A university degree doesn't give self confidence, self confidence most times is a natural attribute though can be built. There are a lot of university graduates that can't even brace themselves up to speak in public.

A degree does give you some right when you are among people that care whether or not you're a graduate. But it doesn't make or mar you though I will always support education but not necessarily to the level of holding a degree even though I am not against it. Having some form of education makes you see things clearly and identify with who you are and what you want. And whether or not you choose to go as far as having a degree, you will be able to express yourself clearly in whatever field you find yourself.

kay4biz:

A university degree doesn't give self confidence, self confidence most times is a natural attribute though can be built. There are a lot of university graduates that can't even brace themselves up to speak in public.

A degree does give you some right when you are among people that care whether or not you're a graduate. But it doesn't make or mar you though I will always support education but not necessarily to the level of holding a degree even though I am not against it. Having some form of education makes you see things clearly and identify with who you are and what you want. And whether or not you choose to go as far as having a degree, you will be able to express yourself clearly in whatever field you find yourself.

that is due to the fact that very little presentations were done in the school. usually this is done during masters degrees. its the system of the world though. no country worth its salt [im talking EU countries, US, etc would touch a non-degree holder in its key positions of governance. not one

@ladej
no country would touch a non- degree holder in top positions. which goes to underscore
a point i raised - that levels below degree levels are regarded as 'non education'
infact, education in a word means bsc or bA (minimun) anything below that reads
illiterate. its an ego thing. it doesnt matter that its illogical.

as for the nigerian degree thing. a nigerian graduate ,especially in the physical sciencces, probably is taught only 30 % of what he should know.
so on graduation he's largely ignorant. thats why they can't deliver.
if you're partly illiterate in the field of specialty compared to your counterparts worldwide what then is the degree representing to you?
lecturers r thinking of their bele and have stopped engaging in "research for knowledge sake" .
students just want the grade to read 2.1 or 1st class. who care about knowledge here.
its largely for the ego and prospects sake.

sb mentioned that bill gates and the likes hire professionals,e.g accountants etc.

of course, though bill is not a college graduate he is still very well educated.
and to appear educated to convince an employer in nigeria, you have to have
a foreign certificate - even employers know little learning is taking place in naija.
the whole varsity thing is a sham. that's why they want, international certifications cuz it would be harder to bribe and bluff your way through. for accuontants they want
acca ,ican is doubtful, for financiers they want cfa, for computer scientists they want
ccna,or oracle or the like. where does that leave the nigerian certs?
something to placate your ego with. its just to say you did it.

if a nigerian education on a subject delivers to you - 30 percent of an undergraduate
body of knowledge,
then a 1st class in that field going by what he was taught know say 80 - 90 % of what he was taught.
then what about 2.2 and third classes ? they know say 10% of 30 % .
but they are those who do stand out and shine and perform feats. yeah,they are.
but those folks took their education into their hands and didnt wait for the system to
give it to them.
to substantiate the university degree , a student has to travel abroad to get a foreign
,more substantive , education.
so whats the paper for? its for fanning yourself with. and telling everybody you've met the benchmark to be called a non-illiterate. its to appease your ego. then later on,
maybe earn some bread.

usetime:

, to substantiate the university degree , a student has to travel abroad to get a foreign ,

whats special about foreign education? discrimination and personal ego is all that.

[b]EDUCATION IS ONLY GOOD WHEN IT CAN ADD VALUE TO YOUR LIFE. EDUCATION COULD BE MEANINGLESS WHEN A PRODUCT OF A UNIVERSITY DOES NOT ADD VALUE. AN OLD ADDAGE SAYS, EDUCATION IS NOT KNOWLEDGE. YOU CAN SEE A SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVER WITH KNOWLEDE , 200% BETTER THAN A UNIVERSITY PRODUCT. SOMETIMES, YOU CAN SEE A UNIVERSITY PRODUCT WHO IS A DRUNK EVN WITH HIS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND. SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU EMPOWER A COMMON PRIMARY SIX WITH EQUALL AMOUNT WITH A UNIVERSITY GRADUATE, AND YOU WILL LATER FIND OUT THAT THE ONE WITH PRIMARY KNOWLEDGE USING HIS/HER MONEY JUDICIOUSLY THAN A UNIVERISTY PRODUCT.
TO ME, A UNIVERSITY DEGREE CAN ONLY BE CLASSIFIED ACCOMPLISHED WHEN KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRODUCT/ RECIPIENT IS BEEN APPLIED POSSITIVELY TO HIS LIFE AND ENVIROMENT.

MOST GRADUATES ARE A WASTE TO THEMSELVES AND SOCIETY. IN THE NIGERIA FACTOR, THE DEGREE CANNOT APPLY BECAUSE THE SOCIETY IS CONFUSED AND THE ENVIROMENT IS CORRUPT. YOU CAN SEE THAT MOST OF OUR LEADERS PROCURE KNOWLEDGE ONLY TO STEAL. THAT IS DEGREE FOR YOU IN NIGERIA. SELF CONFIDENCE FOR A DEGREE IN NIGERIA CAN ONLY BE CLASSIFIED AS AN EGO THING. MOST OF NIGERIAN DEGREE HOLDERS OF LATE 90S AND 2000TO TO THIS PRESENT 2010 CANNOT EVEN SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH LANGUAGE OR EVEN MAKE GOOD USE OF THEIR BRAIN BECAUSE THE EDUCATION THEY PROCURED FROM THE NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY ARE HALF BACKED.[/b]

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Bsc is overrated here in nigeria but the bottom line is that Bsc, HND, OND, NCE, Masters, PGD, DOCTOR and all the rest of them even the so called professional certification are all a mere paper. what matters is the wisdom and knowledge the individual involved in all this papers are able to gain. The essence of education is to gain knowledge and apply that knowledge in practicals or better still, to transform that knowledge into reality for the purpose of earning a decent living. therefore, if u are educated and can't make good use of the knowledge gaind from it, u are simply an educated illiterate, for instance, alot of the so called Bsc and other cert. can't even earn a decent living without white colar job. pls people should be mindful of wat they say concerning Education because is mearnt to acquire knowledge not for titles and other unnecessary frivorities. having a Bsc is not a pre-requisite that ur future will be bright.

I think you dont need a degree to have confident in your abilities, I read an interview about an African guy who resign from his job at 19 without a college degree and he's now the CEO of his company.check it out

http://thecreativeafricans.com/ceo-churchill-mambe-left-job-start-company-19-college-degree/?utm_source=nairaland&utm_medium=links&utm_campaign=University%2BDegree