IELTS essay - Some people think that universities should provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed in the workplace. Others think that the true function of a university should be to give access to knowledge for its own sake, regardless of whether the course is useful to an employer. What in your opinion should be the main function of a university?

One of the readers of my blog put up a request for this essay. I have posted a very similar essay on 23rd Sept. 2010 which you can read here:- Main functions of a university.