> That way the fields are put to good use rather than being self servant. I am a student and the way I see is that this is the writing on the wall. The univers

> That way the fields are put to good use rather than being self servant. I am a student and the way I see is that this is the writing on the wall. The university (and BSc in specific) gives you the basis to develop yourself into the direction you feel passionate about. You can take computer science and mathematics if you want to become a great software engineer or you can mix computer science with communications and psychology to develop yourself into more of a bridge-builder between industries rather than a hard skilled engineer. Whether people figure this out in the midst of alcohol-centric student life and handling odd jobs is another thing. > I think we need to rethink what we consider academically important which should be taught at universities and then what should be taught as self studies. In the Nordic welfare state I live, the three main objectives of universities are written in the law (advance research and education, give education based on research, educate students to serve the country and humankind). However, there are many points on what people see valuable and what they do not. Where I live in, the laymen think the mission of higher education is to produce capable and internationally competitive professionals. In Finland in specific, we had Nokia, thus many people see that universities should be teaching students to start new Nokias. The contradiction is that professors in universities are oftentimes so closed in on the academic circles that they start to think the only thing which matters is how competitive researchers the university produces. That tends to fall into the trap laid in the OPs post. I once read a paper from a professor of mine which had the outcome of this: > In today’s heavily competitive game market, it has become very important to make a game that stands out from the other games. Even though the game design might not be very unique, a game can still offer a better playing experience by having a better usability than a similar game with worse usability. I believe that when you need a 20-page whitepaper to prove this something is clearly wrong in the way the researchers are incentivized.