How useful is a university degree in helping graduates secure meaningful, financially independent lives? The large number of unemployed graduates is leading many to question the utility of university education, but is the skepticism justified? The frustration of joblessness is shared by parents and guardians who sacrificed hundreds of thousands of shillings for their young people’s university education. Universities are also getting bashed for unemployment among their graduates, with claims mostly from politicians that current university degrees are not relevant to the job market. “The expansion of university education in the last 15 years was unprecedented,” said Dr Alex Awiti, Vice Provost at Aga Khan University, in an article published in the Star.

Source: The Star October 24, 2020 02:01 UTC