[00:00.74]We didn't study very hard , because we didn't have to.
[00:04.47]We didn't have all this fantastic competition that you have today. Mmm.
[00:10.68]We were always made to feel that getting a first degree in the Arts Faculty was not preparation for a profession.
[00:18.09]It was a general education. We were not under any pressure to decide on our careers, and we had such a good time.
[00:26.82]We were left very much on our own, and we were encouraged to make things happen.
[00:32.35]What do you see as the most striking difference in university education since then?
[00:39.36]University education has changed dramatically since those days.
[00:44.29]Things are very specialized today.
[00:46.88]Yes, definitely so.
[00:49.48]And, in your subsequent career experience as an educator
[00:54.09]and later administrator in various institutions of higher education in Asia and elsewhere,
[01:01.15]Professor Wang, you have repeatedly noted that one has to look at the development of education
[01:08.36]in one particular country in a broad context.
[01:12.26]What do you mean by that?

We didn't study very hard , because we didn't have to.
We didn't have all this fantastic competition that you have today. Mmm.
We were always made to feel that getting a first degree in the Arts Faculty was not preparation for a profession.
It was a general education. We were not under any pressure to decide on our careers, and we had such a good time.
We were left very much on our own, and we were encouraged to make things happen.
What do you see as the most striking difference in university education since then?
University education has changed dramatically since those days.
Things are very specialized today.
Yes, definitely so.
And, in your subsequent career experience as an educator
and later administrator in various institutions of higher education in Asia and elsewhere,
Professor Wang, you have repeatedly noted that one has to look at the development of education
in one particular country in a broad context.
What do you mean by that?