Reading UNIT 9
Visit to Student Fair
is Vital Homework
A The number and variety of courses on
offer these days makes it difficult to pick the
right one. But thousands of Europeans who
flock to Brussels Exhibition Centre will be
shown how to simplify the difficult job of
choosing the right course of study for the
career they wish to pursue.
В Ten years ago a handful of Belgian
teenagers, baffled by the array and number
of university courses on offer, put their
heads together to try to hack their way
through the academic undergrowth. They
knew that choosing the wrong subject or
failing to make the grade would make
finding a job all the more difficult. They
decided something had to be done to help
students approach the task of choosing a
course in an effective way. They came up
with the idea of a Student Fair,
С It was decided that this would take the
form of a small forum for everyone in
Belgium involved in higher education from
both the French and Dutch-speaking parts of
the country. It would provide the opportunity
for representatives of educational institutions
to give information on the courses they have
on offer and allow school-leavers time to
discuss these with them.
D But what the youngsters did not know
was that they were tapping a source of
anxiety among students right across Europe.
The fair became an annual event. It
expanded to include higher education
bodies from the whole continent, becoming
known as the European Student Fair.
E Each year ten million students are faced
with the same dilemma/ said exhibition
organiser Valerie de Norre. The
bewildering variety of options, the evolution
of the employment market, the economic
downturn, changes in working methods and
personal interests all play an important role
in the decision-making process. We hope
the fair can help people make the correct
decision for themselves.'
F This year the theme of the fair is 'the
right to education for all' and to mark this
there is a special exhibition area for bodies
that promote equal opportunities in
education. Also, the Master of Business
Administration course continues to attract an
enormous amount of interest across Europe
and, in response to demand, fair organisers
are once again holding an MBA day.
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