Title

After massification : the quest for entrepreneurial universities and technological advancement in Taiwan

Document Type

Journal article

Source Publication

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Publication Date

6-1-2013

Volume

35

Issue

3

First Page

264

Last Page

279

Publisher

Routledge

Keywords

global competitiveness, innovation and technological advancement, massification of higher education, research and development

Abstract

In order to enhance its national competitiveness in the global market place, the Taiwan government has followed the US model by expanding the higher education sector. One strategy is to expand new private universities to meet the pressing demand for higher education among secondary school graduates. In the last two decades, more than 160 universities (both national and private) have been established in Taiwan, resulting in a rate of enrolment increase of nearly 100 per cent. Although this strategy has increased the supply of higher education, people in Taiwan have begun to question both the quality of graduates and the ‘over supply’ of graduates entering the labour market. This article examines how universities in Taiwan have attempted to enhance their global and regional competitiveness through advancing research, development and innovation against the context of massification of higher education. The article also reflects upon the policy implications after higher education has massively expanded in Taiwan in the last few decades.

DOI

10.1080/1360080X.2013.786857

Print ISSN

1360080X

E-ISSN

14699508

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Full-text Version

Publisher’s Version

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Mok, K. H., Yu, K. M., & Ku, Y.-w. (2013). After massification: The quest for entrepreneurial universities and technological advancement in Taiwan. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 35(3), 264-279. doi: 10.1080/1360080X.2013.786857

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