Hi… I was wondering if my university is recognized overseas as a good university for my degree?
I am currently studying for a Bachelor of Information Technology at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia.
Have any of you IT guys/girls in the US/Europe heard about my Uni? And what is your impression of the people that come out of it?
I’ve never heard of that university, nor have I even heard of that degree. Then again, I’m just in my last year of high school and going to university next year. (I’m deciding among three universities right now, but the main factor now is admission. I plan on going to either computer or electrical engineering – if not, maybe engineering science/physics… so many decisions.) Also, my cousin recently went to Australia to study… I don’t know which college/university though.
While we’re at it: any U of Alberta/Toronto/Waterloo alumni here? If so, what are your thoughts of your university?
Nope, never heard of it. But I’m not in a tech field (I’m applying to PhD programs in cell biology), so whether I’ve heard of it or not isn’t really important to you.
Can’t say that I have heard of your university…but then again, aside from Oxford I don’t think I could name ANY non-US or Canadian university. But hey, at least I’ve heard of your major! I even have friends who major in IT at my school! (Which also has electrical and computer engineering, AND engineering science. I got ALL the bases covered, hehe.)
Sorry, another vote for “never heard of it.”
I was (for a time) in the Computer Science program at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, which was one of the top ten in the US. No Aussies on the staff that I came across.
Of course, American geeks are notably arrogant about “American Programming Superiority”. It’s all psychobabble (or maybe not, IANA shrink or a sociologist) about how American wealth, ideals and freedoms form the perfect growth medium for the best programmers.
So if you come to America, don’t expect immediate offers based on the prestige of your degree. But do expect offers based on that a lot of companies are looking for talented IT people. There’s LOTS of incompetents who move around a lot (and are given decent reference to get rid of them), and fewer genuinely talented people (who move because they get a better offer) so there are always openings. In Wisconsin, at least.
I’ve heard of it!
Actually, that might not be of much used to you, because I graduated from QUT in 2000.
I actually started out doing Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Laws, but after 18months of the Info Tech I switched to straight Law because I realised I was crap at I.T.
I do know a couple of people who have actually finished the degree, and they are good blokes, but I can’t really tell you whether the degree is internationally renowned.
JB