Opinions on whether governments should cover the tuition fees for everyone to attend university have been divided. In my view, governments could provide financial support, specifically to those who live in a poorer household.
Admittedly, costs of university education could cause financial hardship for the poorer members of society, including not being able to make payments for university. To be more specific, parents that are suffering from poverty may not be able to afford the tuition fees that are usually high. As a result, their children could lose the opportunity to accept the offer given by their dream university due to the financial barriers. If the government could cover the costs, then they would be able to overcome the financial obstacles, thus attend university to pursue their academic lifegoals, such as gaining a bachelor’s degree.
Conversely, it is understandable that some think students should be responsible for their education fees, as the cost require for higher education are typically expensive. To elaborate on this, if governments cover the costs and make higher education complementary to all prospective university students in their countries, it could increase the financial pressure to the national economy to a detrimental extent. For instance, if a country’s government decides to pay for all university attendees, its revenue would eventually run out as the cost is often greater than the overall national income. Consequently, this could cause negative effects economically to the nation.
In conclusion, costs of university education may be problematic for some. Therefore, governments should not provide loans to all members, because that would result in a financial burden for themselves, but to those who are in poverty and are desperate in need for financial support.