In order to study at university students are required to pay expensive tuition fees. Not all students can afford them so some people think that university education should be free for everyone. To what extent do you agree?

Fees
for higher
education
are expensive and not affordable for everyone so
according to
some
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university
should be free for all
people
, regardless of their background. In my opinion, offering everyone
free
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university
education
would be problematic and,
therefore
, should only be offered to certain individuals. Having
free
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university
education
for everyone would put a tremendous financial strain on a country. Universities would have no income from
fees
and,
consequently
, they would rely completely on the state for funding. Doing
this
means taking funds from other
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areas,
such
as the health system, in order to allocate money to universities. For the majority of countries, particularly developing and underdeveloped countries,
this
would not be a financially viable option. Another point to consider is that offering all
people
free tertiary
education
would tempt many
people
to enter
university
whether they were interested or not.
In other words
, rather than choosing to get a job, some young
people
would opt for
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a degree to which they would only half-heartedly apply themselves.
This
would not only be a waste of a country’s finances but
also
a waste of human resources.
Finally
, the best solution would be to keep
university
fees
but still offer some free places to gifted students from poor backgrounds.
This
would ensure that talented, intelligent students who cannot afford to pay for higher
education
would still get educated and trained.
As a result
, society would benefit by getting the right
people
trained and valuable financial resources would not be wasted. In conclusion, abolishing
university
fees
is not feasible for most countries but offering free places to particular students who have limited financial means is a much better use of a country’s resources.
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