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higher education
university-level study
Study at a university or college after secondary school.
This vs that
Higher education usually starts after secondary school.
Secondary education takes place before higher education.
Hear it in real life
Are you thinking about higher education after school?
Yes, I'd like to study engineering at university.
More young people are going into higher education before they start work.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
People normally say 'in higher education' in everyday English; the stiff version sounds like an official report.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I am in the higher education since two years.
Say: I've been in higher education for two years.
Use 'in higher education' without 'the', and 'for' with a period of time.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
go into higher education
She went into higher education after taking a year to decide what she wanted to study.
Not everyone wants to go into higher education straight after school.
access to higher education
Grants can make access to higher education easier for students from low-income families.
The college is trying to improve access to higher education in rural areas.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I'm in higher education now.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
higher education
university-level study
“More young people are going into higher education before they start work.”
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