"Moving back and forth between government and academia is definitely helpful to combining theory with practice," say Lo, who was been once through the revolving door. Of course, think tanks aren't the only "revolving door" option, but recently the Ministry of Education stipulated that university professors are now only allowed two leaves of absence in their careers, each of two years, to move into government.
「遊走官、學兩界對理論與實務的結合絕對有正面幫助，」旋轉門走了一圈的羅致政說，但現在政壇風險大，教育部又訂有兩年為期、一生只能借調兩次的規定，大學教授要當官都得深思熟慮。