The Ministry of Education points out that this has arisen because of the establishment of independent engineering and medical schools in the past few years. Moreover, universities are increasing departments so as to attract sufficient students and are making electronics, mechanics and information technology and other popular engineering departments the priority.
教育部指出，這是由於近幾年只開放私人設立工、醫科獨立學院，而現有大學在增設科系時，為了能招收到足夠的學生，也優先開設電子、機械、資訊等熱門理工科系，以致產生這種「重理工、輕人文」的不均衡現象。