24-02-2004, 09:03
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
THE FREE LAND OF JAYANESIA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HISTORIC GROUNDBREAKING ON FIRST JAYANESIAN FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY
Taking advantage of an impromptu national holiday, thousands of Jayanesians turned out Monday to see the symbolic turning of the first shovel-full of Earth marking the beginning of construction on Stryker University at Jayanesia, the Free Nation's first four-year university.
Eschewing the traditional golden shovel offered by event promoters, Stryker Amalgamated Services CEO Mordecai Stryker asked for and was provided with, "a real shovel. One that's going to be used to build this place."
After turning the first clump of dirt, Stryker went on to announce that the University would be "a center for learning and science the world over."
Stryker's words are not just hollow platitudes, though. Stryker University in New York State, barely ten years old, is rapidly becoming one of the most competitive colleges in the United States, receiving more than 16,000 applications for the 1,200 seats in its 2009 freshman class. Stryker University at Hong Kong, founded in 2006, already boasts a student body drawn from forty-four nations across Asia and the rest of the world.
The University at Jayanesia is expected to open its doors to a class of 600 in September 2011. Construction will continue through 2015, when capacity is expected to top 6,000 students. In all, the University is expected to add 20,000 new jobs to Jayanesia's economy.
While the cost of college tuition is beyond the means of many of Jayanesia's citizens, Stryker promises that admisssions will be based on a "meritocracy."
"We want the best students to come here," said Stryker. "Seventy percent of the seats in each class will go to the Jayanesian citizens best qualified to make use of them. Students who choose to do so can opt to extend their Compulsory National Service by an additional year and remain in reserve service during their tenure at SUJ in return for a four-year free ride at the University."
Compulsory National Service is Jayanesia is an eleven-month program instituted in 2004 that requires all of Jayanesia's high school students to spend their senior year in national service in a military or civilian capacity. Students can opt out of the program by dropping out of school, but few do. CNS is an opportunity for many of Jayanesia's youth to provide a better life for themselves than would normally be available. The Compulsory National Service program is managed by Stryker Amalgamated Services in an outsourcing agreement with the government of Jayanesia.
Already, the phone line established for handling requests related to the flagship program has been swamped with more than 15,000 calls, most of them seeking admission into the program.
According to Stryker, for the first four years, approximately half of the seats earmarked for foreign student will be actively marketed to the children on world leaders in politics, industry, and the arts who will be starting college during those years.
Jayanesia President Jake Carter promised that the university, which is near the beach in Auberge City, reassured the crowd that the university is both far enough away from the rebel forces and well-defended enough that there should be no disruptions to the class schedule.
THE FREE LAND OF JAYANESIA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HISTORIC GROUNDBREAKING ON FIRST JAYANESIAN FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY
Taking advantage of an impromptu national holiday, thousands of Jayanesians turned out Monday to see the symbolic turning of the first shovel-full of Earth marking the beginning of construction on Stryker University at Jayanesia, the Free Nation's first four-year university.
Eschewing the traditional golden shovel offered by event promoters, Stryker Amalgamated Services CEO Mordecai Stryker asked for and was provided with, "a real shovel. One that's going to be used to build this place."
After turning the first clump of dirt, Stryker went on to announce that the University would be "a center for learning and science the world over."
Stryker's words are not just hollow platitudes, though. Stryker University in New York State, barely ten years old, is rapidly becoming one of the most competitive colleges in the United States, receiving more than 16,000 applications for the 1,200 seats in its 2009 freshman class. Stryker University at Hong Kong, founded in 2006, already boasts a student body drawn from forty-four nations across Asia and the rest of the world.
The University at Jayanesia is expected to open its doors to a class of 600 in September 2011. Construction will continue through 2015, when capacity is expected to top 6,000 students. In all, the University is expected to add 20,000 new jobs to Jayanesia's economy.
While the cost of college tuition is beyond the means of many of Jayanesia's citizens, Stryker promises that admisssions will be based on a "meritocracy."
"We want the best students to come here," said Stryker. "Seventy percent of the seats in each class will go to the Jayanesian citizens best qualified to make use of them. Students who choose to do so can opt to extend their Compulsory National Service by an additional year and remain in reserve service during their tenure at SUJ in return for a four-year free ride at the University."
Compulsory National Service is Jayanesia is an eleven-month program instituted in 2004 that requires all of Jayanesia's high school students to spend their senior year in national service in a military or civilian capacity. Students can opt out of the program by dropping out of school, but few do. CNS is an opportunity for many of Jayanesia's youth to provide a better life for themselves than would normally be available. The Compulsory National Service program is managed by Stryker Amalgamated Services in an outsourcing agreement with the government of Jayanesia.
Already, the phone line established for handling requests related to the flagship program has been swamped with more than 15,000 calls, most of them seeking admission into the program.
According to Stryker, for the first four years, approximately half of the seats earmarked for foreign student will be actively marketed to the children on world leaders in politics, industry, and the arts who will be starting college during those years.
Jayanesia President Jake Carter promised that the university, which is near the beach in Auberge City, reassured the crowd that the university is both far enough away from the rebel forces and well-defended enough that there should be no disruptions to the class schedule.