March 10, 2004
An Opinion on Foreign PhDs
Anybody out there have an opinion on overseas (especially non-English-speaking regions) PhD programs?
My observation has been that there are very few non-US/UK/AU PhDs in U.S. institutions where I did my work (speaking for my disciplines, philosophy, economics, and some other humanities). Why? Are there more in engineering or hard sciences?
One answer to why might be cultural borders, the answer I had usually assumed. We mix more with the UK, and so have more of their PhDs.
Here is another answer: our universities and labs are richer and better funded, and the jobs are more desirable. Non-US/UK/AU trained people are just less capable of getting those posts.
You may have heard how quickly you can get a PhD overseas (2-4 years). Maybe the quality is lower?
Posted by amol at March 10, 2004 03:43 PM
