True university education

A true university education encompasses far more than the narrow specialised study of a single discipline. Only through exploring the broad spectrum of liberal arts courses can students become truly learned.

Universities are different – the true university and false or pseudo university. The true universities are accredited by the government or international bodies such as the Council for the Regulation of Engineers in Nigeria and the National Universities Commission and other internationally certifying organisations. Education is defined as the acquisition of knowledge or skills from mankind and self-development. It could be divided into formal, semi-formal and informal. A student of mechanical engineering is admissible to a university after fulfilling requirements for admission; having the requisite grades in Mathematics, English, physics, chemistry and biology, in addition to further mathematics. Talking about computer science and engineering, for example, the students are expected to disintegrate or split at the end of year two.

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Other assignment outside the specialized study of a single study warrants a true university education. This means there are hidden facts therein. Liberal Arts are seen as professions which need the broad spectrum of painting, decoration and so on.

First, if education is expensive, try ignorance. The aphorism suggests that education does not come on a silver matter. One needs to sacrifice to achieve the desirable success. If a student explores the wide possibilities of or spectrum that exists, each having its disciplines, the student is learned. Learning is a continuous process.

Secondly, I believe that liberal arts as specialised course’s involves creating crafts and arts which is a good way of appraising creativity. The non-university knowledge institutions include polytechnics, colleges of education, and colleges of agriculture and so on. They are centres where one can earn qualifications like National Diploma, Higher National Diploma and National Certificate of Education.

In conclusion, I agree that a real university education encompasses far more than the narrow specialized study of a single discipline, for example, computer science and medicine. Only through exploring the wide spectrum of liberal arts – crafts, paintings and ceramics-courses can student become truly learned.

Abdulhameed Idris Ademola,

 Ibadan