[00:07.92]On University Education
[00:11.15]Concerning the function of university education,
[00:15.32]many people think it is to help people
[00:18.25]get better career opportunities and higher incomes.
[00:22.17]Nevertheless, others hold
[00:24.78]that the function of university education goes far beyond that.
[00:30.07]I agree more with the latter view.
[00:32.74]First of all, university education
[00:36.10]shapes students' characters in a positive way.
[00:40.05]It is in universities that students start experience
[00:43.94]what it feels like being an adult,
[00:46.61]and that they start making important decisions
[00:49.35]independently and taking serious responsibilities for themselves.
[00:55.33]Moreover, university life enhances students' socializing ability
[01:01.12]as students on campus have many chances
[01:04.23]to communicate and cooperate
[01:06.79]with other students from the same major or a different major.
[01:11.39]Admittedly, university education
[01:14.56]is very crucial for students to pursue a good career.
[01:18.17]However, we should not just focus on the fact
[01:21.78]that university education helps us to get better jobs;
[01:25.33]instead, we should understand that it is a once-in-a-life-time chance
[01:30.52]to obtain precious experience of many kinds.
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