Abstract
Over the past ten years higher education in Taiwan has expanded impressively both with respect to increases in the number of institutions and the number of enrolled students. As of 2008, the number of higher education institutions had increased to 163, largely due to the upgrade of junior colleges into four-year universities. Student enrollment increased 65 percent to a total of 1.3 millions. The University Entrance Exam admission rate is currently close to 97 percent. According to estimates by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Taiwan’s universities and colleges will fall 15,000 freshmen short in 2012, leading to the closure of over 10 universities or colleges in the following years resulting from the dramatically declining numbers of the 18 to 24 year-old enrolled cohort (MOE 2010).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
AACSB International. 2009. Available online at: http://www.aacsb.edu/(accessed February 2, 2009).
AACSB International accreditation Forum. 2010. Taipei.
Altbach, Philip G. and Jane Knight. 2007. “The Internationalization of Higher Education: Motivation and Realities.” Journal of Studies in International Education. Available online at: http://jsi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/3-4/290
Chaiwan Ben Post. 2010. Establishing Friendly Learning Environment in Taiwan Higher Education Institutions. Available online at: http://chaiwanbenpost.blog-spot.com/2010/07/blog-post_22.html (accessed July 22, 2010).
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). 2008. Quality Review 2007. Washington D.C.: CHEA.
Department of Higher Education. 2007. Higher Education. Available online at: http://english.moe.gov.tw/public/Attachment/81141982471.pdf (accessed February 2, 2009).
Ewell, Peter. 2008. U.S. Accreditation and the Future of Quality Assurance. Washington D.C.: CHEA.
FuJen Catholic University. 2009. History. Available online at: http://140.136.240.107/english_fju.com (accessed October 3, 2009).
Hayward, Fred M. 2001. Finding a Common Voice for Accreditation Internationally. Available online at: http://www.chea.org/international/common-voice.html (accessed February 2, 2009).
Hou, Yung-Chi. 2010. “The Role of Accrediting Agencies as Quality Assurance Gatekeepers and College Rankers in Building World Class Universities.” Paper Presented at the 2009 HEEACT International Conference. Taipei, June 4, 2010.
Hou, Yung-Chi. 2011a. “Quality Assurance at a Distance: International Accreditation in Taiwan Higher Education.” Higher Education 61(2): 179–191.
Hou, Yung-Chi. 2011b. The Impact of International Accreditation on Taiwan Higher Education Accredited Internationally. Working Paper. National Science Council.
Knight, Jane. 2005. “The International Race for Accreditation.” LHE, No 40. Available online at: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/newsletter/Number40/p2_Knight.htm (accessed November 13, 2008).
Lee, Michael Tian-Shyug. 2010. Personal Interview. June 25, 2010.
Management School of Fu Jen Catholic University. 2010. Introduction. Available online at: http://www.management.fju.edu.tw/english/introduction.asp (accessed February 2, 2010).
Ministry of Education. 2009. Meeting Minutes of Seminars for Admitting Chinese Students Studying in Taiwan.
Ministry of Education. 2010a. Number of International Students. Available online at: http://www.edu.tw/files/site_content/b0013/98_ab98.xls (accessed March 20, 2010).
Ministry of Education. 2010b. International Comparison of Education Statistical Indicators 2010. Available online at: http://english.moe.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=12261&ctNode=815&mp=2 (accessed March 20, 2010).
Mok, Ko Ho. 2000. “Reflecting Globalization Effects on Local Policy: Higher Education Reform in Taiwan.” Journal of Education Policy 15(6): 637–660.
Mok, Ko Ho. 2003. “Globalization and Higher Education Restructuring in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China.” Higher Education Research & Development 22(2): 117–129.
Morse, J. A. 2008. “US Regional Accreditation Abroad: Lessons Learned. International Higher Education.” Available online at: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/newsletter/Number53/p21_Morse.htm
Salmi, Jamil. 2009. The Challenges of Establishing World Class Universities. Washington D.C.: The World Bank.
Salmi, Jamil. 2010. Personal Communication. June 22. 2010.
Salt, John. 1997. International Movements of the Highly Skilled. Paris: OECD
Su, Pei-Gi. 2010. Personal Interview. June 25. 2010.
Tang, Wei Min. 2010. Personal Interview. June 24, 2010.
Yang, Ming-Hsien. 2009. Personal Interview. February 9, 2009.
Yonezawa, Akiyoshi, Hiroko Akiba, and Daisuke Hirouchi. 2009. “Japanese University Leaders’ Perceptions of Internationalization: The Role of Government in Review and Support.” Journal of Studies in International Education 13(2): 125–142.
Editor information
Copyright information
© 2012 Deane E. Neubauer and Kazuo Kuroda
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Hou, A.Yc. (2012). International Accreditation and Its Impact on Student Mobility in Taiwan Universities—A Case Study of School of Management of Fu Jen Catholic University. In: Neubauer, D.E., Kuroda, K. (eds) Mobility and Migration in Asian Pacific Higher Education. International and Development Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137015082_12
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137015082_12
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, New York
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-29815-0
Online ISBN: 978-1-137-01508-2
eBook Packages: Palgrave Education CollectionEducation (R0)