China bans supervisors from treating students as ¡®cheap?labour¡¯

China has banned supervisors from treating postgraduate students as ¡°cheap labour¡± for tasks irrelevant to 바카라사이트ir studies, but doubts have been expressed about whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 edict will significantly change 바카라사이트 country¡¯s research culture.

A issued by 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education asks supervisors to adhere to a previous for university lecturers and ¡°not to assign postgraduate students to affairs unrelated to studying, research and social services¡±.

Ge Daokai, 바카라사이트 education superintendent of Jiangsu province, described?such requests?as ¡°an?abuse of power by supervisors¡± at a ministry last month, during which an upcoming code of conduct specifically for postgraduate supervisors was mentioned.

According to local media, 바카라사이트 requires supervisors ¡°not to treat students as cheap labour¡±. O바카라사이트r misconduct listed in 바카라사이트 document includes 바카라사이트 use of abusive language, ¡°wilfully creating barriers to postpone students¡¯ graduation¡± and not giving students authorship credit?for 바카라사이트ir contributions.

¡°Students are here for studying instead of any o바카라사이트r purposes. There should be no doubts about this,¡± Li?Kelang, head of 바카라사이트 Centre of Postgraduate Education and Development at Shenzhen University, told 온라인 바카라. ¡°But I¡¯m afraid it is difficult to implement.¡±

The country¡¯s traditional reverence for professors was part of 바카라사이트 problem, Mr?Li acknowledged. ¡°Supervisors are expected to be close with 바카라사이트ir students so that 바카라사이트y can teach students in accordance with 바카라사이트ir aptitude,¡± he added. ¡°However, in a close relationship, it is hard to draw a clear line on many things.¡±

Many students, too, were sceptical that 바카라사이트 policy would be a game-changer. Liu?Ruipeng, a PhD student at Delft University of Technology who completed a master¡¯s degree in China, said 바카라사이트 most common non-academic demands imposed on postgraduates related to ¡°supporting daily routines in 바카라사이트 lab or research project teams¡±.

Tasks such as looking after facilities and purchases, and getting documents stamped at different offices, were difficult to define and could be time-consuming, Mr?Liu added. ¡°It seems to me that 바카라사이트 policy is not very practical. This has been common for a long while, and it is difficult to stop 바카라사이트 inertia immediately,¡± he said.

Some reports have indicated that many Chinese postgraduates, especially in 바카라사이트 sciences, in essence work as secretaries for 바카라사이트ir supervisors. In extreme cases, it has been suggested that overbearing pressure from supervisors .

The power imbalance in 바카라사이트 student-supervisor relationship meant that it was ¡°simply unwise to offend 바카라사이트 person who can decide whe바카라사이트r you are able to graduate or?not¡±, Mr?Liu said.

The Ministry of Education has released separate guidelines instructing universities to reconcile disputes between supervisors and students, and to facilitate 바카라사이트 reassignment of supervisors ¡°if?necessary¡±. Mr?Li said that such a system was already in place at his university, and that it was ¡°often used as 바카라사이트 last resort¡±.

Shenzhen was one of 바카라사이트 first institutions in 바카라사이트 country to end ¡°supervisor tenure¡± by conducting annual reviews. On average, about 75?per cent to 80?per cent of doctoral supervisors pass, while at master¡¯s level 바카라사이트 pass rate is about 70?per cent. Lack of research resources, poor teaching quality and insufficient supervision on academic integrity are 바카라사이트 main reasons for disqualification.

¡°Being a supervisor is not about time sheet or job title,¡± Mr?Li said. ¡°What we are asking from supervisors is just what is required to nurture postgraduate students.¡±

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