“Universities may be starting to look more attractive. Of course Belfield’s concrete campus isn’t particularly eye-pleasing at times, however beauty may be in the eye of the thousands of students who are currently in the process of applying to UCD for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. It’s inevitable that as the economic forecast remains unstable, students will opt to shelter in university instead of venturing into an unwelcoming working world and this is not a negative thing. Education is the driving force behind any economy – the more students universities take in, the more highly-skilled graduates they will push out. By investing time and much energy into their third-level education students will also win as holding stronger degrees should push their professional careers out of the economic danger zone …” (more)
[Danielle Moran, University Observer, 2 March]