Why Private Universities are better than Public Universities

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Posted by on Saturday April 19, 2014 at 8:55:6:

Universities in Nigeria are either owned by private individuals or by the government. The government owned universities are known as public universities and are maintained by the state government or the federal government. One of the major characteristic of the private universities is their exorbitant fees.

This is why students who can’t afford such high fees opt to go the public universities.

Despite the con of high fees, I still think that private universities are much better than public universities. This is because of the following reasons:

- Better study Environment: Private universities have better study environments that enable students relax and study well. They have good well spaced classroom blocks, well equipped laboratory for practical’s and good hostel accommodations for students staying inside the school. Most of our public universities are yet to grow to this standard.

- Well paid lecturers: The privately owned higher institutions have highly qualified lecturers, who are not only qualified but are willing to impact knowledge to students since they are satisfied with their benefits. Though lecturers in the Public Universities are highly qualified too, most of them are not so eager to impact knowledge to their students.

- More Reliable Academic Calendar: One of the other reasons why private universities are much better than public universities is because of their fast academic Calendar. Their school calendar is fast and devoid of the regular strike periods that plague public universities. In a private university, a 4 years course normally take just 4 years to complete, but in a private university, a four year course takes up to 6 years to complete due to regular strike actions.