我國「邁向頂尖大學計畫」政策成效評估與影響之研究

Abstract

「邁向頂尖大學計畫」是我國近年來一項重要的高等教育政策，也是一筆龐大的教育經費支出。本研究旨在評估和探究我國第一期「邁向頂尖大學計畫」政策之成效與影響，並剖析政策之問題及獲獎助大學與世界頂尖大學之差距。主要採用文件分析與質性訪談法，蒐集、分析官方與獲獎助大學公布之文件資料，以及獲獎助大學、非獲獎助大學之一級行政主管共計10位受訪者之看法，歸納研究發現並據以獲得結論，並針對主管教育機關，與國內大學院校發展提供具體建議。

根據研究發現，本研究結論歸納如下：

一、五年五百億「邁向頂尖大學計畫」的挹注對我國優秀大學國際競爭力的提 升已有正向的助益。 二、獲獎助之大學在世界排名的名次都有明顯進步，顯示第一期「邁向頂尖大 學計畫」尚能達成政策目標。 三、「邁向頂尖大學計畫」有助於大學組織經營與運作的革新與再造，並可凝 聚追求卓越教育的向心力。 四、獲獎助大學在整體基礎建設、教研成果、人才延攬、產學合作等面向的水 準已有顯著的提升。 五、頂尖大學國際化仍應顧及外籍生質的提升，並積極建構國際化的校園環境 和本土化的紮根。 六、「邁向頂尖大學計畫」的政策成敗，繫於齊頭式經費分配觀念的解構等四 項關鍵要素。 七、競爭性經費獎助模式有助於激勵大學間彼此的競爭和定位，但也有造成國 內大學發展的差距逐漸加劇之隱憂。 八、「邁向頂尖大學計畫」對於我國高等教育學術環境的影響主要體現於「教 學與研究的拉扯」等三個面向上。 九、頂尖大學背負著社會期許，應發揮引領國內其他的大學發展，並回饋於社 會、國家，為全民福祉而努力。 十、「邁向頂尖大學計畫」尚有「政策目標與方向合宜，但資源仍未能集中投 注」等五項問題有待改善。“The top university development plan” is an important higher education policy, and is also a huge expenditure on education. The purposes of this study were to evaluate and explore the policy performance and influence of the first phase of “The top university development plan” in Taiwan, and to analyze problems of policy and the gap between award-obtaining universities and world top universities. The methods empolyed included a documentary analysis and a qualitative interview, to collect and analyze the data promulgated by offical and award-obtaining and opinions from 10 chief administration offiers of award-obtaining and not award-obtaining universities. Based on the findings and conclusions of the study, suggestions were made for policy makers and universities development.

According to the findings of this study, conclusions were synthesized as follows:

1.An allocation of NT$100 billion over a five-year period to enhance the inter- national competitiveness has been a positive benefit to domestic excellent University. 2.Award-obtaining universities’ ranking in the world have shown significant improvements, showed the first phase “The top university development plan”could still achieve policy goals. 3.“The top university development plan” could help organization and operation of business of universities innovating and recycling, and the cohesion of centripetal force pursuiting of education excellence. 4.There have been significant improvement of award-obtaining universities’ standards in the infrastructure, teaching and research achievements, talent recruiting, industry-university cooperation and so on. 5.The internationalization of top universities should take into account of the quality of foreign students, and actively build an international environment, and the root of localization. 6.Policy towards the success of “The top university development plan” tie to the deconstraction of concept of equitable allocation. 7.Competitive funding award would encourage universities to compete each other and position, but might aggravate the gap between the development of domestic universities. 8.The influence of “The top university development plan” on the domestic academic environment of higher education was mainly reflected in the three orientions such as “pull of teaching and research” and so on. 9.Top universities saddled with social expectations, and should play the role of leading the development of domestic other universities, and contribute to society, state, and national well-being. 10.There are still five issues including “The policy objectives and direction was appropriate, but the resourse was not yet able to focus on injection” and so on.