意識型態咖啡

咖啡館在2002年開業的時候，劉館長寫了一篇「以自由教育特區進行教改試驗」的文章，裡面建議設立不受目前教育法令箝制的教育特區：


「在特區內，舉凡學校的設立、土地取得、籌資、學費、課程、教學方式、人事任用、學位授與，都盡量不予干涉；學校的興衰存廢，概由市場競爭決定；而政府基本上只從事學校評鑑、提供消費者訊息的工作。」

昨天聽一位在越南開闢加工出口區，十年有成的台商演講。才發現原來大概就在咖啡館登這篇文章的時候，越南（共產黨？）政府已經在南西貢新都心允許澳洲皇家莫爾本科技大學(RMIT)設立一所完全由澳洲外資所有，依照澳洲標準設置的「純外國大學」。這所學校的介紹裡面說：


In 1998, RMIT University Australia was invited by the Vietnamese government to establish a fully foreign-owned University in Vietnam. In 2000, RMIT Vietnam was granted a license from the Ministry of Planning and Investment to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate education, training and research in Vietnam.


All degrees are recognised by the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and are audited by the Australian Universities Quality Audit Agency. The University degrees are awarded by RMIT University in Australia which means for the first time Vietnamese students can receive an overseas education without having to leave home.


The University commenced offering programs in 2001 in Ho Chi Minh City and in 2004 in Hanoi. The University currently boasts a student population of over 3,000 students with international students from countries such as the USA, Germany, France, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, China, Korea and, of course, Australia.


Apart from the considerable personal benefits to families when students stay in Vietnam to study, the cost of a degree from RMIT Vietnam is now more affordable than ever. The same high-quality international degree is delivered in both Australia and Vietnam but the fees are considerably lower at RMIT Vietnam. The cost of studying the same degree in Australia is twice the cost in Vietnam. For example, the Bachelor of Commerce degree in Vietnam costs approximately USD $14,000 whereas the same degree in Australia costs USD $34,000. In addition, students at RMIT Vietnam do not have to cover costs of living in Australia and other costs such as flights, visas and health insurance.


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好像連越南共產黨政府都已經學會了：開放外國大學進來設校，才是真的有助於「實現社會公平正義」。


台灣的反高學費運動不知道何年何月才能發現這一點----也許等到越南的國際大學設了20間，而台灣學生開始到越南去留學的時候吧。


看起來，還不如到越南去賣意識型態咖啡。


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