Taiwan university recruits mainland students in Ningbo
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- Category: On The Campus
- Published: Monday, 17 December 2012 09:00
Taiwan's Providence University held a parents evening in Ningbo last Friday, meeting the parents of the mainland students admitted in the past two years. They also encouraged these parents to help publicize the university to more mainland students.
Providence University currently has admitted 80 mainland students. Twenty-three of them are from Zhejiang Province and 12 from Ningbo.
In the meeting, the parents shared their children's concern over their employment after graduation. Mainland students attending Taiwan universities are subject to a series of restrictions. They are not allowed to be engaged in full-time or part-time work on and off campus during their stay in Taiwan. In addition, the mainland graduates are not allowed to work in Taiwan after graduation. Therefore, the issue of internship and employment is of particular concern for parents of mainland students.
A parent surnamed Chen said, "our child will either go abroad or return to the mainland after graduation, so employment is our biggest concern. We hope the university can help mainland students to create more job opportunities by contacting Taiwan-funded enterprises in the mainland. "
Lin Changrong, a working staff from Providence University, told the parents, “like many well-known colleges and universities around the world, our university offered a variety of exchange programs. Our students can participate in an exchange program at least once during their four-year study, which enables them to experience different cultures." Lin added that they have taken down questions from the parents, and they would consider and try to solve them as soon as they return Taiwan.
According to Wang Jinjun, a teacher of Providence University, an increasing number of students from Ningbo chose to attend Taiwan universities in the past two years. The colleges and universities in Taiwan are widely known for their openness, but they are still less popular to mainland students compared to the mainland universities. It is reported that a quite famous university in Taiwan enrolled 99 mainland students last year but only 54 checked in. Many candidates finally decide to choose those famous universities in mainland. Other Taiwan Universities also face a similar situation.
Wang admits that they are facing a competition for students. Many Taiwan colleges and universities are adjusting their policies and increasing scholarships in the hope of attracting more mainland students in the coming year.
