While the opposition parties were launching a protest yesterday against the high tuition fees and education reform and other complaints, the Ministry of Education was holding a seminar to talk about its National Conference on Educational Development to be held on Sept. 13 and Sept.14.
The conference aims to review the results of the education reforms and further work out new plans for future education policies.
The conference is to address three topics: increasing education opportunities for minority groups and ensuring the social justice; promoting the quality and effectiveness of higher education quality and and improving international competitiveness; and completing the reforms of the 12-year compulsory education program.
"It is critical to discuss these three issues and work out the solutions. If we do not deal with them now, I believe that the controversy of education reform will still exist in 10 years," education minister Huang Jong-tsun (
"However, it is also difficult to find the solutions that satisfy all people. If a consensus that leads to a correct direction can be formed, then the conference has reached its preliminary mission," Huang said.
Huang said that is futile for people to continue the debate about the need for more universities versus need for better universities. Instead, he said, people who are concerned about education reform need to think about effective solutions.
The new curricula need to be designed with justice and fairness in mind, Huang said.
Nearly 5 million people have signed up to receive the government’s NT$10,000 (US$322) universal cash handout since registration opened on Wednesday last week, with deposits expected to begin tomorrow, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday. After a staggered sign-up last week — based on the final digit of the applicant’s national ID or Alien Resident Certificate number — online registration is open to all eligible Taiwanese nationals, foreign permanent residents and spouses of Taiwanese nationals. Banks are expected to start issuing deposits from 6pm today, the ministry said. Those who completed registration by yesterday are expected to receive their NT$10,000 tomorrow, National Treasury
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