In Taiwan, the deep-rooted notion of academic education as the route to well-paid government jobs means that research universities enjoy more resources and greater prestige. Consequently, every university hopes to become a research university, and none is willing to settle for a "lesser" role.
我國的士大夫價值觀，「研究型大學」無論在資源取得或名聲地位都較崇高，各大學難免以此為目標，誰也不肯退讓。