Comment by aleph_minus_one
20 days ago
> The problem with this logic is that most university students don't go there to do science, they go there to, at best, become working experts in their field. Many employers now expect their javascript frontend developers to have a CS degree, which is simply absurd. Secondary vocational education is generally considered insufficient and tertiary vocational schools are "where you go if you can't get into university". This means universities get a huge number of applicants who want nothing to do with science or advanced theory, but just want to learn enough (and get the right paper!) to get a job in their preferred field.
This is why in Germany there exists a third form of tertiary education that is neither vocational nor universities: Fachhochschulen (often translated with "schools of applied science").
You mean universities of applied science, not schools, they call themselves that in English, but even that has different meanings in other countries. It's basically a more practical and school like university with smaller classes and more practical material.