CHINA DROPS QUOTA FOR CHINESE STUDENTS IN TAIWAN|學士班陸生招生 中方直接對半砍名額

Fewer Chinese students will be studying in Taiwan this year. China has cut the quota for students studying in Taiwan by half, from 2,136 to 1,000. ROC universities that give places to Chinese students said their revenue will be impacted. Chinese students studying in Taiwan said that the cut may be due to the tense atmosphere in cross-strait relations. Every year, from late-May to mid-June, Chinese students apply for Taiwan universities. The general enrollment regulations were issued last week, and the admission quota for Chinese students studying undergraduate programs in Taiwan was decreased. Private universities, which take in more Chinese students than public universities, will suffer a greater impact. There used to be from 10 to over 100 places for Chinese students per school per year. Since admission numbers were cut by almost half this year, totaling over 1,000 places, private universities will face a decrease in their revenue. ==YEH I-JAN Chief, Shin Hsin University Office of Public Affairs== It means that the university will suffer a loss of four years tuition fees and incidental expenses from over 30 students, which amounts to around NT$10 million. In the future, we may need to try to attract more students from Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Thailand. ==CHANG HUNG-TE Dir-gen., University Entrance Committee for Mainland Chinese Students== We have been trying hard to ask for a larger admission quota. However, China has the power to decide the number of Chinese students studying in Taiwan. The University Entrance Committee for Mainland Chinese Students said that in recent years, China's higher education has suffered from a decline in students due to the low birth rate. This may be one of the Chinese government's considerations in cutting admission numbers. Meanwhile, Chinese students studying in Taiwan think that the tense atmosphere in cross-strait relations is also a reason. ==LIN NAN Ph.D. Chinese student, Fu Jen University== I think it has more or less to do with President Tsai Ing-wen's reluctance to admit the 1992 consensus. A negative image of how Taiwan views Chinese people was shaped in the media. I think the cut in the student quota, as well as a decrease in Chinese tourists, are all related to the political atmosphere. ==HUANG YU-HENG Undergraduate Chinese student, Fu Jen University== There may be a decrease in Chinese students participating in events held among us. I do not think this is a good thing for us. Chinese students said that the undergraduate program in Taiwan is a good way to promote mutual understanding and communication between students in China and Taiwan. They think it is a pity that the approved quota of students was decreased. TRANSLATED BY ARIEL HSIEH 上星期學士班陸生招生簡章出爐，今年陸方對半砍掉名額，從去年2136人，到今年只剩1000人，以往招收陸生數量較多的學校表示，收入會受到影響。有陸生認為兩岸的政治氛圍是原因之一。 每年5月底到6月中，是中國大陸學生，申請來台就讀的報名時間，只不過，上星期才剛出爐的招生簡章，出現陸生的「學士班」名額大縮水。國立大學名額不多，影響不大，但是往常招收較多陸生的私立學校，去年每所有數十個到一百多個名額，今年幾乎都砍半，總共減少超過1000個名額，有私校坦言會影響收入。 ==世新大學公共事務長 葉一璋== 等於是(少了)30幾個 4年的學雜費 大概是1000(萬)出頭 可能我們未來對於所謂的 馬來西亞 泰國(等國) 這個部分我們可能要著墨一點 == 陸生聯招會 總幹事 張鴻德== 對於這個人數的減少 我們也是極力在爭取 但是 這個名額的管控 這個是在陸方 陸生來台名額大減，聯招會表示，近年來中國大陸的高等教育，開始出現「生源」減少的招生壓力，可能是陸方的考量重點，而在台就讀的陸生則認為，兩岸的政治氛圍，也是原因之一。 ==輔仁大學博士班陸生 林楠== 我覺得或多或少 應該都跟蔡英文現在 不承認九二共識有關 無論是在媒體上 形塑的台灣的狀況 那很多負面的印象 還有像之前 包括現在 整個觀光客的減少 其實都跟這整個氛圍有關 ==輔仁大學學士班陸生 黃羽珩== 以後可能我們陸生之間 辦活動的話 參與的人數之類的 也會相應的減少 那這樣子我們活動 也不是很好展開 學生認為，陸生來台就讀學士班，待在台灣的時間比較長，可以增進兩岸青年相互了解、交流，而現在核定名額減少，會讓他們感到可惜。 記者 曹晏郡 邱福財 台北報導