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« on: August 05, 2007, 11:32:57 pm »
Nah nothing to do with partying. In England a joke uni would be a place where they only teach really simple subjects just so that people with really bad grades can say they go to university. These uni's basically take away what a university should be, by teaching courses which have no real academic content, and are, at the end of the day, useless, meaning that people come out with a degree which will (generally speaking) never get them a job and then they're £30,000+ in debt.
For instance, Thames Valley in England, ranked the worst in UK by one source, teaches subjects such as (amongst others) Cake Decorating, International Culinary Arts - Pastry, and Research (yes, they teach you for years just how to carry out research). Not to say that these aren't valid skills; just something you shouldn't have to spend £3,000 a year (at least) on learning.
You could probably get into that place by just turning up to your final exams, writing your name then going to sleep.