In 2002, there were slightly over 2000 higher education institutions in PRC. Close to 1400 were regular higher education institutions (HEIs). A little more than 600 were higher education institutions for adults. Combined enrollment in 2002 was 11,256,800. Of this close to 40 percent were new recruits. Total graduate student enrolment was 501,000.[2]
In 2005, there were about 4,000 Chinese institutions. Student enrollment increased to 15 million, with rapid growth that is expected to peak in 2008. However, the higher education system does not meet the needs of 85 percent of the college-aged population.[4]
Since 1998, 10 universities have been targeted by the Chinese government to become "world-class" - including Peking and Tsinghua Universities. To achieve that goal, the government promised to increase the educational allocation in the national budget by 1 percent a year for each of the five years following 1998. When CPC General secretary Chinese president Jiang Zemin attended the hundredth anniversary ceremony at Peking University (Beida) in 1998 and the ninetieth anniversary ceremony at Tsinghua University in 2001, he emphasized this ambitious goal of advancing several of China's higher education institutions into the top tier of universities worldwide in the next several decades. In the meantime, China has received educational aid from UNESCO and many other international organizations and sources, including the World Bank, which recently loaned China $14.7 billion for educational development. Since 2007, China has become the sixth largest country in hosting international students. The top ten countries with students studying in China include: Korea, Japan, USA, Vietnam, Thailand, Russia, India, Indonesia, France and Pakistan.[2][3][4] The total number of international students studying in China often range around two hundred thousands.
Only 30 percent of faculty hold postgraduate degrees. This is a consequence of the lack of an academic degree system in China until the 1980s. Recently, internationally-trained scholars have entered the faculty with the goals of both improving quality and strengthening ties to other institutions around the world. The state recognizes the need for more home-grown professors.[4]
In Spring 2007 China planned to conduct a national evaluation of its universities. The results of this evaluation would be used to support the next major planned policy initiative. The last substantial national evaluation of universities was in 1994. That evaluation resulted in the 'massification' of higher ecucation as well as a renewed emphasis on elite institutions.[citation needed] Since 2010, in some of the elite institutions, there has been an attempt at introducing some aspects of an American-style liberal arts curriculum for selected students.[5]
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And there you have it.
Bolaji Aluko
Do developed and aspiring nations of the world depend on certificates to move forward? No infrastrures, no job for the so called graduates. Technical and vocational skills have been forgotten. Any effective or reliable artisans in this country today is from a neighbouring country. Degree is not the solution to our problem.let us have a sustainable education that can withstand the challenges of modern life, let's stop deceiving. By the way how many of Chinese have degree , see how their products are dominating world market. Look at the way our farm produce are waisting away in the midst of Professors of Agriculture, a University system that promote academics purely on papers which the authors cannot even defend. My dear professor we have not started as a nation. There you are and be blessed. SolaAluko.--Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTNFrom: Mobolaji Aluko <alukome@gmail.com>Sender: naijaintellects@googlegroups.comDate: Fri, 3 May 2013 07:38:53 +0100To: USAAfrica Dialogue<USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com>; NaijaPolitics e-Group<NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com>; OmoOdua<OmoOdua@yahoogroups.com>; naijaintellects<naijaintellects@googlegroups.com>; nigerianid@yahoogroups.com<nigerianID@yahoogroups.com>; Ra'ayi<Raayiriga@yahoogroups.com>; ekiti ekitigroups<ekitipanupo@yahoogroups.com>; Yan Arewa<YanArewa@yahoogroups.com>; NiDAN<nidan-group@googlegroups.com>ReplyTo: naijaintellects@googlegroups.comSubject: [Naijaintellects] On this Matter of the Federal Government creating six 'Mega Universities'--
My People:____________________________________________________________________________Create six "Mega Universities" - 150,000 - 200,000 student-strong - like NNPC mega-stations?Not that easy...According to the latest information available (see tables below, from a 2012 Assessment Report on universities in the country), all the sixty (61) state and federal universities (not counting the new 9 federal universities) have a population of 1,252,913 students, 37,504 academic staff and 77,511 non-academic staff. for an average size of 20,540 per campus and a student-to-staff ratio of 33:1.The largest size is Lagos State University Ojo (90,855), followed by UniAbuja (62,528), followed by National Open University (57,759). So the chosen "mega" universities (most likely the FirstGen universities, which six, UI, UniLag, OAU, ABU, UNN and UniBen) have an average population of 39,252) would almost have to quadruple, quintuple, sextuple, septuple, octuple, nonuple, decuple, undecuple or even duodecuple in student population size, and at least follow suit by halving that -tuple in staff size if a reasonable student-staff ratio is to be maintained. See: UniBen - 56,501; ABU - 49,436; UniLag - 49,179 UI - 33,481; UniCal - 29,357; UNN - 23,815; OAU - 23,100.Thirty-two (32) of these sixty-one (61) universities have below the average per-campus size, twenty-five (25) of which are state-owned universities, and eighteen (18) of which are in the Northern part of Nigeria.In my mind, rather than create mega-universities, it would be much better for the Federal Government to ACTIVELY encourage ALL universities in the country, through aggressive funding of infrastructure and staff recruitment, particularly state-owned universities, particularly those in the North, to increase their on-campus student population to at least 20,000 in the next five to ten years (some faster than others). ALL universities can/should also be encouraged to double their on-campus population by use of on-line distance learning (with a stipulated minimum residential component) in certain courses only, but couple the ODL component with very tight academic standards and monitoring.Most importantly, employment (both self- and other) opportunities are key to the motivation of students while learning. Duodecupling graduates without jobs will only duodecuple social headache.And there, we will have it even more.Bolaji Aluko_________________________________________________________________ENROLLMENT TABLE FOR NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES (From Report of Committee on Needs Assessment of Nigerian Public Universities, 2012)
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FG to create six 'Mega Universities'
Following the recommendation of the Needs Assessment of Nigerian Universities (CNANU), the National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the conversion of one university in each of the six geo-political zones to a 'Mega University."
The 'Mega Universities', according to the Peter Obi-led Technical Committee on the recommendations of the CNANU, would create universities that are capable of admitting 200,000 students as against the less than 30,000 some of the biggest universities in the country grant admission yearly.
The committee's report, which followed an extensive review of the CNANU report presented to the Federal Executive Council on September 19, 2012, made the following recommendations:
"The Committee agreed with CNANU that funding was a big issue in tertiary education and recommended that both the Federal and State Governments should prioritise funding by raising budgetary allocation to schools and guaranteeing that funds for education are disbursed as appropriated to ensure that the necessary facilities are provided.
"It recommended the strengthening of the composition and character, especially of external members, of the Governing Councils of the Universities by populating the board with members who have a direct stake in academics to ensure better management of the universities.
The committee had noted that the Nigerian University system is grossly understaffed and recommended the introduction of attractive incentives towards promoting post-graduate education and upgrading the academic qualifications of all lecturers to PhD level within a given period.
"The Committee also recommended the designation of a focal Federal University per geo-political zone to be upgraded towards expanding its absorptive capacity to between 150,000 – 200,000 students in the medium term," Mr. Obi said.
A decision has not been taken on which universities will be considered for selection.
Peter Obi Committee Proffers 200,000-capacity 'Mega Universities'
THE National Economic Council (NEC) last Thursday approved the conversion of one university in each of the six geo-political zones to a 'Mega University.' The recommendation for the conversion was part of those contained in the report of the Peter Obi-led Technical Committee on the recommendations of the Needs Assessment of Nigerian Universities (CNANU).
Briefing newsmen at the end of the meeting, which had in attendance the president, vice president, state governors, ministers among others, Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, said the president approved all the recommendations of the committee.
The committee recommended the upgrading of one university in each of the six geo-political zones to the status of a Mega University to expand their intakes from the present number of students. Obi stated that government wants to create universities that are capable of taking up to 200,000 students as against the less than 30,000 admitted by some of the biggest universities in Nigeria.
A decision has, however, not been taken on which universities will be considered for selection. The committee's report, which followed an extensive review of the CNANU report presented to the Federal Executive Council on September 19, 2012, therefore made the following recommendations towards changing the fortunes of the universities:
"The Committee agreed with CNANU that funding was a big issue in tertiary education and recommended that both the Federal and State Governments should prioritise funding by raising budgetary allocation to schools and guaranteeing that funds for education are disbursed as appropriated to ensure that the necessary facilities are provided.
"It recommended the strengthening of the composition and character, especially of external members, of the Governing Councils of the Universities by populating the board with members who have a direct stake in academics to ensure better management of the universities.
The committee had noted that the Nigerian University system is grossly understaffed and recommended the introduction of attractive incentives towards promoting post-graduate education and upgrading the academic qualifications of all lecturers to PhD level within a given period.
"The Committee also recommended the designation of a focal Federal University per geo-political zone to be upgraded towards expanding its absorptive capacity to between 150,000 – 200,000 students in the medium term."
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