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Does anyone on here know have experience with computer degrees in canada or europe? How seriously would a graduate from an American university be taken in either region? Would a degree like that be enough to land a job or would additional coursework be required?
Does anyone on here know have experience with computer degrees in canada or europe? How seriously would a graduate from an American university be taken in either region? Would a degree like that be enough to land a job or would additional coursework be required?
You have to first understand that...
For ANY degree: state, city, REGION, etc will play a BIG role in landing a job
It will be much, much easier for someone who went to School A in City X to land a job in City X, than someone who went to School B in City Y to land a job in City X.
I believe if it is a good/reputable university, for foreign countries they WOULD consider it, but, in addition to my analogy above, Canada also has a good deal of FRENCH SPEAKING population. So it'd be best if you just went to a Canadian/Europe university if you planned to live/work there
For ANY degree: state, city, REGION, etc will play a BIG role in landing a job
It will be much, much easier for someone who went to School A in City X to land a job in City X, than someone who went to School B in City Y to land a job in City X.
I believe if it is a good/reputable university, for foreign countries they WOULD consider it, but, in addition to my analogy above, Canada also has a good deal of FRENCH SPEAKING population. So it'd be best if you just went to a Canadian/Europe university if you planned to live/work there
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Originally Posted by The_Man74
there's a difference between a U.S. citizen GOING TO Canada and getting a job though
A U.S. citizen must FIRST apply for CITIZENSHIP in Canada to even be considered a job... so it's like a bunch of background checks, credit checks, work history, stuff like that...
A Canadian citizen ALREADY HAS Canadian citizenship and so they can go to a "good/accredited" U.S. university and just go back ("home") and be eligible for jobs
With respect, this isn't accurate.
In Canada, region/reputation holds much less weight than in the US. We have only a small number of universities/colleges, and universal accreditation standards. U of Florida or U of Saskatchewan, isn't a big deal. Sure, MIT or Harvard gathers looks (as always), but beyond that, it isn't as big of a deal.
Next, our French-speaking regions are highly concentrated in two of ten provinces, it isn't much to comment on.
Finally, citizenship is NOT required to work here. A sizeable portion of the population has permanent resident status, temporary foreign worker status, or even working students (< 20 hours per week). Some regions, like Northern Alberta, hire from abroad out of desperation due to worker shortages. When I lived in Montreal, there were a number of Americans working there. Computer science is mostly conducted in English in those French regions.
It isn't easy to work here, immigration is always a hassle, but I don't feel your post is accurate at all.
In Canada, region/reputation holds much less weight than in the US. We have only a small number of universities/colleges, and universal accreditation standards. U of Florida or U of Saskatchewan, isn't a big deal. Sure, MIT or Harvard gathers looks (as always), but beyond that, it isn't as big of a deal.
Next, our French-speaking regions are highly concentrated in two of ten provinces, it isn't much to comment on.
Finally, citizenship is NOT required to work here. A sizeable portion of the population has permanent resident status, temporary foreign worker status, or even working students (< 20 hours per week). Some regions, like Northern Alberta, hire from abroad out of desperation due to worker shortages. When I lived in Montreal, there were a number of Americans working there. Computer science is mostly conducted in English in those French regions.
It isn't easy to work here, immigration is always a hassle, but I don't feel your post is accurate at all.
I know that region/reputation doesn't hold as much "weight" as in the U.S.
And i'm aware that certain areas are more predominantly French speaking than English
I guess my point was that it isn't as easy as some think.
I know there's a fairly lengthy and detailed process to "get in" or to work in Canada... and it isn't as easy as some people may think of "oh i'm gonna go to University A and just move to Canada and work there" (some people i've met actually DO believe it's this easy lol)
Does anyone on here know have experience with computer degrees in canada or europe? How seriously would a graduate from an American university be taken in either region? Would a degree like that be enough to land a job or would additional coursework be required?
F you are serious about Canada, immigration Canada has a program for international students that went to university in Canada that allows them to stay temporarily to work with the intention of permanent residence. I google Canada immigration website. Also some Canadian universities do have reasonable international tuition fees. For instance check out the International Tuition fee at Mount Allison University. I have a friend in the Hampshire for pays a little less in Canada with international question then in-state New Hampshire resident at a New Hampshire University.
Google Canada post graduation work permit.
I can't comment on Europe except i read Germany abolished international tuition so you pay little. In addition some universities have english programs.
I know that region/reputation doesn't hold as much "weight" as in the U.S.
And i'm aware that certain areas are more predominantly French speaking than English
I guess my point was that it isn't as easy as some think.
I know there's a fairly lengthy and detailed process to "get in" or to work in Canada... and it isn't as easy as some people may think of "oh i'm gonna go to University A and just move to Canada and work there" (some people i've met actually DO believe it's this easy lol)
that was my point
Have you personally gone rhrough the process of applting for a Canadian work visa or mgration?
Ok, so the take away I'm getting so far is that university name doesn't matter as much in Canada. What about in Europe? How seriously would an American degree be taken in the UK, France, Germany, or Ireland (just to list a few specific ones)?
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