In order to improve the students’ academic abilities, many universities now invest in a lot of academic facilities such as libraries and laboratories, and so on. As mentioned in the argument, universities should offer the same amount of money to athletic departments as much as university libraries receive. I dissent from this statement, because the objects of universities should be to provide students with many scholarships and to promote research in a variety of academic areas their faculties conduct.
To begin with, students attending a university should be provided with many chances of scholarships to be encouraged. This is evidenced by a number of studies that clearly show that universities’ achievement is determined by students’ performance such as the number of thesis papers published or awards given in many conferences, and this performance is fostered by offering scholarships to them. For example, the best universities in the world such as MIT, Stanford, Harvard, and so on, they give many scholarships to their students through research assistant or teaching assistant or fellowships. Many students there won scholarships don’t need to worry about how to pay for their tuition fees and how to make a living. Therefore, they are able to concentrate more on their own works. Finally, they usually show fantastic performances in many fields. Likewise, universities can benefit from investing a lot of money in scholarships.
In addition, universities should pay attention to the research conducted by their faculties. It is evident that the best result of research is connected with renown of colleges. As you have seen, the Nobel Prize is the most famous in the world, and there are many fields of science eligible to win. If a person who won that prize due to his/her outstanding research result were in a university, the reputation of the university would be sharply increased. I think that an amount of funding for research and investment in laboratories gives rise to such outcome. The universities as I mentioned above are the best examples of that case.
In conclusion, I definitely believe that universities should make a lot of investment in scholarships and research rather than sports facilities. These make students more cheerful and show their exceptional performances, moreover, universities could also earn reputations. |