As online education platforms rise and the value of traditional university degrees remains a subject of ongoing debate, one view holds that the core mission of universities is no longer to transmit knowledge but to cultivate critical thinking and social skills; another insists that higher education should primarily serve the direct demands of the job market by offering highly specialized skills training. In your view, when artificial intelligence and MOOC resources can already replicate the function of information delivery at low cost, what is the most irreplaceable value of university education? Please support your argument with specific examples from particular countries or industries.
