At the same time, there were 1,282 non-degree institutions, mostly concentrated in the coastal region, up by 42 from the previous year. The Shanghai area alone is home to nearly 200 of them, many of which naturally involve Taiwanese participation.
而為數眾多、遍佈沿海地區的非學歷機構則有一二八二所，比前一年增加四十二所，單是上海地區就將近二百所，其中當然也有台商影子。