Over the past few years, several people in the higher education sector have expressed concern to me that education standards are being eroded as education providers have turned into ‘factories’ selling degrees/diplomas, often to foreigners as a pathway to future permanent residency.
Those that I have met involved in teaching/lecturing have complained that they often feel unable to fail students for fear that it will lead to a backlash, resulting in less ‘sales’ of degrees/diplomas in the future. In turn, they believe that education standards and the value of higher education are getting watered down, with obvious repercussions for future productivity.
