There is probably room for both. Some people are in it for the end result while others want to develop thenselves further. I’ve had this conversation with other

There is probably room for both. Some people are in it for the end result while others want to develop thenselves further. I’ve had this conversation with others before about the expectations people have of universities and universities of themselves. A few possible purposes come to mind. 1) To train students in skills that are immediately relevant for one or more careers. 2) To train the next generation of researchers and expand the body of known knowledge through research and discovery. 3) To give students a quick but lasting foothold into the professional networks of their future peers. There might have been a few more that I fail to recall now.