Four universities to close in July amid declining enrolment

TransWorld University, MingDao University, Tatung Institute of Technology and Tungfang Design University will close in July as declining birth rates continue to hit enrolment rates and school finances across Taiwan, reports CNA.

According to the Ministry of Education, arrangements have been made for the 728 students enrolled at the four universities to continue their studies at other schools for the start of the new academic year in the autumn.

According to Wu Chun-chung, chairman of the Union of Private School Educators, the wave of consistently falling birth rates will begin to impact universities around Taiwan in 2028. Private universities will be more heavily affected, given students’ preference for public schools, Wu told CNA. Wu predicted that around 40-50 out of 103 private universities around Taiwan would be forced to close or transform in the future given the present situation.
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