University education should be free for all students.
Do you agree or disagree?
Some argue that tertiary education should be freely accessible to everyone. In my opinion, although free university education is likely to place a great financial strain / burden on taxpayers and make bachelor degrees less valuable, governments worldwide should adopt this policy due to the potential long-term benefits associated with a given country on the whole.
On the one hand, providing free university education for all students can impose a financial strain on taxpayers. This plan requires a significant amount of government spending and even reduces budgetary allocation towards other essential sectors such as healthcare and infrastructure. A pertinent example of this downside can be demonstrated in Sweden, where tuition-free universities have resulted in taxpayers bearing one of the highest income tax rates globally. A sharp rise in university enrollment may lead to the devaluation of academic degrees. When the job market becomes saturated with degree holders, employers might raise qualifications required for entry-level positions, contributing to heightened / increased competition and placing immense pressure on students to pursue even higher degrees.
However, I would contend that tertiary / higher education should be provided at no cost to students as it can greatly benefit a country’s economic growth / development / prosperity. If university education is offered for free, a greater number of individuals can receive advanced training across various fields, thereby contributing to the development of a more productive and dynamic labor force / workforce. For example, in Germany where universities charge little to no tuition, this educational system has engendered a large number of talented engineers, IT specialists / experts, healthcare professionals, driving innovation and sustaining one of the largest economies in the world. Free university education means that students do not have to go into debt and therefore do not have to worry about repayment. For instance, the extremely high tuition fees of American universities have led to many students piling up debts and struggling to repay them even years later.
In conclusion, although university education being provided free-of-charge can put great pressure on the general citizenry and the government budget, it can create a more efficient labor force and promote economic prosperity and therefore all governments should implement this policy.
argue : lập luận, cho rằng
tertiary education : giáo dục bậc cao / giáo dục đại học
freely accessible : dễ dàng tiếp cận, miễn phí
financial strain / financial burden : gánh nặng tài chính
taxpayers : người nộp thuế
adopt (a policy) : áp dụng (một chính sách)
potential : tiềm năng
long-term benefits : lợi ích lâu dài
on the whole : nhìn chung
impose (a financial strain) : đặt gánh nặng lên
government spending : chi tiêu của chính phủ
budgetary allocation : phân bổ ngân sách
essential sectors : các lĩnh vực thiết yếu
pertinent example : ví dụ điển hình, thích đáng
tuition-free : miễn học phí
sharp rise : sự tăng mạnh
enrollment : số lượng tuyển sinh / nhập học
devaluation : sự mất giá
saturated (job market) : (thị trường lao động) bị bão hòa
degree holders : người có bằng cấp
qualifications : trình độ chuyên môn
entry-level positions : vị trí cấp thấp / vị trí mới vào nghề
heightened / increased competition : sự cạnh tranh gia tăng
immense pressure : áp lực rất lớn
contend : cho rằng, lập luận rằng
higher education : giáo dục bậc cao
at no cost : miễn phí
benefit (a country’s growth) : mang lại lợi ích cho sự phát triển của quốc gia
economic growth / development / prosperity : tăng trưởng / phát triển / thịnh vượng kinh tế
advanced training : đào tạo chuyên sâu
productive : năng suất
dynamic labor force / workforce : lực lượng lao động năng động
engender : tạo ra, sản sinh ra
IT specialists / experts : chuyên gia công nghệ thông tin
healthcare professionals : chuyên gia y tế
driving innovation : thúc đẩy đổi mới
sustaining (the economy) : duy trì (nền kinh tế)
go into debt : mắc nợ
repayment : việc trả nợ
pile up debts : chất đống nợ
struggling to repay : chật vật trả nợ
general citizenry : người dân nói chung
efficient labor force : lực lượng lao động hiệu quả
implement (a policy) : triển khai / thực hiện (chính sách)