It is neither possible nor useful for a country to provide university places for a high proportion of young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In an ideal society, everyone should be provided with equal educational opportunities, which makes the idea of widespread entry into universities seem socially desirable at the first glance. However, I strongly agree that this policy may not work due to its potential cost problems and economic consequences.
It is impractical to dispense tertiary education on a larger scale for two main reasons. First, it means that the government will need to construct various new institutions, whose resource demand can become overwhelming. With the government's immense expenditure on existing campuses, the cost of building and operating newly-built ones would be prohibitive. Even if they can afford such expenses, recruiting sufficient staffs for a wide range of departments in each campus will be challenging when many current campuses are already facing under-staffing. Second, the university entry standards would have to be lowered so that youngsters with less qualified academic background could also gain admittance. This will do a disservice to the existing quality of learning in higher education.
Economically speaking, it is hardly useful to encourage every youngster to pursue university studies. The reason ties down to the prospect of imbalances in the labor market. Unemployment rate will be on a rise due to the number of expensively-trained academic graduates exceeding the demand, while the manufacturing and service sectors will likely suffer from a shortage of skilled technicians and employees. A sustainable economy requires equally good job opportunities in all sectors; therefore, increasing the provision of vocational training for school-leavers would be a more realistic approach, as it will secure an ample workforce with practical skills for a wide range of fields such as construction, nursing, and agriculture.
In conclusion, as ideal as it may sound, I completely agree that supplying university entry for a higher proportion of young people is neither achievable nor worthwhile in the real world.
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In an ideal society, everyone should be provided with equal educational opportunities, which makes the idea of widespread entry into universities seem socially desirable at the first glance. However, I strongly agree that this policy may not work due to its potential costs problems and economic consequences.