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Does privatization of universities do more harm than good?
First of all, university education is a part of public education. First of all, we must meet the public welfare and universality of education itself. In the definition of private, the naked pursuit of economic interests is never ruled out, which conflicts with the public welfare of education. Therefore, under the situation that educational resources are extremely scarce in China at this stage, the unilateral pursuit of economic benefits in higher education is not conducive to equality before education, and many poor students who meet the threshold of higher education are rejected because of poverty. In the long run, it is not conducive to improving the overall quality of citizens. Secondly, although universities are no longer pure ivory towers, they should also shoulder the heavy responsibility of teaching and educating people. Privatization of universities will inevitably affect students' mentality, and may also leave an indelible mark when they set foot on the society, which will make the society more secular and utilitarian. This goes against socialist spiritual civilization and is not conducive to the construction of a harmonious society. Finally, this topic is not about the necessity of privatization, but about its advantages and disadvantages. The positive side does not deny that privatization can bring more full economic benefits to university education, but in summary, from the perspective of the social atmosphere and overall social effect of universities, privatization of universities does more harm than good.