Nowadays, an increasing number of people are concerned about the purpose that university education serves. However, whether they should mainly provide job-related skills or pure knowledge for graduates has caused a heated debate. My view is that practical skills should be the main focus of universities.
Firstly, it is obvious that for most students, the purpose of receiving university education is to obtain specific knowledge and skills, which will enable them to become qualified employees in the future job market. This is because after graduation, most of them will enter the workplace, earn their living, and raise their own families. So universities, as service providers, have to give top priority to their customers' real needs.
Moreover, focusing on the job-related skills can benefit the university itself. For example, the science fiction blockbuster "Avatar" has marked a milestone in the filmmaking industry and sparked massive interest in 3D technology. If a university can quickly respond, and consolidate teaching resources to offer courses regarding 3D, not only will its graduates be more competitive in the near future, but the university itself will keep pace with the modem technological development and move forward.
That is not to say that universities should not pay any attention to pure scientific research. There are, of course, students interested in theoretical knowledge such as math and philosophy, and they will later become scientists and scholars who will make greater contributions to our society. But unfortunately, these people are few and far between.
In summary, the major function of universities should be providing students job-related skills, guaranteeing high rate of employment, and thus helping the society function better. Meanwhile, we should not ignore the other important roles universities are undertaking. Only by doing so can universities maintain dynamic and sustainable development.
Nowadays, an increasing number of
people
are concerned
about the purpose that
university
education serves.
However
, whether they should
mainly
provide job-related
skills
or pure knowledge for graduates has caused a heated debate. My view is that practical
skills
should be the main focus of universities.
Firstly
, it is obvious that for most students, the purpose of receiving
university
education is to obtain specific knowledge and
skills
, which will enable them to become qualified employees in the future job market. This is
because
after graduation, most of them will enter the workplace, earn their living, and raise their
own
families.
So
universities
, as service providers,
have to
give top priority to their customers' real needs.
Moreover
, focusing on the job-related
skills
can benefit the
university
itself.
For example
, the science fiction blockbuster
"
Avatar
"
has marked a milestone in the filmmaking industry and sparked massive interest in 3D technology. If a
university
can
quickly
respond, and consolidate teaching resources to offer courses regarding 3D, not
only
will its graduates be more competitive in the near future,
but
the
university
itself will
keep
pace with the modem technological development and
move
forward.
That is
not to say that
universities
should not pay any attention to pure scientific research. There are,
of course
, students interested in theoretical knowledge such as math and philosophy, and they will later become scientists and scholars who will
make
greater contributions to our society.
But
unfortunately, these
people
are few and far between.
In summary, the major function of
universities
should be providing students job-related
skills
, guaranteeing high rate of employment, and
thus
helping the society function better. Meanwhile, we should not
ignore
the other
important
roles
universities
are undertaking.
Only
by doing
so
can
universities
maintain dynamic and sustainable development.