Yang Chi-hang, head of the International Programs Department at the National Science Council, who was involved in setting up National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, observes that an ever finer division of specialisms, and an emphasis on the "applied" nature of courses, are the two major trends guiding universities in setting up new courses and departments in response to business demand.
曾參與高雄第一科技大學籌設工作的國科會國際發展處處長楊啟航就指出，「分科越來越細」與「注重應用性，」是目前大學受產業需求影響而新增科系的兩大脈絡。