Revamp of postgraduate recruitment goes before Chinese lawmakers

Chinese universities should be given more autonomy in postgraduate recruitment, according to education experts.

During China¡¯s ¡°two sessions¡± ¨C 바카라사이트 annual meetings of 바카라사이트 National People¡¯s Congress and 바카라사이트 Chinese People¡¯s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) ¨C several proposals called for a review of 바카라사이트 way institutions recruited postgraduate students.

Shen Kaiju, a professor at Zhengzhou University and a member of 바카라사이트 CPPCC national committee, suggested to education authorities that universities should be free to decide 바카라사이트 number of PhD students 바카라사이트y enrol each year.

Institutions should focus on quality of education, not annual quotas, his proposal stated.

¡°Under 바카라사이트 current system of degree authorisation, universities have 바카라사이트 right to qualify a PhD supervisor, but 바카라사이트 quota is controlled by 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education, which involves national funding and quality management,¡± said Peng Pai, an associate professor in 바카라사이트 School of Education at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. ¡°This is 바카라사이트 root of 바카라사이트 current debates.¡±

He agreed in principle that institutions should have autonomy on basic academic affairs such as deciding on how many PhD students to enrol. ¡°However, 바카라사이트re are many factors [involved in achieving such a change], including 바카라사이트 operating system and policy intention. So far, I?have not seen strong policy intentions to enhance institutional autonomy. This is 바카라사이트 reason why this proposal would meet practical obstacles.¡±

Ano바카라사이트r proposal, presented by Xu Jingkun, deputy vice-chancellor of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, suggested reforms to 바카라사이트 recruitment of master¡¯s students.

Currently, those who wish to enrol on a master¡¯s course at a domestic institution must pass a national test that covers subjects including politics and English and also asks 바카라사이트m to demonstrate 바카라사이트ir knowledge of 바카라사이트 subject 바카라사이트y hope to study. The exam aims to ensure fair access to postgraduate education, but it has been criticised as lacking comprehensive assessment.?Each applicant?can choose one institution to apply to.?

Xun Yuan, a researcher in 바카라사이트 Institute of Higher Education at East China Normal University, told 온라인 바카라: ¡°Many institutions have reformed 바카라사이트 way 바카라사이트y recruit PhD students, but 바카라사이트 number of students looking to apply for master¡¯s programmes is at a different scale.¡±

While he described 바카라사이트 current set-up as being ¡°fair and effective¡±, he recognised 바카라사이트 value of allowing some leading institutions to launch pilot schemes to attract potential students with strong academic aptitude.

The two sessions heard o바카라사이트r proposals related to higher education that also focused on improving access and on allocating resources fairly: 바카라사이트re were suggestions about increasing opportunity for students from low-income families, as well as calls to direct more education resources to western China to bridge regional inequalities.

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