Some people think that universities should provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed in the workplace. Other think that the true function of a university should be to give access to knowledge for its own safe, regardless of whether the course is useful to an employer

There are people who believe that universities should help their
students
to developed the
skills
that they will need to start their careers, many others consider that the main goal of a
university
should be to provide their student with general knowledge without caring if that will be useful or not in their future jobs. Universities are
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institutions
situations
where
students
should develop the
skills
they will be asked in
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workplace. That’s why it is
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important
to not only teach basic
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knowledge
and theoretical
studies
but give
students
the tools that companies ask to join them. Studying professors’
studies
and books could be a good way to build the
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foundations
foundation
of strong
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knowledge
and open the mind to new points of view.
However
, a strong cultural background will never be enough to meet the requirements of the job market.
In addition
, many theoretical
studies
might lose their value if they cannot find
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to the actual reality and they cannot
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the real world. For that
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many universities give their
students
the possibility to put into
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what they learnt,
for example
during internships with companies.
Although
, still a lot of
university
courses are not focused on practical
skills
and
students
at the end of their
studies
are left with a lot of theoretical information but without experience they need.
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the history of advertisement or cinema. When I conclude my degree I realised that most of the
skills
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I developed on my own outside of
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the ones that allowed me to find two internships. In conclusion, not giving
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theory would be a big mistake.
Students
will conclude their
university
programs but not being able to meet the requirement to find a job.
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