In China, the trend of postgraduate entrance examinations is becoming more and more violent, and an important consequence is the shortage of dormitory resources. With the expansion of higher education, especially since 1999, the number of university students has skyrocketed, and the number of undergraduate and graduate students has risen rapidly, resulting in a serious shortage of school infrastructure, especially dormitory resources.
Since 1999, when the economist Tang Min's proposal to expand enrollment was adopted, China's university enrollment has grown rapidly. In 1999, enrollment grew to 474%, and by 2003, the number of undergraduate students in ordinary colleges and universities had exceeded 10 million. The number of graduate students also increased from 7 in 199930,000 grew to 80 in 201750,000 people. With such a large student size, it is in stark contrast to the school's accommodation resources.
However, colleges and universities face multiple challenges in expanding their dormitories. First, funding is a major obstacle. From 1999 to 2010, although the Ministry of Education encouraged schools to solve funding problems through bank-school partnerships, in practice, many schools relied primarily on self-financing. For example, the new dormitory project of Fuzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine on the Qishan campus requires more than 40 million yuan to be raised by the university itself. In addition, some schools rely on alumni donations to solve financial problems, such as Wuhan University, which has benefited from huge donations from alumni to build campus infrastructure.
The shortage of accommodation resources in colleges and universities has attracted widespread attention and discussion. Some schools do not explicitly state that they do not provide dormitories, but it is actually difficult for students to get dormitories. In response to this situation, many universities are constantly renovating their dormitories or increasing the number of beds in their dormitories.
In the face of the shortage of dormitories, some experts believe that it is still necessary to provide accommodation services for students. Public universities should adhere to their public welfare attributes and actively respond to public expectations. Even if on-campus dormitories are difficult to meet the demand in the short term, schools should find and provide off-campus housing resources, and arrange affordable off-campus housing resources as much as possible. One solution is to give students a certain rent allowance or transportation subsidy. For example, since 2019, Fudan University has provided a monthly transportation subsidy of 800 yuan to day and master's students, and master's students at Peking University's School of Education can receive a monthly subsidy of 500 yuan if they do not live in the dormitory.
To sum up, the shortage of dormitory resources in colleges and universities is a multifaceted problem, involving education policy, fund raising, university management and other levels. Solving this problem requires the joint efforts and innovative ideas of universities, universities and all sectors of society.
There are too many people who go ashore for graduate school entrance examinations, and the dormitories are not enough