In recent years, with the expansion of colleges and universities to recruit master's students, the shortage of accommodation resources has become more and more prominent. Providing dormitories for students is no longer an established rule in colleges and universities. "No accommodation arrangement", is the official announcement of the university reasonable?(December 10, China News Network).
From the current point of view, the objects that colleges and universities do not arrange accommodation are mainly full-time professional degree master's students, part-time master's students and full-time master's students with targeted employment. Some colleges and universities also implement a voluntary application system for full-time master's students, and some people in the education sector have analyzed that colleges and universities are not responsible for providing accommodation for master's students, which will be the general trend.
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In fact, it has become an international practice not to provide accommodation for master's students, and universities in some countries even advance to undergraduate students. In addition to considering that college students are adults and should be able to take responsibility for their own actions, it is more based on the need to cultivate independence and meet individual needs. At present, one of the problems of domestic education lies in the excessive intervention and protection of children, so that they lack the opportunity to grow independently, and there is an urgent need for "hands-off education". Some children grow up in the "arranged mode" of parents and teachers, and there is little room for personal independence. If colleges and universities continue to follow the model of compulsory education, even at the graduate level, it is not conducive to the healthy growth of college students.
Although the "non-arrangement of accommodation" in colleges and universities is a kind of hands-off education, it is not a laissez-faire. According to the relevant requirements of the Ministry of Education to strengthen the management of student accommodation in colleges and universities, they should be registered one by one, and the situation of living outside the home should be recorded in detail, such as the type of residence, the detailed address of the house, etc., so as to effectively strengthen the management of students' off-campus accommodation and not leave blank spots in management and education work.
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From the perspective of the long-term development of universities, the non-provision of accommodation will be a norm, because the provision of accommodation is only an auxiliary function of the university. Compared with undergraduates, master's students have more social experience and stronger self-care skills, and the risk of universities not providing accommodation for them is relatively low. For Chinese universities, with the expansion of enrollment, the problem of limited accommodation resources is becoming increasingly apparent, and the construction and planning of new campus buildings are facing strict land management and approval systems, and it seems that it is a matter of time before there are not enough dormitories, which is also a realistic choice for universities to cope with the expansion of graduate students.
However, the lack of accommodation naturally increases the financial pressure for graduate students, especially in some first- and second-tier cities, where rent can be a significant expense. In this regard, some colleges and universities have also actively explored. As early as 2019, although Fudan University and other universities clearly did not provide on-campus accommodation for post-secondary students, they worked with relevant faculties to expand off-campus accommodation resources and assist full-time students to solve their accommodation needs in a socialized way, which can be used for reference. More people in the education sector proposed that the local government should include students' off-campus rental housing into the low-rent housing policy for talents, and give appropriate preferential treatment and subsidies.
Modern Express: It is not advisable to simply "one size fits all", it should be considered comprehensively
In the case of insufficient on-campus housing resources, which part of the students should be promoted to the society is not a simple choice question, but should be considered comprehensively. It is undeniable that university accommodation is mainly for public welfare purposes, and the fees are relatively low. Students live off-campus and the cost is relatively high. This can be stressful for some students whose family conditions are not very good. Therefore, colleges and universities should take into account this group of students and provide them with accommodation on campus as much as possible to reduce the financial burden of such students. At the same time, some students have good family conditions and are Xi to want to live off-campus. For these students, colleges and universities should open the "door of convenience" without affecting the normal management and order of the school.
When it comes to providing accommodation for graduate students, colleges and universities should not simply "one size fits all", but should adapt measures to local conditions, consider the actual situation of students, respect students' own wishes, and give some students the right to choose. Even if the accommodation resources of colleges and universities cannot meet all students, they cannot "push them away" for some students, but should actively cooperate with local departments to integrate social accommodation resources and provide convenience for student accommodation, and at the same time make full use of various policies to give students appropriate preferential treatment and subsidies in terms of rent.
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