More than 70,000 students and their families last weekend jump- started their search for higher education at the first annual Graduate School Fair.
Held at National Taiwan University yesterday and Saturday, 47 universities and 125 graduate institutes were in attendance.
Fair sponsors said the goal of the event was to help prospective students and their parents find a graduate school and navigate through the admission process.
"Each participating institution has its own booth," said Wang Ya-fen (王雅芬), the fair's spokesman. "Students can roam through as many booths as they want to chat with campus representatives -- usually current students, faculty members and admissions professionals."
Fair activities included information on graduate programs, application procedures, financial aid, major fields of study, specific academic programs and campus life.
Wang said that the wide array of academic fields represented at the fair were all well received. "[The fields of] business management, chemical engineering and education are particularly popular with the prospective students."
According to the latest statistics released by the Ministry of Education, of the approximately 70,000 college graduates every year, about 50,000 apply to graduate schools.
"Nowadays it seems to no longer be a big deal to have a college diploma," said a Ming Chuan University senior visiting the fair.
"I feel I need to get a graduate degree to be competitive in the job market."
Many of the visitors said they were at the fair for similar reasons.
Wang added that while a majority of the people in attendance were students, there were quite a few office workers hoping to return to school to enhance their knowledge and skills in their current occupation.
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