In October of 1997, the ministry, at the time headed by Wu Jin, produced its "Rules for Review and Accreditation of Academic Credentials from the Mainland Area," and drew up a list of 73 recognized mainland universities. The Rules would have allowed students to apply to the Ministry of Education to get their mainland degrees accepted for use in Taiwan.
一九九七年十月前教育部長吳京任內，公布了「大陸地區學歷檢覈及採認辦法」，以及所採認的七十三所大陸大學院校名單，也就是說，赴大陸求學者必需先向教育部報備，取得學位後經過檢覈，學歷就可得到承認。