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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

ST Education Hitches <strong>PKU</strong> Dropouts<br />

By Jinyu<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2005—04—06<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=112928637<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, April 6th, 2005: Dropouts <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong> are able to continue<br />

their scholastic education by Self-Taught (ST) education, signifying a start <strong>of</strong><br />

cooperation between the two educational systems in China, according a document<br />

reseased yesterday at a press conference by Beijing Education Exam<br />

Authority(BEEA) and <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> as the first experimental unit.<br />

According to the ―The Exprimental Plan and Detailed Rules <strong>of</strong> the ST Exam<br />

Participation for the registered <strong>PKU</strong> ‗Unable-to-graduate-timely‘ students‖, those<br />

registered <strong>PKU</strong> students who have either drop out or undergraduate with a leaving<br />

certificate or nondegree diploma could apply to be ST student at <strong>PKU</strong> within 5 years,<br />

taking the related Self-Taught Higher Education Examinations at <strong>PKU</strong>, namely<br />

Computer Tenology, law, lawer and pschology major. Their previous credits fall<br />

under the ST Education score management system. With every course passed, they<br />

would be given a ST diploma <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong> and could also apply for a related bachelor‘s<br />

degree.<br />

Li ke‘an, the Vice Director <strong>of</strong> the <strong>PKU</strong> Dean‘s Office pointed out that the Regulation is<br />

aimed at registered <strong>PKU</strong> students who drop out for some reason, who might<br />

changed during college, being unaccomodated to new life, indulged in relaxation or<br />

network, involved in business or having cheated in exams, in which case those<br />

dropouts become a problem for the school‘s management and huge pressure for<br />

their parents and themselves.<br />

Li continued that in human-centered consideration, such cooperation between the<br />

system <strong>of</strong> Regular Higher Education and that <strong>of</strong> ST, including Continuing and Adult<br />

Education, would benefit both the society and nation as well as students‘ parents and<br />

themselves, besides, it also benefits the growth <strong>of</strong> ST Higher Education. This<br />

cooperation siginifies a great step <strong>of</strong> improvement in China‘s higher education. Li<br />

assures that <strong>PKU</strong> would make efforts and be a model in this aspect.<br />

In reponding to press‘s question, the stuff <strong>of</strong> dean‘s <strong>of</strong>fice said that they received<br />

quite a lot inquiries from the concerned students after the news being partly released<br />

online, that the related students welcomed this move and that they have the right<br />

whether to choose or not.<br />

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