University students should pay all the costs of their studies because university education benefits only individuals but not the society as a whole. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Universities have functioned as the most important institution for the purpose of developing intellectuals in a country. Nowadays, more and more people have started the discussion over whether those who go to universities should pay the full tuition without any subsidy from the government. Some reckon that college students should not enjoy the subsidy from the government because it only benefits the students

instead

of the whole public. From my perspective, I totally disagree with

this

statement. Higher education is definitely good for the whole nation, not just for the students. It is knowledgeable people that propel the development of the new technology, medicine, or new ideas.

For example

, in the medical industry, without people who are rich in the knowledge of pharmacy, we cannot develop effective medicine for use to fight the outbreak of disease. People might suffer from the epidemic severely, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths in the globe.

Also

, without the training of higher education, we might not able to explore the universe, like we do now, that much. We might still know nothing about what is happening outside our atmosphere. Higher Education

also

cultivates people's critical and logical thinking. Thanks to

this

, we are able to open our mind to the world, embracing the difference, and decreasing the discrimination.

Therefore

, I would not say that attending university benefits only the individuals. It benefits the whole nation. Concerning the issue that who should pay for the tuition fee, I reckon that students do not have to pay all the costs of their studies, but part of the costs, because I believe that higher education institute is like a profit organisation. Where there is the demand there is the supply. If a person wants to become knowledgeable, s/he needs to pay for it. Apart from the time s/he has spent, the person needs to be charged to enjoy the service,

that is

, teaching in

this

sense.

However

, because students will

also

contribute to our nation and provide what they have learned, it is not reasonable to have them pay for all the costs. In a nutshell, I advocate for the idea that students do benefit our society in the long run and they do not have to pay for all the costs of their studies but partially on it.