Recently, an announcement about the removal of hundreds of graduate students from Hohai University has aroused public attention.
Because they did not obtain a degree and graduated within the prescribed time limit of the school, Hohai University issued an announcement that 125 doctoral students will be dropped out.
On January 22, the Graduate School of Hohai University issued an announcement stating that in accordance with the "Regulations on the Management of Students in Ordinary Colleges and Universities", and the "Measures on the Management of Graduate Student Status of Hohai University", on January 14, the school’s special meeting decided to deal with 125 students. Doctoral students will be dropped out.
The reporter noticed that the school announcement showed that because the 125 students were difficult to contact and the withdrawal decision letter could not be delivered directly, it was served by a special announcement, and the announcement would be deemed to have been served 10 days after the announcement.
If students disagree with the school's decision to withdraw from school, they can file a complaint with the school in writing within 10 days after the expiration of the announcement period, and the student will be deemed to have waived his rights after the deadline.
The reporter learned from the Graduate School of Hohai University that because the 125 doctoral students have exceeded the maximum length of study, the school has been removed in accordance with regulations.
Hohai University issued the general rules for the doctoral training program in 2012, clarifying that the standard academic system for studying for a doctoral degree is 3 years, and the length of study is flexible, depending on professional characteristics and research topics.
The length of study for a full-time doctoral degree graduate student is not more than 1 year, the working time for thesis is not less than 2 years, and the maximum length of study is generally not more than 5 years; the length of study for a part-time doctoral degree graduate student can be appropriately extended, the most The length of study is no more than 6 years; the length of study for a master-doctoral postgraduate is 4.5 to 6 years.
Implement "strict entry and strict exit" and improve the mechanism for the diversion and withdrawal of doctoral students
At the beginning of the new year, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics also issued an announcement that it intends to retire 6 doctoral students. The school stated that the reason for the removal was "exceeding the maximum length of study."
The reporter found out that in recent years, many well-known universities, including Beihang University, Sun Yat-sen University, and Northeastern University, have successively issued announcements on retiring graduate students, and have retired hundreds of "overdue" graduate students.
Some scholars said that the establishment of an exit mechanism is to strengthen the quality control of graduate education.
Educational scholars point out that the cultivation of doctoral students is of special significance in higher education, not only for academic qualifications, but also for the selection of professionals who aspire to engage in academic research.
At present, some well-known colleges and universities have formed a regular elimination and withdrawal mechanism for doctoral students, which can avoid the waste of college education resources.
Lu Yi, an associate researcher at the Institute of Higher Education, Fudan University: There is also a limit on how many students each of our tutors must take at the same time.
If the early students do not graduate, there will be a lot of students under his name, so a tutor with too many students is actually not conducive to more refined talent training.
So in terms of system construction, if we have a better exit mechanism, it is an improvement in system construction.
The reporter combed and found that the "Regulations on the Management of Students in Ordinary Colleges and Universities" were mentioned in the clearance announcements issued by many universities.
It is understood that this regulation, which came into effect on September 1, 2017, is clearly stated in Article 27 that students have appeared to include "academic scores that have not met the school requirements or have not completed their studies within the prescribed number of years (including suspension). Circumstance, should be withdrawn from school".
Some educational research scholars said that the release of the regulations can be said to be an "overweight" to the quantitative indicators of higher education personnel training.
Cao Taisheng, deputy dean of the Graduate School of Nanjing University: In fact, each school used to have explicit regulations on the management of student status. From the country to each school, there is not only a unified understanding of this issue, but also emphasizes strict implementation.
I think it is an inverse mechanism that allows schools, teachers, and students to face this problem more squarely, and this pressure will be moved forward, focusing on quality and timing during the entire training process.
The reporter found that in addition to the "Regulations on the Management of Students in Regular Colleges and Universities", the General Office of the Ministry of Education also issued the "Notice on Further Standardizing and Strengthening the Management of Graduate Education" in February 2019. Postgraduates who are not suitable for continuing to study for a degree should implement early diversion and increase diversion efforts.
Lu Yi, associate researcher of the Institute of Higher Education, Fudan University: Actually, the country is also expanding enrollment for graduate education. We have become more open at the entrance and have more opportunities to go to graduate school.
If this benign exit mechanism is matched at the same time, then the former import and export will form a better fit.
(Main station CCTV reporter Ma Li Li Mobai)