Officials from the two leading universities in Taiwan and China met yesterday to discuss future cooperation, with Peking University president Zhou Qifeng (周其鳳) proposing that graduates from either school be awarded degrees from the other school.
National Taiwan University (NTU) vice president George Chen (陳泰然) told reporters that Zhou suggested during their meeting yesterday that professors from NTU and Peking University co-advise graduate students at the two schools.
When they finish their course, NTU graduate students would receive a master's or doctoral degree from Peking University and vice versa for graduate students of Peking University, Chen said.
Several Taiwanese universities already have collaborations with foreign universities, allowing their students to attend courses at these universities before graduating from Taiwan. Upon finishing their studies, these students are granted diplomas from both the Taiwanese and foreign universities.
Zhou's proposal is different, however, as graduate students from either NTU or Peking University would not be required to enroll at the other university.
Chen said the NTU supported Zhou's suggestion as this would help promote diversity and expand the global vision of NTU students. He added, however, that Zhou's idea could not be realized until the legislature approved regulations on recognizing Chinese credentials.
Chen said NTU would pursue more exchange programs and conduct joint research with Peking University, adding that these cooperation programs could begin soon.
When asked for comment on China's plan to allow Taiwanese high school graduates to apply for enrolment at Chinese universities using their scores on Taiwan's college entrance examinations as the basis, Chen said he was not worried, adding that the NTU hoped to lure distinguished Peking University graduates to attend graduate school at NTU.
In other developments, the NTU issued a statement saying that NTU president Lee Si-chen (李嗣涔), who suffered a minor stroke during a staff meeting on Monday, was in stable condition.
Lee remained under observation at the intensive care unit of the National Taiwan University Hospital after being operated on by a team of neurosurgeons.
A hospital statement said Lee's “physiological functions” and “brain neural function” were normal. It said Lee may be transferred to the wards in a day or two.
“I visited him this morning and held his hands. His hands were firm,” Chen said.
NTU secretary-general Sebastian Liao (廖咸浩) said the 57-year-old Lee did not have any special history of illnesses and had been active in sports.
NTU said that stress from work may have been the cause of his stroke. Lee was originally scheduled to meet Zhou yesterday.
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