[00:00.62]Well, the whole world has moved away from elite education in universities to meet the needs of mass education,
[00:08.76]and entering universities is no longer a privilege for the few.
[00:13.46]And universities today are more concerned with providing jobs for their graduates in a way
[00:19.34]that universities in our time never had to be bothered about.
[00:23.82]Therefore, the emphasis of university programmes today is now on the practical and the utilitarian,
[00:32.36]rather than on a general education or on personal development.
[00:36.94]Do you think that is a welcome development?
[00:40.57]Well, I personally regret this development.
[00:43.68]But the basic bachelor's education now has to cater to people who really need a piece of paper to find a decent job.

Well, the whole world has moved away from elite education in universities to meet the needs of mass education,
and entering universities is no longer a privilege for the few.
And universities today are more concerned with providing jobs for their graduates in a way
that universities in our time never had to be bothered about.
Therefore, the emphasis of university programmes today is now on the practical and the utilitarian,
rather than on a general education or on personal development.
Do you think that is a welcome development?
Well, I personally regret this development.
But the basic bachelor's education now has to cater to people who really need a piece of paper to find a decent job.