A Study of Local Characteristics in Higher Education

本研究的目的是考虑高等教育的地方特色。许多大学在编制新课程时使用外部资金。正因为如此，新的课程往往符合每一个资金来源的目标。另一方面，课程中突出的地方特色可能会对毕业生进入劳动力市场产生负面影响。为了最大限度地增加毕业生的就业机会，课程中的地方色彩被削弱了，这是大学教育与地方建立密切联系的困难之一。然而，在国外也有类似的教育项目在大学常规课程之外建立的例子。寻找这些灵活的教育计划可能是增加当地联系和减少随之而来的问题的一种方式。

The purpose of this research is to consider local characteristics in tertiary education. In the case of many universities, external funds are used when developing a new curriculum. Because of this the new curriculum often conforms to the aims of each source of funding. On the other hand, pronounced local characteristics in curricula can negatively affect graduate access to labor markets. In order to maximize graduate opportunities to secure employment, local flavor in curricula is reduced.This is one of the difficulties of creating strong links between university education and the local area. However, there are examples in foreign contexts of similar educational programs being established outside of the university regular curriculum. Looking to these flexible educational programs may be a way of increasing local connections and reducing attendant problems.