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Originally Posted by rubecube
I had a lot of fun trying to explain what electives were to Europeans when I went abroad last year.
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Meanwhile, European universities are basically starved for funds. Say what you will about the university fund-raising machine, our academics (scientists, particularly) receive far more research and facility dollars than their European counterparts.
Part of the greatness of the North American university is the pride that wealthy and successful graduates bestow on their alma maters through endowments, sponsorships etc...
A very good friend of mine is a post-doc Danish microbiologist doing some fantastically cool stuff on MS. Last time she was here, I arranged her to have a tour of the UofC labs, and she was blown away. People over there really have to make due on the old shoe string budget.