I thought that it wasn't that necessary because I got Bachelor's in Radio Engineering and Master's in PM / Business.
But then my PM degree has helped me numerous times - to launch my business, and drive project-based initiatives in every company I worked for.
Also, having a master's degree has helped me immigrate to Canada, because academic degree do count - at they weight a lot - in official evaluations of your 'human capital' worth.
Then, Knowledge from my Tech Degree has helped me nail learning programming in just 6 months. How? Because I've studied the hardware - everything about Electronics, Semi-conductors and Transistor logic. We used to design (on paper) the Analog-Digital and Digital-Analog convertors, and Transistor logic devices, and Transistor storage devices. Which all is Computer Science, but even on the deeper level then taught in Comp Science classes (at least 90% of Comp Science grads didn't know what I knew about the physical layer). Not to mention CISCO standard courses for Computer Networking.
It all helped me get credibility for all of the job interviews, my current employer is also a PhD in Radio Engineering, so he even asked me some of Radio 101 questions during the interview - and he was impressed that I remember than stuff 7 years after graduation. That was a sign for him of my overall intellectual development, and academic degrees are a sign of quality.
Yeah, there are many ways to get these degrees without learning anything, but it's the best mean for credibility that we have. And maybe elite professional certifications can count, too, like Financial (CPA, CFA, FRM), PM (PMP), CISCO, Microsoft etc.
But I would learn any of that if it wasn't for the University, and to be honest, I did like 40% of my potential in school because I loved missing classes, hanging out with friends instead of learning and was overall very lazy (smart, but lazy) student.
To sum up, higher education can be dodged, but if you're not from a developer country - you really want to consider getting the highest degree possible in order to increase your Mobility on the International Market.
@lilia_nimchuk1 Agreed, what I got out of university are relations with strong performers which I still cherish!
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@lilia_nimchuk1 IDK, I think paying so much for a glorified social club isn't right. It should offer some kind of career value, and many don't do that.
@lilia_nimchuk1 I completely agree that higher education teaches us how to build relationships and helps us develop the maturity to handle them effectively. It also provides us with the patience to navigate various situations and the ability to distinguish between what is beneficial and harmful to us. Higher education holds significant value.
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If we are talking about higher education as in going to college, then the necessity is based on persona
- people who do it because of their passion for learning
- people who do it for fulfilling a criteria
If it's not about going to college, then there are tons and tons of people who learn things which matter their progress (both in professionally and personally).
@satish_kumar_veluri, thank you!
Yeah, about going to college, unfortunately, there are a lot of people, who go there just because it's the right thing to do
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@shakhmetava_natallia I'm not really sure about the "right thing to do" feeling..😁
I see people doing it just because lot's of other people are doing it.
It's like buying a product in amazon or flipkart based on the reviews 😁
So there are two main parts of "higher education": full universities, and short-term technical certification schools. I believe that you must only go for university if you wish to enter a certain profession, like medicine, engineering, accounting or law. Other than that, technical school should work just fine. But no matter what path you choose, you must always build your skills.
@shivam_thiagarajan thank you, for sure, for professions such as doctors or lawyer you should definitely get a higher education.
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@shivam_thiagarajan@shakhmetava_natallia do you think? AI is going to replace any “rules based” profession. I’m advising my kids to learn creativity and project management
Necessary, I'd say no, but still very useful for those who choose to do it. For those who can get experience without it, they usually will be fine in their careers, especially in the tech space where skills and experience are more important.
In my opinion, higher education is not only about education, it is about dedication and commitment. It's about discipline apart from networking, knowledge, personal development and the actual diploma. Thereby, such education is important and beneficial.
Yet of course it is up to every person individually :) If you want to study, you will study - no matter whether that's a university degree or online education, or personal experience. I personally chose to multitask - work and study; so far so good.
@jerryton_surya agreed... and thats why just simply a school name should not be goal. But the knowledge one obtain from there.
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In today's world, higher education is not such an important aspect of life. In my opinion, the value of higher education is decreasing every year, and self-education is taking its place (with the exception of medicine, law and similar areas of life). Universities used to be the only source of knowledge and experience, but now the Internet easily replaces all of that.
@fail_men sure, talking about source of knowledge the Internet really changed a lot
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On the surface, universities are a nice idea. You go in, pick a subject you like, learn from the experts, and leave being job- and future-ready. but it's definitely not the case, my experience at uni didn't expose me to new opportunities, it was all the extra curriculum I have taken to allow me to explore the tech world. I think universities are a great stepping stone out of high school but Employers need skills, not just knowledge or titles.
Education is increasing awareness and ensuring you learn things like collaboration, planning, research and analyzing skills. So it is entirely dependent on the person as what experiences they have in their life to come to a decision whether they need education at all.
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