Recently, a number of colleges and universities have made it clear in the enrollment brochure for master's students that they do not provide accommodation for some students, which has aroused heated discussions in the society. Experts believe that this is mainly due to the expansion of university enrollment and limited accommodation resources, and at the same time, the risk of universities not providing accommodation for master's students as adults is relatively low.
It is understood that Xiamen University, Peking University, Nanjing University and other well-known universities have made it clear that they do not provide accommodation for some graduate students, while Hunan University implements a voluntary application system for full-time master's degree students. This means that accommodation is no longer the norm.
In this regard, Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Education Sciences, said that from an international point of view, universities in most countries do not provide accommodation for master's students, and even universities in some countries do not provide accommodation for undergraduates. Therefore, non-accommodation should be the norm. He believes that the provision of accommodation is an auxiliary function of universities, and under the planning system in the past, colleges and universities provided accommodation for more efficient management. However, from the perspective of the long-term development of universities, the absence of accommodation is more in line with their essential function.
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