Reform needed in higher education

The fact that students who only had an average of three points in every subject in this year's university entrance exam were eligible for admission to university has become a hot topic in education. But the Ministry of Education's measures to remedy this problem, such as closing down universities and setting minimum enrollment requirements, only address the symptoms and not the fundamental problems in higher education in Taiwan. First, there are too many universities and too few students, so even without the ministry's measures, some universities will have to close. …To avoid wasting university resources, the only solution seems to be to expand the potential pool of students. There are two possibilities for this -- one is recruiting students from China, the other is recruiting students from other countries. …… there are three problems………first……Unless university courses are taught in English, it will be hard to attract foreign students. Therefore, universities need to gradually increase the number of courses taught in English. ….second…….foreign students who now come to Taiwan are from countries that aren't doing very well economically. They depend on scholarships given out by the Taiwanese government and are provide no substantial economic benefit to the universities. … the government has to stabilize the situation across the Taiwan Strait, as foreign students will not study in what is considered a dangerous place.……..the present enrollment system at universities is outdated. [View Full Article]