Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-01-19
President Tsai Ing-wen says Taiwan’s universities should be more flexible to meet the
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needs of a changing society. The president was speaking Friday at an annual national meeting of the heads of the country’s higher education institutions.
“[We] should not open courses just so schools have students to teach. Classes should be organized to train students to meet society’s needs. Classes should be based not on what the teacher has to teach but on what the students need as they enter society,” Tsai said.
Tsai said the quality of a country’s higher education is closely linked to its competitiveness. She said the higher education system should find ways to be more flexible, for instance to allow students to enter the workforce and then return to school for further education and training. [FULL STORY]