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MBA-school event - the good parts version

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:45:04 GMT

Our first event was full of strange prayers, speeches, and us in funny clothes. This covers the fun parts.

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Superstar mobbing

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:46:00 GMT

Only one week in, and Michael is a celebrity! It's not at all good. He says he now knows what Harry Potter must feel like.

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Minor troubles with teh intarwebz

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:28:31 GMT

It can't all be perfect. But at least it's well on it's way. And the service is still much more responsive than Comcast. :-)

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Differences between Indian and American higher education

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:07:36 GMT

The Indian collegiate system here is very different from the US. At American colleges and universities, usually a single professor writes the syllabus, projects, homework assignments, and exams for a course; and the same professor teaches the class. That professor chooses what topics to teach and adjusts as needed; there might be some key concepts the department wants, but the subject matter is really up to the instructor. That sort of academic flexibility is not common here in Indian engineering schools, except possibly at IIT. I think that was the biggest surprise to Michael.

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Welcomed with Flowers

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:51:47 GMT

We were literally welcomed with flowers. Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering (SPCE) is very glad to have Michael here. Our first day was full of welcoming meeetings and greetings.

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