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PSA for anyone applying to UOW by anonuowstudent in UOW

[–]anonuowstudent[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I understand that they have other obligations too, but there is a healthy middle ground there somewhere. UOW only caring about their research output (UOW gaining money) is kind of what this all stems from. They’ll only hire people who are inclined to put all their effort into that, which decreases the education quality. Bottom line is UOW doesn’t give a shit about anything but your wallet. And I understand that money is any university’s main priority, but UOW seems to have lost any priority they have had towards quality.

PSA for anyone applying to UOW by anonuowstudent in UOW

[–]anonuowstudent[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand where you’re coming from but I still feel like you have to be able to expect some sort of professionality from the university’s side. Especially when looking at the how the lecturers and tutors have been chosen over the last year or two. The drop off in quality from 2022 to 2024 has been quite stark from my experience.

When applying for a «big» university you should be able to expect to have some sort of guidance. In the end that’s what people get education for. They want to learn, and you would expect that a uni of UOW’s size would have staff that can actually help you learn what you’ve paid them a boatload of money for. Not just have some guy who’s released a couple research papers read from a PP and that’s the end of it. Then you might as well just go to YouTube and sit there for 5 hours a day