tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29507030.post4914839692157997177..comments2023-12-25T20:53:59.459+08:00Comments on A Piece of My Mind: My Story on JPA ScholarshipsGoh Wei Lianghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183472011202771675noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29507030.post-91802411902951380212010-06-26T21:27:27.620+08:002010-06-26T21:27:27.620+08:00P.S. I need add that you appear to mistaken in you...P.S. I need add that you appear to mistaken in your numbers on the fresh graduate salary in Malaysia.<br /><br />RM2400 - RM4500?! <br /><br />Here is a link to a guide on the salaries in Malaysia<br />http://www.kellyservices.com.my/res/content/my/services/en/docs/salaryguidemalaysia2008.pdf<br /><br />Just look up the salaries for degree level with 1-2 years experience.<br /><br />The salaries range from RM1500-RM3500.<br /><br />So most fresh graduates in Malaysia actually have NO SAVINGS to RM 1000 at best. How many of us feel our future secure working in a country with salary levels such as these?katdognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29507030.post-89289202369140218262010-06-26T21:14:09.102+08:002010-06-26T21:14:09.102+08:00The government can choose to discontinue JPA loans...The government can choose to discontinue JPA loans, but that ONLY solves the problem of the government budget deficit. It is not going to do ANYTHING to address the issue brain drain.<br /><br />Where there's a will, there's always a way.<br /><br />Sure, stop giving out JPA scholarships. Here's what will happen:<br />- Bright students will apply independently for scholarships from foreign uni's. Without hope of JPA scholarships, students will be forced to turn to this avenue. (and honestly a bright student would understand that his/her talent would be wasted spent at a low class local university). Getting a degree via a foreign scholarship is going to be even MORE incentive for the student NOT to return home to Malaysia.<br /><br />- Other students will get to local universities. Graduate. Work a few years. Then they'll migrate to other countries that offer better salaries and better quality of life. Just go and see how many Malaysians work in Singapore today. Do you think they went to work in Singapore because they got JPA or ASEAN scholarship? Many worked in Malaysia, and then decided it was more beneficial to move to Singapore or other countries.<br /><br />So remove JPA scholarships to help reduce the deficit. But the brain drain will continue unabated. Heck, it might even accelerate the brain drain as students are forced even more to hunt for foreign scholarships as local opportunities dwindle.<br /><br />If BN-UMNO continues to remain unwilling to understand the true root cause of the country's brain drain, it will never be able to truly fix the problemkatdognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29507030.post-46457975300051934202010-06-24T07:44:11.794+08:002010-06-24T07:44:11.794+08:00Spot on ....Spot on ....Bondi mannoreply@blogger.com