Should university graduation requirements be tougher?

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  Discussion keeps the world turning.

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  This is round table.

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  Youre listening to roundtable Im Niu Hong lin, joined by Steve and Yoo Shun.

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  Coming up, ever feel like youre just cruising through university?

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  Well, some folks are saying it might be time to pump up the brakes.

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  The talk about making it harder to graduate is heatedly discussed once again.

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  So should we toughen up university requirements or is life tough enough already?

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  Lets dive right into the academic tug of war after that.

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  But now, graduation is a milestone that represents hard work, perseverance and achievement.

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  But what if reaching that milestone became even more challenging?

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  With recent debates over whether universities should raise their academic standards, we are reminded that education is about more than just passing tests.

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  It's about striving for excellence.

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  The ultimate question is, will tougher graduation requirements be the key to unlocking a brighter future for students?

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  Should university graduation requirements be tougher?

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  That is the question we are discussing.

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  But what actually triggered that discussion?

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  Actually, the discussion originated from an article published by a teacher in a university named Cai Yuan Di.

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  So according to a recent report by local news portal the paper CN, Cai Yuan Di, who is a teacher from the School of Humanities at Hangzhou City University, and he faced a situation where over 30% of his students failed the final exams in his courses, which are ancient chinese language, ancient chinese literature, and classical chinese literature studies.

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  So across three different courses, 30% of his students failed his exams?

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