Well, anyway, I bet a lot of those top quality students who don't get into medical school would, if they had the chance, become fantastic doctors.
Interest in this area is at an all time high among highly motivated and driven engineering students in the U.S. It is important to note that one of the key challenges of institutions in the Middle East is attracting top quality students from all over the world.
I certainly do not think that students should be connected to the Internet every minute of their school day, but dedicated e-readers that could hold frequently updated electronic texts, teacher-created materials, news articles and samples of top-quality student work would represent a giant leap forward.
"The more we can attract and retain top-quality students on the Island, the better for all its citizens and institutions.
As an aside, the school newspaper's article directly led to more undergraduate research assistant applications that semester, and since then there has been a steady flow of top-quality students available to work in their laboratory.
Tan Chorh Chuan, president of the National University of Singapore, said in a statement that the magazine's ranking of his institution was "a strong endorsement of our continued efforts to pioneer educational innovations that provide a top quality education, global student exchange and internship opportunities, as well as our cutting-edge research".
In the case of new institutions, the goal is to create the crucibles of research that will attract top quality academics and students to the region.
This area of research is often hampered by lack of resources and the institutions in the gulf states have the financial wherewithal to close that funding gap and attract top quality researchers and students.
"If it wants to fulfil its ambition of becoming a university, it needs to be able to offer students top quality teaching and a whole range of courses," he says.
It will also ensure Durham has access to students who can carry out top quality research – and reduce the percentage of students from the university highlighted in league tables as having left without employment.
For instance, students claiming it important to be well-off financially are significantly more likely to attend top public universities and major in Business or Engineering while students claiming it important to live near family are significantly less likely to attend top quality private institutions and significantly more likely to major in education.
