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Thing is, universities are a business. It pays for them to a) take on more students and b) keep them there for as many years as possible. They dont need to be linked to the outside world, they are moulding certain types of individuals with broad skills. That is it. It is the ARB & RIBA whom need to put pressure on the univeristies by defining the requirements to become an architect are specific and relevant. In my opinion, scrap the useless 2 years of diploma, combine an aprentiship with the part 3 teaching and early on put an emphasis on working with other disciplines. The best architects are ones that can influence and improve other disciplines.