What do you think about higher education, is it necessary these days?

I think the most important thing that higher education gives us now is that it teach you how to build connections and how to maintain them)

If we are talking about higher education as in going to college, then the necessity is based on persona - people who do it because of their passion for learning - people who do it for fulfilling a criteria If it's not about going to college, then there are tons and tons of people who learn things which matter their progress (both in professionally and personally).

So there are two main parts of "higher education": full universities, and short-term technical certification schools. I believe that you must only go for university if you wish to enter a certain profession, like medicine, engineering, accounting or law. Other than that, technical school should work just fine. But no matter what path you choose, you must always build your skills.

Necessary, I'd say no, but still very useful for those who choose to do it. For those who can get experience without it, they usually will be fine in their careers, especially in the tech space where skills and experience are more important.

In my opinion, higher education is not only about education, it is about dedication and commitment. It's about discipline apart from networking, knowledge, personal development and the actual diploma. Thereby, such education is important and beneficial. Yet of course it is up to every person individually :) If you want to study, you will study - no matter whether that's a university degree or online education, or personal experience. I personally chose to multitask - work and study; so far so good.

Definitely not now a days companies looking for people who have skills not degree

In today's world, higher education is not such an important aspect of life. In my opinion, the value of higher education is decreasing every year, and self-education is taking its place (with the exception of medicine, law and similar areas of life). Universities used to be the only source of knowledge and experience, but now the Internet easily replaces all of that.

On the surface, universities are a nice idea. You go in, pick a subject you like, learn from the experts, and leave being job- and future-ready. but it's definitely not the case, my experience at uni didn't expose me to new opportunities, it was all the extra curriculum I have taken to allow me to explore the tech world. I think universities are a great stepping stone out of high school but Employers need skills, not just knowledge or titles.

Education is increasing awareness and ensuring you learn things like collaboration, planning, research and analyzing skills. So it is entirely dependent on the person as what experiences they have in their life to come to a decision whether they need education at all.