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But it has spelt the doom of the whole educational system. The number of students that are getting into the university has increased tremendously. Lectures have not increased. The lecture halls have not increased. The residential halls have not increased.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we are compromising, and I am a lecturer, we are compromising quality for quantity. In a sense today, if you come to Legon, you enter a lecture hall to find 600, 800 students in one room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat makes it very difficult to reach out to each and every one. How many essays can you mark a day? 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