"At one point I did a count and found that of the 50 or 60 firms in the Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, more than half were led by Taida grads," says Tsao. In his view, Taida has a liberal orientation, and the people it produces are both capable and open-minded. They don't exclude novel ideas or opinions and they have good characters, making them suited for management positions.
「那時我統計過，在新竹科學園區五、六十家廠商中，有一半以上的負責人是台大畢業的，」曹興誠說，台大校風自由，養成的人才能兼容並蓄，不會排除異己、素質高，作高層領導人可以，但團體合作則不行。