Going to university

What is a “real” university?
1. A university has two principal functions: providing instruction on matters of intellectual importance and conducting research on those same matters.
2. These two functions, to the extent reasonably possible, should support one another. University teaching, therefore, is distinguished from other modes of education not only by seeking the highest levels of sophistication, but also by deriving its vitality from the atmosphere of on-going discovery fostered at the institution. For this reason, most, if not all courses at a university should be taught by faculty who are active researchers in the disciplines in which they teach. Conversely, research ought not to be done in isolation from teaching. Researchers should be open to allowing issues that arise in teaching to suggest new research questions and, where feasible, students, both undergraduate and graduate, should be given opportunities to participate in research.
3. Because strong intellectual work can only be done in an atmosphere where scholars feel free to take risks, challenge conventions, and change their minds, universities must foster an environment that prizes intellectual freedom. Except in cases of illegal conduct, violence, or flagrant abuse of the trust placed in faculty members, universities should never seek to sway, silence, intimidate, threaten, or otherwise influence faculty members to take, renounce, or be silent on any particular position, nor to control or monitor controversial actions. Indeed, universities should take all legal action necessary to defend the academic integrity and freedom of the scholars associated with it. Academic freedom is a right of individual scholars, not of universities themselves or their administrations. Therefore, no university should seek to impinge on the academic freedom of a scholar by claiming it has an institutional freedom to do so.
4. Though university education should provide the kind of intellectual enrichment that would serve any graduate well in the working world, university education should never be construed solely or even primarily as a path to employment. Even in disciplines with obvious professional connections such as education or law, the university should first aim to teach the history, theoretical underpinnings, crucial knowledge, and critical skills necessary to build a profound understanding of the discipline. A university law program, for example, should aim primarily to produce graduates with a profound understanding of law, rather than lawyers, per se.
5. A university has one additional secondary function: to serve as a cultural touchstone in its community to encourage all members of the public to participate in the life of the mind. Universities should, within reasonable limits and without needlessly detracting from its primary missions, sponsor and host artistic performances and displays, public talks, open debates, and other events that excite interest in intellectual pursuits, broadly construed.
A high-level educational institution in which students study for degrees and academic research is done.
How To Choose
The Right University
Choose the life you want to life
Choose the job you want to do
Choose the sectors you want to learn
Choose the university that has your sectors and it’s suitable for you
13 Things To Do
Before Leave University
Feed the campus wildlife
Have an epic karaoke night at your house using just YouTube, booze, and your natural star quality
Busk on campus for a charity (even if you have zero talent)
Teach someone something
Study in every library that exists at your university (like you`re ‘on tour` - but studying)
Make your own booze
Dye your hair
Sleep out under the stars
Make some money $$$
Go on a blind date
Have a sleepover
Make a movie starring your friends and your favourite places
Celebrate something by doing the classic shake up a bottle of champagne and spraying it all over yourself and everywhere
Pros
Independence
Increasing your
prospects
Making new friends
You
Lots of memories
Cons
Money!
It costs lots of money!!!
Lossing of
home comfort
Hard - working
Study Abroad
America
Canada
Europe
Japan
Australia
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