Even though new universities will open space for more students in post-secondary programs, jobs are still not guaranteed
Purniya Awan
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While most of us university students worry about whether we will find a job after we graduate, the Liberal government is planning to invest in three new universities within Ontario instead of helping new graduates get on their feet.
This project is being designed to open up new spaces for students who want to attain post-secondary education on campuses other than York and University of Toronto, which are two out of the six largest universities in North America.
With the growing competitive atmosphere in the workforce not only in Canada, but around the world, the new government wants to make sure that a larger amount of people have a bachelor’s degree before applying to any job.
Though this may seem like a whole-heartedly positive goal on part of the government, and even though it encourages a higher level of education, it has some serious setbacks.
Enrolled students in university presently know how difficult it is to manage their finances to pay school tuition fees, buy textbooks, and pay for the commute every day. Even before we graduate, we are in debt without any guarantee of a career or respectable job that will help us pay our loans.
These newly-proposed universities are said to be less expensive than current universities, but it is obvious that once they start enrolment, they will be burdened with research and administrative costs. No matter what students do or which university or college they attend, they are stuck in this repetitive cycle of an expensive education system.
The government should be trying to find a way in which it can help ensure a career for those students who spend at least three years of their lives in university, paying high tuition fees, facing debt, and frustration.
A better idea is for the government to restructure the education system within universities so that students can get a better learning experience as well as a theoretical understanding so that they are efficiently trained to enter the workplace without any hesitation or doubt.
