Universities in this place have closed down, "zero points can also be college"

Taiwan's higher education is facing the worst crisis of university failure.

Taiwan's universities are everywhere. Public universities, private universities, normal universities, universities, and technical colleges, colleges and universities, and colleges and universities.

According to the data of the Taiwan authorities ’education authorities, since 2022, the number of freshmen in Taiwan colleges and universities surpassed high school, and" death cross "appeared. Some industry unions estimate that more than 6,000 teachers will be unemployed in the next eight years and about 40 universities will "exit".

Taiwan's higher education is facing the worst crisis of university failure. Many students in Taiwan and their parents are worried: "Will the university read and read, one day suddenly gone?"

The "young child" tsunami impacts the source, and the famous schools also have a shortage

In May this year, 9,442 newborns in Taiwan this year, the lowest month in a single month. The official report of the Taiwan authorities shows that the number of students in each education stage will decrease year by year. It is expected that in the next 16 academic year in colleges and universities, the average freshman of freshmen will be reduced by 2,900 (1.5%).

The "declining childization" seriously impacts the source of students. This year, the number of applications for admission to school in Taiwan this year has reached more than 10,000, reaching a new high in the past 4 years. Even well -known public universities such as Taiwan University, Hsinchu Tsinghua University, etc. have more than 100 people in the island, and the lack of private schools is even greater.

In June, the news of the three private universities of Nantou Nankai University of Science and Technology, Yilan Lanyang Institute of Technology, and Tainan Taiwan Capital University were about to be suspended. In just three years, 11 private schools in Taiwan have disappeared, or suspended or stopped, or they can change others.

The picture shows the Tainan and Taiwan Capital University that has been suspended. "Lianhe Daily" information map

"Doharous" is no longer a news in Taiwan. The most impressive thing about this is schools at all levels. The number of people in the university is less and less in the middle school or elementary school. Even the graduation season can see reports on "one person graduate" in primary and secondary schools. In the past three years, 9 high schools and vocational schools have closed down.

The Taiwan authorities legislate and regulate "exit", and the union is considered "dishonest"

The university is included in the warning list by the "Ministry of Education" for two reasons. One is that the enrollment rate is too low, and the other is financial issues. Those who are more serious will be attributed to the project counseling school. Assuming that the situation will not be improved within 2 years, it will be ordered to suspend.

There are currently more than 40 private universities in Taiwan listed as project counseling, of which more than 70 % are technical and vocational schools.

In late April this year, the Taiwan authorities' legislative agencies through three readings passed the "Provisions of Schools with Private Advanced Middle Schools or above." However, at the same time, the Taiwan Higher Education Union revealed that even if the new law is on the road, the competent education department still allows private schools to "exit" a dual -track system, that is, the more loose old and new laws are available for private school operators. In this way, some schools may still adopt the biggest non -warning method that hurt students and faculty members.

Taking the Asia -Pacific Creative Technical College, which was suspended in 2019 as an example, has not yet completed the liquidation, the rights and interests of faculty and staff cannot be guaranteed. Huang Huizhi, a teacher at the school, said that maliciously stopped recruitment and stopped students. After the students have repeatedly Chen Kang, the Taiwan "Ministry of Education" did not help students, but helped the board of directors logically. "Until now, there are still teachers who have owed salary."

The picture shows the Asia -Pacific Creative Technical College, which has been suspended in 2019. News picture

From most people to technical and vocational schools to "zero points can also go to college"

For a long time, the Taiwan authorities bet most educational resources in primary and secondary school education. After the 1970s and 1980s, Taiwan's economy took off, and the authorities encouraged the training of technical and vocational talents, and gradually formed a technical and vocational education system, supplemented by high school.

With the development of the times, "studying universities is more promising than studying colleges" has become a common concept of Taiwanese society. In the 1990s, the proposition of "Guangjie University" became more and more mainstream. In order to meet the needs of the school market, many colleges have been approved as four -year technology colleges, and have been approved to be promoted to the University of Science and Technology. Since then, the number of universities in Taiwan has increased rapidly.

In 1996, there were 21 universities and 16 colleges in Taiwan. By 2006, the number of universities and colleges increased to 97 and 50 respectively. In the past 10 years, the total number of college students has increased from 330,000 to 960,000.

College students are no longer rare talents in the market. In 2009, the admission rate of Taiwan's "referring to the examination" (similar to the mainland college entrance examination) was as high as 97.14%, and in 2016 to 99%. The admission score of college has repeatedly broke the low. 2008 was 7.69 points; in 2019, after the examination rules were fine -tuned, professional sciences of music, art, and sports can choose not to refer to the results of the relevant examinations, and students can apply for a university. Therefore, "zero points can also be college" is a fact.

The quality of private schools is uneven, and the enrollment of public schools is bleak

In fact, the discussion of uneven quality of Taiwan's private universities has a long history.

According to Taiwan media reports, in order to expand the source of students, some private schools are attracting foreign students to provide scholarships, work, internship opportunities, etc., but they are derived and even recruited "questioning of population trafficking."

Chen Zhengui, a supervisor of Jingyi University, who has served as the principal of the private college for more than 20 years, said that the private school operating crisis can be seen from personnel, finance to admissions, including the board of directors to insert themselves and empty the school property; Or arrears of salary, in recent years, there are still cases of private schools, and illegally recruiting foreign students to study abroad and hackers in Taiwan through intermediaries.

The picture shows Yilan Lanyang Technical College, which has been announced. The school has lost money for 7 consecutive years. The Central News Agency's pictures of Taiwan's public schools also face the difficulty of enrollment. Some schools have even reduced the standards of "robbing" student resources, and the recruitment of graduate students in Shuobo is even more bleak. In 2020, there were 121 departments in Taiwan, including 79 master doctoral classes, of which 10 doctoral classes belonged to Taiwan's "top universities". For Taiwan colleges with a high registration rate of freshmen in the university, the data behind its data does not necessarily reflect the real enrollment situation.

Land redundant reduction, the "quick effect" strategy is not available

Mainland students used to be a stable resource for enrollment in Taiwan's colleges and universities. From 2011 to 2015, the number of people going to Taiwan increased by 30 % to 40 % each year. Since 2016, the number of Lu Sheng has continued to fall. Many factors including the new crown pneumonia epidemic and cross -strait relations have been superimposed. The interruption of the terrestrial pipelines that go to Taiwan for a long time has been for a long time, which has worsened the survival snow of many Taiwan colleges and universities.

The DPP authorities have advertised the so -called "new south direction" enrollment for many years. According to the "Ministry of Education" information, the actual scale and positive impact are not as considerable as they are. In particular, the number of students in some countries increased significantly in 2017 and 2018, and the latter school year has decreased significantly, and even some countries have less than one -third of the previous year. The phenomenon of "student changes" mentioned earlier also appeared among students who came from these countries to study in Taiwan.

Some analysts believe that the DPP officials have adopted the "fast -acting" strategy for the current high education dilemma, but do not deeply understand the real high education difficulties. Looking at the "Xinnanbian Policy", the authorities are willing to present surface data, while selectively ignoring the quality of school and the essential contribution to Taiwan's higher education.

In the expected future, Taiwan's university enrollment will continue to face pressure.

Source: China News Agency

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