Some people think that universities should provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed in the workplace. Others think that the true function of a university should be to give access to knowledge for its own sake, regardless of whether the cours

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

Fresh-graduates always mentioned that getting into university is one of the most memorable and cherishable experience they have ever had. Having studied in universities, students would have numerous opportunities to get approach to a lot of new things.

However, some of the employers mentioned that the graduates of universities were not well-equipped. They wondered why universities do not teach the students with the knowledge and skills needed in the workplace.

The society generally accepted that university is a place where students can learn with more freedom. As a traditional place to teach, university itself should mainly emphasize on teaching academic and advanced knowledge. The main responsibility of university is to encourage students to learn actively, but not to provide compulsory courses to make students that may felt annoying. Knowledge and skills that are required in the workplace can be learnt out of school.

On another hand, there is a number of advantages if students can learn the knowledge and skills that are useful in the real working scenario when they were at school. In workplace, everything is about practical. Employers expected that the graduates can contribute and get involved into the business immediately. In order to get adapted into the business efficiently, related knowledge must be learnt. Knowing how to operate and implement will bring benefits to an organization but training won't.

The main function of a university is to encourage students to learn, there is a need to hold classes that are much more practical. At the same time, it is the options for students to enroll or not to enroll to a class that he or she may benefits from it.

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Sentence: The main responsibility of university is to encourage students to learn actively, but not to provide compulsory courses to make students that may felt annoying.
Description: A modal auxillary is not usually followed by a verb, past participle
Suggestion: Refer to may and felt

Sentence: At the same time, it is the options for students to enroll or not to enroll to a class that he or she may benefits from it.
Description: The fragment the options for is not usually preceded by is
Suggestion: Possible agreement error: Replace is with are
Description: A modal auxillary is not usually followed by a noun, plural, common
Suggestion: Refer to may and benefits

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