Develop better colleges

Develop better colleges

Comment on "Unqualified colleges must be shut down" (March 12, China Daily).

In his column, Liu Shinan addresses real issues about the value of college education in China. But instead of shutting down unqualified colleges, it could be more productive to grant more resources to develop such colleges and universities to improve their quality. The government could take the following steps for that: grant more funds to train administrative staff in managing higher education institutions, upgrade equipment and give Internet access for students, provide training for teachers with workshops and seminars, arrange on-site training for teachers and administrative staff, make online classes available for teachers to develop their skills, and grant more funds for research and better equipment in science labs.