University Spending Plan Triggers Heated Debate

摘要

Tokyo—Taiwan has adopted a $1.6 billion plan to strengthen its research universities, reigniting a debate over how much of the money should go to a handful of leading institutions. A decision rests with a new cabinet now being assembled. On 20 January legislators voted to allocate $315 million a year for 5 years to refurbish university facilities and boost faculty salaries. Under rules set out by the previous cabinet, most of the money would go to schools with 25,000 students or more, with the goal of turning them into world-class universities.