some people think that universities should provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed in workplace. other think that the true function of a university should be to give access to knowledge for its own sake, regardless of whether the course is useful for employer. What, in your opinion, should be the main function of a university?

Before the advancement of technology, job markets did not focus mainly on practical

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of the candidates, but now preference is given to employees who have more hands on experience in their relevant field.

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, many believe that it is not the duty of universities to provide practical

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the required knowledge. Universities all over the world are now more inclined towards adding activities in their semester courses that allow the students to gain practical

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. One of the main reason behind all of

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is because huge multinational and national companies often visit universities and urges the faculty members that emphasis should be placed on the skills and knowledge that the graduates can use in their professional lives. According to a recent research, educational institutes that focus more on providing skills which can be used in the job market have higher chances of getting selected than the rest of the candidates.

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, another reason why universities should focus more on providing students with practical skills is because organizations spend millions of dollars on training employees every year, and they are always looking for candidates who have some

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to practicality so that the cost of training can be cut down.

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opinion is often criticized and many still believe that universities should give preference to book knowledge only and its up to the students what they make of it. In conclusion, educational systems should switch towards giving practical skills to the pupil because

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what the big organization are looking for in the prospective employees.