Last year, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) opened the doors of five of its graduate schools to professionals in the workforce. Among them, the Institute of Fiber planned to accept 10 students, but only 20 applied, resulting in a 50 % acceptance rate; meanwhile, the Institute of Mechanical Engineering had only 30 applicants for 10 spots.
台灣科技大學去年有五個研究所招收在職生，其中纖維所計畫招收十名學生，結果只有二十人來報名，等於二人取一人；機械所計畫錄取十人，也只有三十人報考。