The China Post
Date: December 30, 2016
By: Sun Hsin Hsuan
The dwindling birthrate in Taiwan has apparently taken a toll on higher education, with a rising number of
Universities across the nation have experienced enrollment shortfalls as Taiwan’s birthrate dwindles. (CNA)
universities reporting serious enrollment shortfalls.
As many as 151 undergraduate and graduate programs — including seven at Taiwan’s top university — reported zero enrollment this fall, according to a report released Thursday by the Education Ministry’s Statistics Department.
Sixty-four graduate programs received no students this fall. Many of the programs were at top schools like National Taiwan University, National Cheng Kung University, National Chengchi University and National Chiao Tung University.
Among top universities, National Taiwan University saw the greatest number of graduate programs left vacant this year: a total of seven in theater and drama, sociology, social work, art history, ecology and evolutionary biology, and translational medicine. [FULL STORY]
