What Makes A Good UniversityNovember 1st, 2008 by theProfessor |
|
One of the biggest decisions an individual would have to make in the lives is to be able to choose a good university. A good university would serve as the individual’s stepping stone as he or she would make his or her way into the real world. A good university would equip the individual with adequate knowledge that would aid that individual in his or her endeavors for the future. Lastly a good university would be able to bring out the best in an individual to make him or her into a better member of this society.
One thing that would make up a good university would be the choice of degrees they offer to students. They must have an array of degree programs that would allow the student to make a choice as to what bachelors degree they would like to enroll in. They should also be able to boast of a few of their degree programs where in they are known to produce choice graduates for that particular field. These degree programs they offer should have curriculums similar to other top universities around the world. This is necessary to ensure that the graduates they produce would be competent enough to compete in the global world. This would ensure that their graduate would be at par with other students from other top universities.
Another thing that would make up a good university would be the professors and instructors they assign to teach their students. The professors and instructors must be those of high caliber. They must have finished a masters degree or doctorate degree for them to be able to teach.
At the very least, they must be currently taking their graduate degree while they are teaching. This would ensure that the students would be of good quality too if they have professors who are specialized in the field that they teach. Another thing that separates a good university from an average university would be the core values they teach their students.
Some universities would boast of a system that employs the idea of cura personalis or personal care in their tutelage of the students. The teachers would closely monitor the students and be very sensitive to their needs. This would bring about students who will equally be sensitive to other people’s needs. Some universities would boast of a system that employs the idea of independence. They would leave their students to do their own studying as a way of teaching them about the real world.
The last thing that would separate a good university from an average one would be their graduates. What better way to look at a university than by looking at their products. Their products would show how the university was able to train their students to stand up by themselves in the real world. A lot of times this can be seen in the rate of employability. Employers would want to hire the best of the crop and those students from the universities they prefer would mean that the university probably did a good job of teaching the students.
But basically it is not the university that makes you. You need to choose a university that would suit the person you are. But take these things into consideration when looking at universities. Each university has its own strength. It is just up to you if you can find some similarities in the university’s strength and your own strength so that it can hone your talents.



