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Some people believe the aim of university education is to help graduates get better jobs. Others believe there are much wider benefits of university education for both individuals and society. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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It is the view of some individuals that the purpose of
college
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education
 is to assist graduates in obtaining better
jobs
, while others contend that there are broader gains of higher
education
.
This
 essay with the notion that university
education
 has more to provide to
society
 than just
jobs
 for passed out
students
. Some people claim that the main goal of university
education
 is to provide employment to
students
 because
that
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it is how the economy will prosper. They argue that money is required for creating value in
society
.
In addition
,
jobs
 give young people a consistent purpose in life, which is essential to prevent them from engaging in crime.
This
 is a very simplistic argument which fails to account for other factors on which creating value depends on.
For example
, In a survey of social scientists in Britain, 70% believed that we need to provide
students
 with altruistic beliefs in order for them to effectively contribute to
society
. The individuals who argue that a rounded development of
students
 is essential, do so because they claim that only by helping each other will
students
 be able to provide value to
society
 in the long run.
For example
, 60% of
students
, graduating
do
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 not invest the money they earn from their
jobs
 back into the economy, which leads to a system of hoarding of wealth, which only helps certain individuals and does not benefit
society
. To conclude, while assisting
students
 in getting
jobs
 is an essential component of university
education
, we cannot ignore the altruistic element of higher
education
. Relying solely on providing employment
oppurtunities
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opportunities
 will lead to a
society
 in which the people do not help each other.
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