This could cause a problem for anyone who has recently taken a UNISA exam... http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=253528&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/
Ouch!!!!!!!!! I've considered them in the past but their whole education process and dealing with them seems to be quite anal.
Follow up story: http://allafrica.com/stories/200510140043.html note to jimwe: no one is doing that Freudian thing any more. whatever. Jack
Lets see what other changes they make to prevent this from ever happening again. On the positive side, UNISA still offers one of the cheapest doctoral studies in the world, so I guess one can't really complain too much.
Re: Re: UNISA theft In the English speaking world, perhaps. There are many other countries that have cheaper educations, many of which are European. Germany IIRC, is free. Here in Holland you get paid for being a PhD student so.....
Re: Re: Re: UNISA theft I've heard that Holland has some excellent distance learning programs, but never inquired about their costs. So which distance learning doctorate programs from Dutch universities would you recommend?
I would recommend all of the DL programs offered by legitimate universities in the Netherlands. That's right, isn't it? We don't really call it Holland anymore, do we? Geographically challenged. Jack
"There are two things in this world I can't stand: intolerance of other people's cultures...and the DUTCH!" Michael Caine "Austin Powers in Goldmember"
Which of these do you recommend the most in terms of DL accomodation and affordable tuition? Europe is not cheap and the Euro is still pretty high. Yes, its Holland.
Re: Re: Re: Re: UNISA theft Roman, you’ll have to approach potential supervisors by yourself with a PhD proposal. My mother in law did it like that, her PhD in social work, and she contacted her supervisor by email and telephone. I am sure she paid either nothing or an insignificant fee. I am SURE you can conduct your research and write your thesis in English so there is a world of opportunities up here..... Any Dutch legal university is OK. Regards.
The official name is Netherlands, but people here when they cheer their national teams in international competitions they say "Holland, Holland, ..." (in English) so .....
Roman, if just came to my mind. If you can speak Spanish, you might wanna take a look at Uned.es in Madrid, which offers PhD in a lot of subjects entirely by distance and a ridiculuos price (since it is subsidized by the government). It would cost you something like $500 a year. On top of that, you may be able to be flown to Madrid for free to attend practices and labs and the like. Not sure if this applies to everyone or only EU citizens.
Thanks! BTW, I looked up Tilburg University and found a school by the name of the Tao Institute, a DL institution (incredibly expensive). I don't know if its even accreditted. If you finish your PhD in Social Sciences from this school they say, you will be awarded a diploma from Tilburg. Any opinion on this? Thanks. http://www.taosinstitute.com/tilburg/tilburg.html
I don't know about it being "incredibly expensive." It looks like it would cost about $7K in tuition per year for three years (or less time, even). Tilburg University awards the Ph.D. (they review the thesis, too). Tilburg is a recognized public university in The Netherlands. BTW, you're not awarded anything by Taos. The diploma and the DEGREE are from Tilburg. American students work with a Taos professor and a Tilburg professor, primarily with the Taos one. Meetings with the degree advisor (from Tilburg) are required, but they can take place in the Netherlands or elsewhere, wherever it is convenient for the advisor and the student. A visit to Tilburg for the defense (a "joyous event" they call it) and graduation is required. A two-day seminar at the beginning of the program is also required; it takes place in Pennsylvania. This looks like a fascinating program for those interested in a low-cost, short-residency, Ph.D. program in the social sciences. Assuming you can become one of the three (yes, three) students admitted each year.
Well that's OK with me. They can yell whatever they want. I just wanted to confirm the fact that the country is officially called the Netherlands (maybe I'm not as geographically challenged as I thought...naw, I'm still pretty challenged. In any case, adding to what Rich has said, I just wanted to point out that these sorts of arrangements (Taos/Tilburg) are not especially unique and assuming that the two institutions are on the up and up, there should be no question as to legitimacy. Jack
