I can't speak for all countries either, but I live in Japan and study in general is very test-oriented (see Juku aka cram school, etc.) Students graduate univer

I can't speak for all countries either, but I live in Japan and study in general is very test-oriented (see Juku aka cram school, etc.) Students graduate university with little applied skills, so companies recruit with mostly little regard for the major (just a general separation humanities/science) then spend 1-2 years training them. University is in many regards a place where students learn how to fit in society. Getting in a good university, i.e. passing the very difficult admission test, mostly guarantees that you'll get a degree. When I was a student here I had a class where you could get an A for submitting a copy of your notes, no test, no homework. A lot more had tests with "fill in the blanks" questions. Then there was the rare few classes which actually made you think, but in my experience these were at the graduate level.