Download
Universities in some provinces are failing to meet their student recruitment targets, a survey has found.
At least seven provinces and one region did not meet their recruitment goals in 2013, according to the College Enrollment Report released on Wednesday by eol.cn, one of the country's largest education portals.
The provinces are Henan, Shandong, Fujian, Anhui, Hebei, Guizhou and Qinghai, along with the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. They are the only areas that have disclosed such figures in the past year, eol.cn reported.
Universities in Shandong, for example, planned to recruit 529,900 students in 2013, but only 466,300 were enrolled. Only 536,000 students were admitted by universities in Henan last year, short of the target figure of 606,600.
Shandong has failed to meet its recruitment targets since 2011, while Henan and Anhui have not done so for the past two years, the report said.
Chen Zhiwen, editor-in-chief of eol.cn and one of the report's authors, said the situation was caused by a drop in the birth rate.
"The number of newborns has been falling after peaking at 20 million in 1990 and dropped to 12million around 2000. This is to say that the number of people aged 18 – the age when most students in China start college - will continue to drop before reaching the bottom in around 2018,"Chen said.
Chen also said some students and their parents had been disappointed with higher education in China and had abandoned the opportunity to go to college even after being admitted, which was a significant factor in the current situation.
Last year, a series of cases were reported in which parents opposed their children going tocollege. This sparked heated debate over the necessity to receive a higher education.
In September, a father in Chengdu, Sichuan province, objected to his daughter's decision to go to college, saying it was a waste of time and money as employment prospects for college graduates were not good. He said it was more sensible to find work after graduating from high school.
In an online survey, more than 70 percent of the 10,000 plus respondents supported the father.
"The case indicates that students and parents are losing their confidence in a college education," Chen said.
"Universities, education specialists and officials should pay great attention to such cases, reflect on higher education and improve the situation to help people regain confidence."
But Wang Xiaoyan, director of the higher education department at the Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences, said, "These are just extreme cases and the overwhelming majority of Chinese families support their children receiving higher education."
Wang added that universities in some provinces failed to recruit enough students because the students had various choices.
She said some students who expected to be admitted to their "dream" universities but who failed to perform well in the gaokao, or national college entrance exam, may give up the chance of going to an ordinary college this year and have a second attempt in the gaokao next year. Others may choose to study abroad even if they are admitted by domestic universities.
"In addition, although some provinces can't recruit enough students, students in many other provinces are competing extremely fiercely for the opportunity of going to college," she said.
Question:
1. What is one of China’s largest education portals?
Answer: eol.cn
2. Which province has failed to meet its recruitment goals since 2011?
Answer: Shandong Province
3. According to Chen Zhiwen, what is cause for the low enrollment rate?
Answer: Low bithrate
About the broadcaster:
Lance Crayon is a videographer and editor with China Daily. Since living in Beijing he has worked for China Radio International (CRI) and Global Times. Before moving to China he worked in the film industry in Los Angeles as a talent agent and producer. He has a B.A. in English from the University of Texas at Arlington.
歪果仁是怎样在英文里加特效的?
你是哪种动物?谷歌玩测试庆祝世界地球日
清晨的21句正能量自我暗示
降准是什么? 央行释放1.2万亿人民币贷款额
白宫启用中性厕所
日本女性御宅族迷上“痛包”
最萌最机智的5句英文
国外知乎:朋友圈总有人拉仇恨怎么办?
从IBM到苹果 一张图看懂科技巨头盛衰史
英国人享受“美好”的50件事
忙里偷闲赶快一起学点与“忙”相关的英语吧!
《疯狂外星人》来袭:谢耳朵变身外星怪咖
《权力的游戏》粉丝打造铁王座坐便器
希拉里“购置”2百多万推特粉丝
第34届香港电影金像奖:赵薇封后
泰坦尼克号沙滩椅拍卖 10万英镑成交
美老板自降年薪为员工加薪
西方结婚传统的8个奇怪起源
惊呆!买包薯片发现里面装个土豆
上交所交易破万亿 数额太大系统爆表
卷福主持2015劳伦斯李娜姚明获奖
关于西瓜营养的13个事实
澳洲妈妈脸书晒娃遭朋友吐槽
印尼逆天广告:买房赠媳妇红遍网络
中国女性更喜欢独自旅行
每小时100颗 天琴座流星雨今晚降临
都是报应啊 欧盟制裁谷歌微软暗爽
五十位明星最爱读的书
百度搜索退出日本揭秘 最大对手并非谷歌
英语中“事儿妈”怎么讲
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |