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From the Editors: Students must choose the right university

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Published: November 03, 2020 11:37 Compiled by Devadasan K P, Picture Editor

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Stock University students campus — STUDENTS NEED HELP TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT COURSE AND THE UNIVERSITY: A new survey released in Dubai on ‘What About Youth?’ focusing on the higher education is an eye-opener not only for the universities but also for parents and industry leaders. In the startling revelation, most of the students polled said that they would not study in the same university again nor would they study the same course if given the choice. Some 97 per cent of students said they do not even receive formal career guidance from career counsellors. It is time that universities in the country review their degree programmes to bring them in line with the job market and industry needs instead of just ‘mass producing’ graduates. [COMMENTS: Ashfaq Ahmed, Senior Assistant Editor] Image Credit: Shutterstock

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OPN 201103 MICRO — ATTACKS IN AFGHANISTAN AND AUSTRIA SHOW NEED FOR VIGILANCE: Two attacks, worlds apart, but stemming from Daesh’s violent ideology reinforce the fact the world can’t let its guard down against the group. Twenty two innocents, mostly students, were killed in the brutal assault on Kabul University on Monday morning while three civilians were killed in the heart of the Austrian capital Vienna in a shooting on Monday night. While Daesh claimed responsibility for the Afghan attack, Austrian authorities have described the shooter - who was killed - as being a Daesh sympathiser. Unfortunately, we have become inured to this kind of mindless death and destruction. But, that cannot be an excuse for inaction. [COMMENT BY: Omar Shariff, International Editor] Image Credit: AP

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