Professing morality to nation's professors

Universities have not been ivory towers; they have been remarkably attentive to the needs of the society that supported them. They evolved and took on new tasks as society required; particularly in the last 20 years when they expanded to accommodate mass university education by creating professional schools and research institutions devoted to the services of the nation.

Nevertheless, universities have always had core tasks and core ideals that enriched students and concerned quarters. Their central task is to teach moral education. Professors have responsibilities to teach, research and serve the society with new-found knowledge.

The universities and the civil society are parties to a social contract. In each era, this social contract must be adapted and renegotiated to suit the timely needs. Critics claim that professors neglect teaching in favour of their own interests to gain more money through private research assignments(with the government/donor agencies/private companies/NGO). These researches are overspecialised and unconnected to the needs of students and the society. While in the business of teaching, all teachers must stick to what they are paid for.