大學擴招的利弊談Is the Expansion of Enrollment a Good Thing?

Is the Expansion of Enrollment a Good Thing?

大學擴招好嗎？

Many colleges and universities have expanded their enrollment since 1998. The reasons for the expansion are as follows. Firstly, they want to keep up with the need of the job market to produce more qualified people to take up the jobs. Secondly, the expansion has entitled many high school graduates to the right of receiving higher education. Last but not least, it can raise the intellectual standards of our nation.

從1998年起許多高校就開始擴招了。擴招的原因如下。首先，他們想培養更多的合格人才了跟上就業市場的需求。其次，擴招解決了許多高中畢業生接受高等教育權利的問題。最後但並非最不重要的，它可以提高我們國家的智力水平。

However, studies show that the trend to expand has brought about many problems. For instance, the teaching facilities and accommodation capacities of many colleges and universities are limited and are unable to meet the demand of an ever-increasing number of the newly enrolled students. On the other hand, the average quality of the freshmen is declining. In the long run, hunting for a job will be a tough thing for the graduates and that will inevitably exert much pressure on the prospects of employment.

然而，研究表明，有擴招的趨勢帶來了許多問題。例如，許多學院和大學的教學設施和住宿的能力是有限的，他們無法滿足不斷增加的新入學學生的需求。 另一方面，對新生的總體才能要求下降了。從長遠來看，對於畢業生來說，找工作將是很困難的事情，將不可避免地會對就業前景造成很大壓力。

In spite of all this, I am still confident that the expansion of enrollment is of great benefit to our society and is a good thing. With the development of our national economy, the problem as mentioned above will be solved if proper measures are taken.

儘管如此，我仍然相信，擴大招生規模對我們的社會是有利的，是一件好事。隨着我國經濟的發展，上述問題將採取適當的解決措施。