Questions tagged [developing-countries]
On challenges specific to students, academics, and researchers in developing countries.
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What standards should I apply when evaluating a PhD thesis from a weaker university?
I have been asked to serve on the examination committee for a PhD thesis. It's in the area of machine learning. It's from a university in a developing country. My job is to provide a written report, ...
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Does country of author influence the rejection of research paper
One of my faculty, during a lecture, told the following lines
some good journals and conferences even consider the country of
authors and sometimes they think that the research papers from a
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Feeling unprepared for PhD because of poor educational system in my home country. Should I leave PhD to retake courses somewhere else?
I will give some background. I am from a third world country, and I am doing my math PhD in Europe. During high school and university years I participated in many maths competitions, and even got to ...
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Role of textbook reading for a PhD student
When I start reading a research paper in my research area, I flooded with a lot of new words, techniques etc.. In the majority of cases, I start reading the relevant textbooks for expertise in order ...
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Breaking the (perhaps perceived) academic (poverty) cycle
Background information: Field: Neuroscience (neuroimaging); Country: India; currently: grad student
Working in a country that may not always have a lot of financial resources, we usually face ...
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Is there a rationale for working in academia in developing countries?
Most people try to work in the academia of rich and developed countries. I suspect that the rationale for not working in developing countries includes factors such as low-quality healthcare, weak ...
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Should I not ask my students about their hometown?
Recently, I taught a class of five students. I asked for their native place and all said that their hometown is X, but I didn't tell them my reason for asking.
I asked them because I can communicate ...
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Is a PhD from a developing country worth paying for?
In my country, Egypt, some well-known institutes offer PhD degrees. I want to apply for a PhD program in biostatistics for which I will certainly pay a lot of money.
How much would such a program ...
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Do my country and the standard of my supervisor affect the quality of my PhD?
I'm almost going to start my PhD. Out of curiosity, I searched for several effective researchers in several fields over the internet. Most of the common property among almost of them are
1) Working ...
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Becoming a Professor in a Developing Country after a PhD in the US: Feasibility and Challenges
I'm applying for PhD programs and I'm thinking about what I'll do afterward. Specifically, I did my undergraduate in a well-respected US university and am applying to similar tier universities for a ...
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When may a PhD student start publishing? [closed]
I am a 3rd-year PhD student in Theoretical Computer Science, having started the PhD program after completing my bachelor in Computer Science.
Questions:
Is it okay for a PhD student in their third ...
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Alternative to PhD?
As a bachelors student in mathematics, I took various courses in Algebra, Analysis, Number Theory, Geometry and Topology. I am pretty much interested in every field and I don't want to specialize in a ...
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How to improve profile for graduate admissions in mathematics, when coming from a country where quality of math education is poor?
What should I do after BS Maths before applying to a well reputed institute for masters and PHD in maths, given that my BS was done from a less developed country where quality of math education is ...
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Does rushing work in a PhD happen by nature (of the degree) or is it applied (by supervisor)? [closed]
A research paper may take several months to understand for a beginner, based on its complexity. Although a student is good with the required background in that broad domain, she has to understand ...
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Travel grants to lecture in a poor country: where to apply? [closed]
I have always wanted to lecture at a university in a poor country, something like volunteering. I am currently in Australia and I have been in touch with a colleague in Sierra Leone (West Africa) who ...
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How much weight is given to letters of recommentation from developing country for Dphil at Oxford University? [closed]
If one graduate at a developing country which lack highly ranked professors, how much weight should be expected to be given from Oxford University to recommendation letters for a Dphil? Do they weight ...
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Is there any rule in US that prohibits recruiting as faculty the students studied in the same university/institution?
There is a phenomenon in my country. I am not judging whether it is correct or not because of my ignorance on it. My honest opinion, as per my current knowledge, is that the phenomenon is bad as whole....
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Is there any country that does not use English for publishing?
In my country, all the literature and medium of instruction, pertaining to research, is in English only.
Due to less proficiency of earlier generations in English and several other linguistic reasons, ...
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How can a researcher from a third-world country publish or otherwise disseminate an interesting result? [closed]
Given I am from a third world country,
Can you tell me please what to do if i get an interesting result or develop a promising theory .
Do you think that contacting a mathematics professor and ...
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Why are some countries more popular destinations for higher education than the other? [closed]
In the above table, we see that 4/10 countries are from the anglosphere. I am surprised to see Ireland and New Zealand not making into the list despite having well-developed economies and higher ...
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In which countries do more universities provide provision of 'baby care' while working time? [closed]
Many software and multinational companies provide 'baby care' centres for their employees. It generally helps (married) women to do their work peacefully as the employees or maids in baby care centres ...
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