The MOE originally planned to designate educational institutions (such as teacher training colleges) and technical / vocational schools (such as universities of technology or the arts) as vocationally oriented universities, but has had trouble reaching a consensus on the issue.
教育部本擬將原本的教育體系（如師範學院）和技職體系（如科技大學、藝術大學等）的學校定位為專業型大學，但這幾年來獲得的共識不高。