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40% university cohort rate: Should it be raised in future?
More youngsters aspire to have a university degree. While expanding university places is one option, employers also need to change the way they assess job seekers
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ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO
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This month, school leavers who had applied for a place in the local universities will be informed of the outcome.
It is likely that close to 40 per cent - around 15,000 applicants - of the age cohort will land a place in one of these institutions.
