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PART 2 Recent Trends and Developments in Government Policies in Education, Science and Culture
Chapter 4. Improvement and Enrichment of Higher Education
4 Improvement of Procedures for the Selection of Entrants


The Joint First-stage Achievement Test, administered from 1979 through 1989, gained public favor because it helped improve the quality of examination questions and resulted in the improvement of the second-stage examination conducted by each university. However, there were criticisms that the "ranking order of universities" became more explicit, and that the Test <vas used only by national and local public universities. Also, there was criticism concerning the abolishment of the classification of national universities into two groups according to the date of entrance examination. Some demanded that students be allowed to apply to two or more national universities.

Accordingly, in light of the recommendations of the National Council on Educational Reform presented in its first report, a new NCUEE (National Center for University Entrance Examination) examination was instituted for the selection of entrants in 1990. The selection of unique and diversified university entrants will be emphasized through the utilization of this new examination system by national, local public and private universities. In order to allow students to apply to two or more national or local public universities, a "consecutive pattern" was introduced for the selection of entrants in 1987. In addition to this pattern, a "separation and dividing pattern" was introduced for the selection of entrants in 1989.

Furthermore, thorough information about the universities is provided to students dents in order to facilitate their selection of a university and a course of study. Currently, the University Council is considering possible medium- and long-term concepts and directions of the university entrance examination.


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