"Liberal arts are dead" sparked heated discussions! The global liberal arts have set off a wave of closures: the president of Liaoning University and education experts responded together
Updated on: 07-0-0 0:0:0

Fast Technology 25 October 0 News, in recent years, the topic of "liberal arts is dead" has aroused widespread discussion, and many universities around the world have abolished the corresponding liberal arts courses, which has caused social concern.

之前,哈佛大學在2024年取消了近30門課程,其中大部分為文科專業;英國肯特大學也宣佈逐步淘汰藝術史、人類學等學科,而國內復旦大學表示即將推行“教育教學3.0版”改革計劃,文科招生比例從百分之三四十降到百分之二十,同時擴大新工科,圍繞積體電路、智慧機器人等先進領域,組建6大工科創新學院。

Regarding this situation, Yu Miaojie, president of Liaoning University and member of the International Economic Association, said in an interview that the "retreat of liberal arts" is a short-term phenomenon, and from the perspective of long-term development, this does not conform to the law of the development of the times.

"Now because the economy has been slightly shocked, the anti-globalization forces are on the rise, and some countries are particularly emphasizing competition in science and technology, so the importance of science and engineering has increased." Yu Miaojie said that this is an objective law, but it does not mean that liberal arts are not important.

此外,有教育研究者分析認為,因為開設文科專業“投入少、速度快”,所以近二十年文科擴招現象非常普遍。但是,專業開出來了,不代表教學品質跟得上去,更不代表就業市場的認可。

At present, experts generally believe that the liberal arts will not "decline" and are by no means "useless", but how to carry out liberal arts education in colleges and universities still needs to be discussed by the education community and society.