Educational institutions help cultivate skilled people, and Kaohsiung has National Sun Yat-sen University, National Kaohsiung Institute of Technology, and Kaohsiung Hospitality College. In addition, preparations are now underway for a National University of Kaohsiung, which will draw many professors and students to the city. Mayor Wu notes, "These will all help to bring in new blood and revitalize the city."
培養高等人才的大專院校，除了中山大學、高雄技術學院、高雄科技技術學院、高雄餐旅專科管理學校外，高雄大學也已進入籌備階段，未來也將為高雄引進許多教授、學子，吳敦義指出：「這些都有助於高雄人力的『換血』和充實。」