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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

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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
istitutions
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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
extremly
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extremely
importart
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important
 to not only teach basic
knowldge
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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
fundations
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foundations
foundation
 of strong
knowlegde
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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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into
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 the real world. For that
reason
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 many universities give their
students
 the possibility to put into
practise
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practice
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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.
For example
, during my undergraduate
degree
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 many teachers opted to concentrate their program
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 the history of advertisement or cinema. When I conclude my degree I realised that most of the
skills
 I had were the
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 I developed on my own outside of
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. And
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 abilities
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 the ones that allowed me to find two internships. In conclusion, not giving
students
 the
skills
 they will need in a workplace and concentrate only
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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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