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When Taiwan’s Ministry of Education issued strict guidelines on how schools, colleges and universities should act to contain the coronavirus, many assumed that our institution would be the first to close its doors. This prediction was a reasonable one. After all, National Taiwan University (NTU) has more than 2,000 faculty, 32,000 students and is located in the […] … learn more→
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Campus closures are not inevitable
Schools closed to students: lessons from the virus (and some tips for parents)
The closure of schools and universities for an indefinite period is necessary due to public health requirements. The Ministry of National Education says it has anticipated the situation, but the organizational problems are far from all resolved. Secondary teachers are summoned to their establishments, and it will be up to them to organize themselves as best as possible with the digital […] … learn more→
The new coronavirus is hitting colleges and universities hard, but donors can help
Amid concerns about the deadly coronavirus pandemic, a rapidly growing number of colleges and universities are closing their classroom doors, forcing faculty to teach students online instead of in person. The risks posed by COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, are both dramatic and abstract. Without a vaccine, scientists can’t say how long it will last […] … learn more→
College closures to triple by 2017
I daresay that higher education has reached a breaking point. Accreditation has deeply failed in its mission, by granting legitimacy to every place that wants to call itself a school. This didn’t just hurt our young people, many of whom have been lured into fake schools, which tricked them into deep loans, ruining their lives. […] … learn more→
