Some people say that universities should be concern with educating people so that they will have wide general knowledge and be able to consider important matters from and informed view point. Other people say that universities should make or train students to do the jobs required by the society, and not concern themselves with broader issues. What do you think?

Some believe that universities should provide

students

with wide general

knowledge

allowing them to consider important problems from an informed perspective. Others say that universities should help in making or training

students

to do the jobs demanded by society, and they should not be bothered by broader issues. I personally think that the

first

approach is more beneficial as with a solid foundation a person will be up-to-date with

trends

and may switch to another profession.

Firstly

, general

knowledge

can give a broader view of many things in our fast-paced world.

In other words

, it may help in determining the current

trends

and,

also

, in predicting the future ones. Not only can

such

knowledge

assist in finding the right speciality but

also

it provides an advantage against other candidates.

For instance

,

students

that see global

trends

are highly likely to identify and choose a job with a high salary and great potential than those who do not.

Secondly

, wide

knowledge

will allow young people to quickly change professions that are substituted by newer ones.

This

is why graduates with

such

knowledge

are highly likely to be successful in the future.

Additionally

, more and more positions in the job market require experts having expertise in different spheres.

For example

, in the USA, the number of professions requiring interdisciplinary

knowledge

has increased by 40% compared to the

last

year. In conclusion, while some say that universities should produce specialists doing the jobs required by society, I think that broad general

knowledge

should be given to

students

.

This

will allow them to see global

trends

and give them the ability to switch to newer professions.