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Will My Bachelor's Degree Be Honored?

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#1 ·
I would like to major in International Studies or Political Science in the Philippines and study Japanese as well. Will my bachelor's be honored or recognized by international NGOs or a United Nations agency if I were to seek employment?

Some people have told me that majoring in these non-technical field from the Philippines will get me nowhere and now I'm a kind of reconsidering going to the Philippines to study.

I am sorry if I offend any Filipinos! I love your country and your people, I really want to study there and get a good education that will be honored wherever I go.

Some of the universities that I'm considering are:

Adamson University
Lyceum of the Philippines University
De La Salle College of Saint Benilde
New Era University
University of Asia and the Pacific
 
#3 ·
The impression I get is that people that take a degree in the Philippines is because they have to not because they want to. Just look at the world rating to get an idea of their worth. If you must study in the region I'd personally look at the likes of Singapore, Hong Kong or even Japan if you want to learn Japanese.
 
#5 ·
The reality is that almost everyone here has a Bachelor's degree. Supermarket cashiers all have a BS. Your greatest asset in employment is the fact that you are native English speaker. I have been a Principal in an International School and an English Professor at a major university. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, but the salary was just pocket money, not a living. Working here for the money clearly is not worth the effort. Anyhow, I am retired now!
 
#7 ·
Because the purpose of most professional licensing boards, be they medical, engineering or other, is to protect the interests and incomes of their members.

Keeping MD’s from Asia out of practice in a western country protects the incomes of the membership.

I don’t have any experience getting Philipino’s licenced in Canada but do know some people who went through getting Eastern Europeans licenced as engineers in Canada. Guys who were senior level, in some cases university instructors had to take exams in the subjects they were considered to be the national expert at home in.

Nothing to do with qualifications, everything to protecting the incomes of the existing members.
 
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