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I do not want to

I can see why you are attracted by the idea of linking our

scholarship programme at least in part to the Management Training Centre idea. I am open to this in principle. we have a number of questions and concerns.

sound negative, but you will understand that in husbanding

our diminished scholarship resources we need to make sure

that we are getting the best value for money. So far we have

only had a brief outline of the plans for the Centre. considering further our possible involvement, it would be

helpful to have your views on the following questions:

In

I am struck by the somewhat ambitious time-frame for getting the Centre up and running with the first scholars in situ. Bearing in mind that the British

made Council have not yet taken a financial appraisal or

started construction work, do you believe they are

being realistic in expecting that our scholarship support for graduates from the Centre should start

from FY 1996/7?

You say in your letter that the MTC will provide

residential and day/weekend courses giving management

and manufacturing technology training to graduates.

Will students emerging from the Centre have the

qualifications and background to enable them to take up scholarships at post-graduate level in the UK?

Perhaps, more important, will they want to do yet

further studying in the UK? Will we not risk getting

the "eternal student" element here, while the real

high-flyers go out and start/resume their careers?

Bearing in mind that an FCOSAS scholarship costs

around £15,000 per annum per student, could the MTC expect to turn out high calibre students in sufficient

numbers to justify an investment of the level

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