An Essay by Elif Taşal

What are the similarities and differences between public and private universities?

UNIVERSITIES

Education starts with primary school, and it lasts about 16-17 years, provided that it is continued for higher education. There are many universities in Türkiye, and our education system is mainly separated into two groups as private and state like in other countries. Therefore, students have two choices to study at university. Actually, both of them are same for many reasons, but of course there are differences between them which can’t be ignored.


Private and public universities instruct students for the same purpose: training qualified people. These universities have identical curriculum, there is no difference between their educational contents. Also, the students can find good jobs when they graduate from these schools. Thus, people have similar background and equal chance while they are looking for a job. In short, universities are only a way for education, so they aren’t different from each other when these reasons are taken into consideration.


In spite of their similarities, there are some differences between them. First of all, the students have many more facilities in the private universities. They have various social activities. Furthermore, at these universities, there are intimate affairs between students and teachers thanks to small classes. However, people must pay too much money to have this education, whereas others pay less money to the state universities. The people who take education in private universities have to pay a great quantity of money. Therefore, these reasons differentiate the universities from each other.


In conclusion, choosing a private university or public university depends on our wish. The importing thing is what we want from the education system. Both of them give a good education, and train us, but also they enable different opportunities about some issues. Both public and private universities are for education.

Written by Elif Taşal, C16