tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647858.post110655986398933622..comments2024-03-22T16:44:22.235-04:00Comments on 外 not: Comments on proposal to classify Taiwan's universities?Jonathan Bendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10697405682873882601noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647858.post-1108832303053106662005-02-19T11:58:00.000-05:002005-02-19T11:58:00.000-05:00Uh... sorry, I don't know anything about Kai Nan U...Uh... sorry, I don't know anything about Kai Nan University. I think <A HREF="http://scottsommers.blogs.com/taiwanweblog" REL="nofollow">Scott Sommers</A> has mentioned it on his blog, though...Jonathan Bendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697405682873882601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647858.post-1108746236679901692005-02-18T12:03:00.000-05:002005-02-18T12:03:00.000-05:00Hi! I was wondering if you can help me about a Tai...Hi! I was wondering if you can help me about a Taiwanese university I'm applying for. I'm a foreign student applying for Kai Nan University. Can you please give me some background info about it and your opinion of it? Just please reply to my e-mail add. Thanks, and more power to your blogs!<br />E-mail me at marizgc@yahoo.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647858.post-1108395632947298772005-02-14T10:40:00.000-05:002005-02-14T10:40:00.000-05:00Clyde said:
John, the MOE did have very clear gui...Clyde said:<br /><br />John, the MOE did have very clear guides for classes and exams up to the early 90s. What we have now is the result of falling in love with the American system (or at least what part of the system one sees from an elite school during a four year stay). Talk about a round peg in a square hole!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647858.post-1108314614047421242005-02-13T12:10:00.000-05:002005-02-13T12:10:00.000-05:00My guess about the reason behind "catapulting" a u...My guess about the reason behind "catapulting" a university is that it's part of the effort to make Taiwan more internationally recognized in as many ways as possible. Unfortunately, it appears to be an educational policy whose sole purpose seems to be to enhance the Taiwan "brand".Jonathan Bendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697405682873882601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647858.post-1108222050534389592005-02-12T10:27:00.000-05:002005-02-12T10:27:00.000-05:00I think that you would find most of us :higher Ed"...I think that you would find most of us :higher Ed" lecturers in total agreement. The ministry has had no thougt what so ever on a national gradable curriculum. Results each Uni does what it wants and marks how it wishes. Flooding the halls with Phd',most of which I have trouble beliving that they could achive a BA never mind PHd, to chase research grants or attain the numbers required moves Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647858.post-1108218863534685982005-02-12T09:34:00.000-05:002005-02-12T09:34:00.000-05:00That's a good idea, Clyde. This is from Scott Somm...That's a good idea, Clyde. This is from Scott Sommers.<br /><br />It's not even clear to me what 'catapulting' a university into one of the several existing rankings of university quality is supposed to do.<br /><br />Strangely, when we talk about the actual policies of the MOE, all 3 of seem to agree. And the really strange part of it is that we seem to agree for the same reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647858.post-1107083216132795812005-01-30T06:06:00.000-05:002005-01-30T06:06:00.000-05:00One of the things I think you're describing, Clyde...One of the things I think you're describing, Clyde, concerns a lack of a clear idea as to the purpose of a university education. Vocational schools/colleges want to become universities not in order to provide a different kind of education to students, but in order to get more funding and, I suppose, a reputation as a university rather than "merely" a vocational school. As Scott mentions in <A Jonathan Bendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697405682873882601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647858.post-1107059234779896512005-01-29T23:27:00.000-05:002005-01-29T23:27:00.000-05:00Anonymous is from Clyde (I need another password l...Anonymous is from Clyde (I need another password like I need a hole in the head--of which I already have too many).<br /><br />You guys really miss the funny point of this huge shift. It was only ten years ago that the education system in Taiwan made lots of sense--with over half of the students being in the vocational track. Well, the MOE let schools start to do whatever they wanted, and what Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647858.post-1106807113751946052005-01-27T01:25:00.000-05:002005-01-27T01:25:00.000-05:00Also see this article in the Jan. 22 Taiwan News f...Also see <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.etaiwannews.com%2FEducation%2F2005%2F01%2F22%2F1106361678.htm">this article</A> in the Jan. 22 <I>Taiwan News</I> for a sign of how this classification system might work itself out. According to the article, the Cabinet decided to give 80% of NT$50 billion in education funding to two or three "top" schools, rather than spreading it out Jonathan Bendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697405682873882601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647858.post-1106715124693868802005-01-25T23:52:00.000-05:002005-01-25T23:52:00.000-05:00I haven't had time to check into the MOE's actual ...I haven't had time to check into the MOE's actual proposal (did a quick look at their website but didn't find anything on first glance), but I agree with your concerns about what methods they might use to classify schools. And I'm also concerned about how the classification of the universities might affect funding. If anyone finds a link to the proposal or the discussion mentioned in the Taipei Jonathan Bendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697405682873882601noreply@blogger.com