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Humanities and sciences are one, just as life is one

In the days of the Grand Coalition, that bloated behemoth where even the principals could not fire corrupt, inefficient and grumpy juniors if they were hired by “the other side”, a curious debate crept into our national discourse.

There was the rush to convert polytechnics and technical institutes into universities, alongside the chorus that we needed to teach university students only ‘marketable’ courses.

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