EDUCATION CITY: The Middle East Imports American Education (PBS NOW)

[Hot Potato Mash]

Run time: 09:33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9TaviXbv8s   Posted on YouTube: May 17, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: May 17, 2008 By DU Member: Hot Potato Mash Views on DU: 678

 
This is a fascinating look at how the oil rich nation of Qatar is importing American education from top universities -- including Georgetown, Carnegie Mellon and Texas A&M -- at a cost of billions of dollars.

Part 2 (9:48): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndr2oLVernA

Part 3 (4:53): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTFxx8kduL0

[Grinchie]

1. Great, they support a Monarchy Now they can give back Hawaii to the Hawaiian people.

Leave it to the Corporations to go to where the money is.

[Muttocracy]

2. interesting - knew about Cornell Med. School but not the others

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May08/qatar.graduation.html