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Professor Wang, let's look at a different issue. How do you comment on the current phenomenon because of the fees they pay? Well, once you accept students on financial grounds, one wonders whether you have to pass them as well. But this development in education is one that we have to contend with. Yet, if we are concerned about maintaining standards, what we can do is to concentrate on improving the quality of education. Yes, you're right. A university is judged by the quality of education it offers. Professor Wang, let's turn to the future. What type of graduates, in your view, do universities of the future need to produce, if they are to remain relevant? I think their graduates must be able to shift from one profession to another, because they are trained in a very independent way. If you can do that, you raise the level of the flexibility of the mind. Today's rapid changes in technology demand this adaptability. And you see the best universities in the world are already trying to guarantee that their students will be technically trained, but will be the kind of people that can adapt to any change in situation. I guess many people would agree with you on that point. University education should focus on both personal and professional development of students. But still some might believe there is a definite place for education in a broader sense, that is, in personal intellectual development. No doubt about that. We need people who will think about the future, about the past, and also people who will think about society. If a society doesn't have philosophers, or people who think about the value of life, it's a very sad society indeed. Professor Wang, my last question: do you see any common ground in education between your generation and the young generation now? Adapting to new challenges is perhaps the true cornerstone of our generation's legacy to education. And the future of education in a country rests not so much on the construction of better buildings, labs, etc., but in the development of an ever-adaptable mind.
王教授，我們談?wù)劜煌脑掝}。您如何評價現(xiàn)今付費的教育現(xiàn)象？ 一旦以經(jīng)濟為由招收學(xué)生，人們會質(zhì)疑你如何讓他們通過考試。但我們不得不與這種教育發(fā)展作斗爭。然而，如果我們擔(dān)心教學(xué)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的維持，能做的就是專心提高教學(xué)質(zhì)量。 是的，您說得對。評價大學(xué)的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是其提供的教育質(zhì)量。王教授，讓我們展望未來。在您看來，什么類型的畢業(yè)生是大學(xué)未來需要培養(yǎng)的？如果大學(xué)要保持其重要地位？ 我認為，畢業(yè)生必須懂得如何從一種職業(yè)轉(zhuǎn)向另一種不同的職業(yè)，因為他們受到獨立方式的訓(xùn)練。如果你能做到這點，你思想就有靈活性。今天，科技的快速變化需要這種適應(yīng)能力。世界上最好的大學(xué)總是努力地確保他們的畢業(yè)生不僅有一技之長，還要能適應(yīng)任何變化的環(huán)境。 我相信，許多人都同意您的觀點。大學(xué)教育應(yīng)該著眼于學(xué)生的個人和職業(yè)發(fā)展。但仍然有人認為，從廣義上看，教育擁有絕對的地位，那就是，發(fā)展個人的智力。 毫無疑問，是這樣的。我們需要有人思考未來、回顧過去，也需要有人思考當(dāng)今社會。如果社會沒有哲學(xué)家，或者思考人生價值的人，那社會將是多么可悲啊。 王教授，最后一個問題：您認為，您這代人與現(xiàn)在的年輕人在教育方面有沒有共同點？ 我們這一帶的教育遺產(chǎn)的真正基石也許是適應(yīng)新挑戰(zhàn)。一個國家的未來教育不是依靠建更好的教學(xué)樓、實驗室等等建筑，而是培養(yǎng)與時俱進的思想。