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Default 04-13-2008, 02:24 PM

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1.High standard of education.
In my opinion, it is the best Free Education, especially the facilities & resources if you are doing Sciences/Engineering.

2.Easy to get jobs that will help you pay fees on your own.

Education is free, So I don't know about other countries. However, you have to pay for your living (rent,bills etc) and that is managaeble if you are good at managing your finances, and if you are not a mchagua jembe.

3.Takes shorter period to complete degree/master programs.


Depends on your dilligence. With free education, one might think that you'll even graduate earlier than expected, but its very ironic, that even after going to school for free, people will always have some other excuse or reason not to wake up in the morning and go to school. I have always sort of believed that if one pays for their education then you don't mess around at all.

4.When you finally get a job after completing your program the salary will be hefty.


Most def.

Hefty is relative, depending on the country (we have very high taxation) also it depends on your standard of living. If you live on a beach front condo, then most def. a hefty salary will turn into a very ordinary salary.

All industrialised , developed countries pay reasonably well if you have educational qualifications, its not the salary that should be the issue but what you do with it.


5.It is easy to meet a citizen and marry to get makaratasi.


Yes very easy . But story za kuoana for papers are old tactics and for losers. The law here states that if you earn at least 900 euros a month, you get your makaratasi. So why the hell should anyone suck old grey balls for 4 years to get makaratasis?

6.It is easy to get well doing kenyans and marry them.

Every man for his own. Very rare to see Kenyans giving each other makaratasi, let alone fall in love for marriage.



My advice to anyone who wants to live abroad is:

Don't work on a strict time line, be reasonable and keep an open mind. E.g if you are say, 26 years old and want a decent life and an education, go for an associates degree for example in practical nursing, takes a very short time, earn the money to support your expenses while studying for whatever it is you want.

OR..

If you feel pressed for time, apply for your choice of degree, and get any job at all e.g in restaurants/hotels and life goes on.


Be realistic and smart. Find a country with affordable quality education and after you graduate you can move to an Ideal location where there are alot of jobs, good salaries, good quality of life and reasonable taxation for example Ireland. I know that in many countries, you can only have one or the other i.e a good and expensive education but little or no time to work (maybe even permission to work) So you have to be wise and chose which should be a priority so as to break even (education/finances).

With an education and a valid passport while outside of Kenya, you can consolidate your efforts in whatever country you like.
DAYUUM!! WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU AT??.....im guessin germany what with euros and free education

here in UK, life is crazy!! if u don't have people backing u from home and ur a student, u really can't make it. i have a cousin who i was tellin she's better off goin to the states and she was still insisting on coming here.

as for 'papers', the govt here don't play. of course the easiest way is to actually first get a work permit. however, chances are u have to be in a course that's highly qualified and in demand (medicine,dentistry engineering, banking and finance etc) and u have to have gotten a minimum of 2:1 in ur degree for employers to even give u second look.

as for that marriage thing, its getting harder by the day. they're crackin down on all these guys who are marrying foreign nationals. Pakistanis and Naijas especially have perfected the art of beating the home office but still its crazy. They have all these weird and wonderful ways to see if u actually are in it for the love e.g. they go over ur bank statements (in ur presence), interview ur landlord, pop every once in a while for tea (of course to see if wifey/ huzzy is there)....
 
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