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kayjatta
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 Posted - 05 Jul 2010 : 12:27:43
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http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/another-recognition-of-excellence
His Excellency, Alhagie Sheikh Professor Rtd. Colonel Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh has bagged another doctorate degree from the most reputable (world's leading) university in Russia,the Gambia's most reliable newspaper, the Daily Observer has reported today.
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 05 Jul 2010 : 13:34:21
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Will he now be called Doctor Doctor?  |
A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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kayjatta
2978 Posts |
Posted - 05 Jul 2010 : 14:47:02
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Originally posted by Momodou
Will he now be called Doctor Doctor?
That is exactly what I was thinking!! |
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Jack
Belgium
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Posted - 05 Jul 2010 : 17:40:51
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I guess it will be : doctor²  |
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Santanfara
3460 Posts |
Posted - 05 Jul 2010 : 20:46:59
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| Spot on Jack... This is now a national embarassment. |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
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Moe
USA
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Posted - 06 Jul 2010 : 00:22:56
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Like it's been stated Santafara doctor doctor and maybe next year it will be doctor , doctor, doctor. universities and Colleges will award an honorary doctorate to a person who has made substantial achievements in or contributions to their professional field, and named individual need not have a connection to the institution in question. While ya'll busy spreading hatred others are recognizing the work of a visionary leader. "Sa politic Dafa Mankeh" even President Barack Obama holds an honorary doctorate from Knox College, A college that has no graduate program and does not confer doctorates to regularly matriculated students. But dealing with half baked brothers is A typically of misinformation. My plan is to take ya'll to the depths of hell and back........................................Peace
Read more at Suite101: The Honorary Doctorate Degree http://college-degrees-programs.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-honorary-doctorate-degree#ixzz0sqgt2RfJ
Read more at Suite101: The Honorary Doctorate Degree http://college-degrees-programs.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-honorary-doctorate-degree#ixzz0sqgOuRYv
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I am Jebel Musa better yet rock of Gibraltar,either or,still a stronghold and a Pillar commanding direction
The GPU wants Me Hunted Down for what I don't know ..... |
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dbaldeh
USA
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Posted - 06 Jul 2010 : 18:51:21
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Empty barrels makes the most noise!!!! Despotic leaders who has nothing to show for it fills their resumes with honorary degrees from aliens....
An honorary degree has no use after the day it has been presented to yah... it is like recognizing your presence and that's about it...
Moe we need to see your honorary degrees as well.... because you got nothing else to show...
You will be followed to the cleaners.... |
Baldeh,
"Be the change you want to see in the world" Ghandi
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Moe
USA
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Posted - 06 Jul 2010 : 19:25:24
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I wish I had played an important role within my society to be conferred a honorary degree. It just might be a dream come true Demba, did you just say empty barrels cos I can hear the rattle from you end......................................Peacequote:
Originally posted by dbaldeh
Empty barrels makes the most noise!!!! Despotic leaders who has nothing to show for it fills their resumes with honorary degrees from aliens....
An honorary degree has no use after the day it has been presented to yah... it is like recognizing your presence and that's about it...
Moe we need to see your honorary degrees as well.... because you got nothing else to show...
You will be followed to the cleaners....
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I am Jebel Musa better yet rock of Gibraltar,either or,still a stronghold and a Pillar commanding direction
The GPU wants Me Hunted Down for what I don't know ..... |
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Janko
Gambia
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Posted - 06 Jul 2010 : 19:28:44
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From The Sunday Times
September 12, 2004
"...For an academic institution, such populism would once have been unthinkable. Traditionally an honorary degree was a university’s way of marking excellence and achievement. Cambridge claims it only awards them to “members of the royal family, British subjects who are of conspicuous merit or have done good service to the state or to the university, and foreigners of distinction”. The roll call of those deemed sufficiently worthy by the university includes Albert Einstein, Nelson Mandela and Mother Teresa and, this year, jazz musicians John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine.
The reason universities are willing to confer honours on celebrities is that both sides win. The university gets publicity by reaching out an academic hand of welcome to someone famous, while the personality gets to wear scarlet gowns with silk facings and soft black velvet bonnets — sometimes with a golden tassel....
The first occasion an honorary degree was awarded was in 1478 or 1479, to Lionel Woodville, dean of Exeter and brother-in-law of Edward IV. Oxford made him a doctor of canon law in a blatant bid to win the favour of a powerful man...." |
Clean your house before pointing a finger ... Never be moved by delirious Well-wishers in their ecstasy |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 06 Jul 2010 : 21:10:16
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Jamko,sorry my mistake,now ammended.
Janko you write posted a quote from a link part of which reads:"The first occasion an honorary degree was awarded was in 1478 or 1479, to Lionel Woodville, dean of Exeter and brother-in-law of Edward IV. Oxford made him a doctor of canon law in a blatant bid to win the favour of a powerful man...."
This is over 400 years ago ! Things havn't changed at all since then the basis is still the same.
The Gambia is a member state of the UN so has voting rights that can be powerful,this degree was awarded by Russia,I looked up THe Gambia at the UN and came up wth this page,most of it is empty except the government link:
http://www.un.int/wcm/content/site/gambia/pid/3109 |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Janko
Gambia
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Posted - 06 Jul 2010 : 22:04:02
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toubab1020,
am not the writer of the above sentence, I´ll mark the quotation clearer next time. What´s about the link you gave? |
Clean your house before pointing a finger ... Never be moved by delirious Well-wishers in their ecstasy |
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Prince
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Posted - 06 Jul 2010 : 22:44:02
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This is over 400 years ago ! Things havn't changed at all since then the basis is still the same.
You are right Toubab. The motive for awarding most of these degrees remains the same old scheme of winning favors from powerful people with deep pockets. Recently, IUFS awarded an honorary degree to Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the notoriously ruthless dictator of Equatorial Guinea and several other thugs like him from across the globe. Hence, their MO isn't surprising.
But, I don't think the Russian Government has anything to do with the University. Else, the least they could do is; recognize or accredit the university and make sure they have a campus to operate from. Their current "office" within a "house" is unworthy of a dignified university.
I lived in Leningrad for three months in the recent past and I can assure you that nothing good comes out of the run down area of Sovetskaya.
The president should seriously look into forming an office responsible for vetting out these fly-by-night praise singers. With the technology out there, it is relatively easy to conduct basic due diligence background checks. |
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Karamba
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 Jul 2010 : 22:53:31
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Prince wrot:
"....The president should seriously look into forming an office responsible for vetting out these fly-by-night praise singers. With the technology out there, it is relatively easy to conduct basic due diligence background checks....."
My take:
Ask if H E Chairman is not seeking to fill his empty bag with stuff from any factory. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 06 Jul 2010 : 23:19:01
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My mistake I apologise,the link I gave is mostly blank concerning the Gambia except for The govenment button on the left .The Gambia has a vote at the UN a powerful organisation and I would have thought as this was about "The Gambia " more information should be there.
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Originally posted by Janko
toubab1020,
am not the writer of the above sentence, I´ll mark the quotation clearer next time. What´s about the link you gave?
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Janko
Gambia
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Posted - 06 Jul 2010 : 23:39:08
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toubab1020,
thanks, no problem, you´re right the power of the UN is massive. |
Clean your house before pointing a finger ... Never be moved by delirious Well-wishers in their ecstasy |
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Prince
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Posted - 07 Jul 2010 : 00:13:29
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Ask if H E Chairman is not seeking to fill his empty bag with stuff from any factory.
Karamba,
I refuse to accept that the Chairman would accept trash from every diploma mill that comes along. He already has all the titles even an Efulefu would aspire for.
Come on, it's like being a student at Banjul Academy or ICE, no one took them seriously. |
"When injustice becomes law, rebellion becomes duty." |
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