...
(Forbes) takes a look at "Silicon Valley's Immigration Problem", and her in a nutshell she makes the following points.
-Indian graduates (the smart ones) are no longer pressed to leave India for the US relative to 20 years ago.
-There are many more opportunities for Indian graduates that 20 years ago.
-Silicon Valley may not be competitive enough to attract smart Indian graduates.
-In the not too distant future, we may see Smart American kids packing their bags and leaving for India. LOL.
Here is a quote from the article;
-Indian graduates (the smart ones) are no longer pressed to leave India for the US relative to 20 years ago.
-There are many more opportunities for Indian graduates that 20 years ago.
-Silicon Valley may not be competitive enough to attract smart Indian graduates.
-In the not too distant future, we may see Smart American kids packing their bags and leaving for India. LOL.
Here is a quote from the article;
Indian immigrant Rosen Sharma opted for the U.S. in 1993 and has done
extraordinarily well here. But if he were just coming out of college these days,
he says, he would pick India. The business opportunities are better, he says,
and quality of life issues are at least as good: Nice housing? Schools? Safe
streets? The chance to feel prosperous on a young engineer's salary? India is
holding its own just fine against the U.S.
But Sharma, who is president of the IIT Delhi Alumni Association, says the
next generation of Indian engineers are unlikely to feel the way he does: Last
year, only 10 of the 45 IIT graduates who went through the same program Sharma
did decided to pursue jobs in the U.S., he says.
What is in this for Nigeria/Nigerians?
-There is bound to be more opportunities for smart Nigerians looking to migrate to the US.
-Should we buckle up, in 20 years we could see significant changes in our destiny.
-The tech. sector is a great point of focus for any country/individuals looking to jump- start its economy/career.
-This is a good time for Nigeria to overhaul its educational system. We ought to move from paper based, strictly signaling system to a more merit and productivity driven system. We need to stop giving Chemistry Ph D's to individuals who have never set eyes on a laboratory.
Read the full article here.
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4Comment(s):
Theoretically we will have more oppourtunities, but this people will not allow a brother in there.
India has been able to do what they have done because they have a solid educational system. Their graduates can hold their ground anywhere in the world. Compare that to Naija, I remember once, a Computer Science graduate from Ife, who graduated with first class, was at an Interview at Shell. He wowed them, and was offered a job. He was asked to print his appointment letter out from a PC, and it was only then he had to confess he had never even seen a computer....
I love your blog it is impressive. Thanks for all the insights.
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