Written by David S. Wills · June 28, 2017
The following is a sample answer for IELTS writing task 2. You can learn about IELTS essay structures here and about the topic of education here.
Question
Government funding should only be provided for the best students as scholarships. Other funding of universities should come from student fees and private organizations.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Answer
Around the world, there are various ways that universities receive their funding. Some people believe that they should be partly funded through the government by means of scholarships for particularly gifted students, but that generally their funding should come from tuition and other sources. I agree with this position, but only up to a point.
Every government has some attitude towards educational funding, but most provide some sort of assistance to their country’s institutes of higher learning. In some cases, like in Scotland or Norway, governments pay for all students to study at university. However, in other countries they provide some support to excellent students, and let the universities obtain their own general funding. This system works well, but I think it should be expanded not just to include the most gifted students, but also to ensure diversity, which is also important for education and society as a whole.
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