Thanks C'd. I am now glad that the school is active in Assam. Was a tad worried, because I had never heard of it before.
--Ram On 9/25/07, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Webster University is head-quartered in the lovely St. Louis suburb of > Webster Groves. It is a good private, for-profit, university. Not > inexpensive by any means. For some courses it is even more expensive than > the highly regarded Washington University at St. Louis. > > > A number of students from Assam have studied at Webster U's Thailand > operation. One young lady we know well, is in her final year here at the > St. Louis campus, studying Mathematics. Her elder sister did her business > admin. course at the Thailand campus and now helps run one of her father's > businesses at Guwahati. I understand a number of other Thailand campus > graduates from Assam are currently in the USA, pursuing graduate courses. > > > Webster U. has been very active in China, Japan, South Korea etc. A large > number of their students are from China and also from Latin American > countries. > > > cm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 1:16 PM +0530 9/25/07, Priyankoo wrote: > > Ramda, > > My friend Brent Bianchi served as a faculty at the Thailand campus of the > University. I have no idea whether they are profit-motivated or not. > However, I do know that in September 2006, when Brent and I were in Thailand > after our visits to Assam, Brent tried to persuade the Webster University > people to take up some awareness campaign in Assam. I have no idea if > Brent's words have resulted in this, but if it did, I am really happy. > > > best > Priyankoo > > > > Dex matho eta dharona, thikonar xex xari... > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: ASSAMNET <assam@assamnet.org> > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:26:38 AM > Subject: [Assam] US institute launches awareness programme - AT > > Is this school familiar to netters. > > > > "help meritorious students from the region, preferably those under below > poverty line (BPL) with financial aid to enable them to study in the > Thailand-based campus of Webster University." -AT > > Hopefully, it is good as they say it is. > > > > --Ram > > _________ > > > > By Our Correspondent > GUWAHATI, Sept 24 - With an aim to expose students of the North East > India to job-oriented education system of America, reputed America based > institute Webster University has launched its maiden awareness programme > throughout select schools of the region. > > The institute, which also has its campus in Thailand, is coming up with > plans to help meritorious students from the region, preferably those under > below poverty line (BPL) with financial aid to enable them to study in the > Thailand-based campus of Webster University. > > In an exclusive interview with* The Assam tribune*, Sanjib Subba, > executive director, Webster University informed that the institute has made > an appeal to all the students to avail this opportunity by means of which > they can fulfil their dream of studying abroad, that too in a prestigious > institute like Webster University. > > "I don't think any foreign institute has ever come up with any offer which > talks about giving financial aid to meritorious students, especially in the > North East India," Subba said. > > "Any student from any part of the NE region can apply for this financial > aid through the city wing of Global Reach, which is India's largest overseas > education consultant company is associated with over than 200 institutes > across the globe," he informed. > > "I have found that most of the prestigious names in the world education > system including the likes of Howard University looks for student from > metros only and region like NE India do not fall under their scheme of > things. That is why we have chosen NE because we know that talent is > abundant here and the only hindrance is money," reiterated Subba. > > "Webster University is not a profit-making institute. Instead, we look for > reinvesting the money we generate from the institute in infrastructure > building," he said. > > "Of course, there would be some criteria which one would have to fulfil > before getting the nod from the university. But, what is most impressive > about the offer is that we have not restricted the number of students who > can avail this offer. It can be one or even 10," Subba added. > > > Subba, who was here in the city for over a week now, visited a good number > of schools across the region and deliberated upon the nuances of studying > under American education system. > > "We want students from the NE to get acquainted with the American > education system and explore the world from a different perspective," Subba > added. > > " Unlike the English education system, American education system believes > in grading the students at different phases and not merely by annual > examination system. We believe in all round development of students. > Besides, we give flexibility to the students as far as their choice of > subject is concerned," Subba asserted. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Catch up on fall's hot new > shows<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/tv/mail/tagline/falltv/evt=47093/*http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/3658+%0A>on > Yahoo! TV. 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