OPPOSITION SAY "AMA UNIVERSITY MUST BE REVIEWED"
The Solomon Islands Government has been called on to
seriously review all arrangements in sending its students to AMA Computer
University in Philippines for studies.
In a statement today, the Opposition Group said information
received by its office pointed out that it is very expensive to send students
there. The Opposition Group said, it is
not only costly but the quality of education provided is highly questionable.
“We have received
information from informants in Philippines that multinational highly technical
IT Firms in Philippines regard AMA as one of the least Universities in the
country because of the lack of quality education it provides,” the Opposition
Office stated.
The Opposition
Office statement also stated that reports reaching its office also pointed out
that AMA is a Private, For-Profit
Education; reportedly operating as a private business.
“Traditional Colleges or Universities are usually
Non-Profit. Non-profit in the sense that most of the income generated by the
institution are re-invested back into the school. They hire the best professors
to teach in the institution. The limited exclusivity of accepting only the best
students means they could keep their standards high. This is not the case with
AMA University; the university basically accepts anyone that can pay its fees
and not necessarily if you have good grades,” the Opposition was told.
Therefore, the Opposition has called on the Government to
look for other alternative universities to send our students.
“We want to have a core of professional graduates in the
field of computing that can bring back the required knowledge and skill to help
our country. We want to spend money on quality education,” it said.
The Opposition was also informed that AMA is currently
ranked 35th out of about 200 Universities and colleges in
Philippines; with universities ranked below 10 described as ‘lacking quality
education’.
“These are information’s that will help the Government to
seriously review the current arrangement and find out whether it is truly a
university that provides quality education that is value for money,” it said.
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