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Private school crisis a policy failure: groups
IMBALANCE: The government approved the establishment of many private universities even as the birthrate declined, leading to a surplus of schools, school associations said
By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter
The government is partly to blame for the crisis private schools are facing today, representatives from private school associations said yesterday.
Their remarks come as lawmakers review a draft act proposed by the Executive Yuan to regulate the closure of private senior-high schools and colleges.
Over the years, private schools have made many contributions to the cultivation of talent in the nation, whether in higher education, or senior-high and vocational education, Association of Private Universities and Colleges of Technology president Ko Tzu-hsiang (葛自祥) told a news conference in Taipei.
New semester sees continued caution on campus reopenings
As a new university semester begins this month in many parts of East and Southeast Asia, still affected by second and third waves of COVID-19, online courses are still common and there is evidence in several countries that students are opting out for the semester until physical classes resume.
Vaccine roll-outs, which began in February in some countries in Asia, have so far had barely any impact on universities which are still implementing special measures for the coming semester and are likely to continue until at least June. These include socially distanced classes, testing and other measures.