Oxford Uni Bans Content Recordings and Allows Anonymous Homework Due to the Fears on Guilty of Words
The shock from Minato National Security Law influences Oxford University in the UK that they introduced new measures to protect the students who study China-related subjects. The institution allows them to hand in their work anonymously, at the same time it bans related education recordings, or share the content with others.
Minato National Security Law not only regulates Hongkongers in Hong Kong but also allows the Hong Kong government to prosecute foreigners or overseas action. Many scholars worry that relevant laws will threaten academic freedom, and even affect the personal safety of students and teachers. Following the US Universities implemented measures on student’s identity protection and personal safety late last month, Oxford University also introduced similar new measures to protect the students. The Guardian stated the university allows students who study China-related subjects to hand in their homework anonymously, and tutorial class changes to one-to-one teaching from group format. Oxford will ban students from recording lessons or sharing lesson contents to others. Violators will be disciplined.
Assistant Professor, specialized in China, at Oxford University, Patricia Thornton, said to The Guardian “We are all Hongkongers”, and believed that foreign regulations could deport students. Thornton emphasized that she would not adjust the content of the lesson due to the National Security Law, at the same time, she understands she has the responsibility to protect the student, same as her colleagues in the US. Therefore, she allows anonymous works handing in and one-to-one teaching. She also stated, “the spirit of a tutorial class depends on the clash of students’ opinions, success or failure is also based on whether the institution can ensure everyone can enjoy the speech freedom, expression freedom and academic freedom.” She questioned China’s implementation of the National Security Law against Hong Kong intensifies self-censorship, and the law also regulates overseas behaviour. China can arbitrarily interfere in any places which are hard to practice tutorial classes and guarantee academic freedom.
England University Principal Organisation, Universities UK, will discuss National Security Law with Chinese scholars at the beginning of next month. Some local scholars plan to present the first draft of the code of conduct this week, to help universities dealing with students from authoritarian countries to study locally. British Association for Chinese Studies warned universities should not make “teachers be careful in the teaching content” because of the National Security Law, or removed China-related content from the syllabus because of the difficulty of safe teaching.
British universities are a popular choice for students from Hong Kong and China. The Guardian quoted stated with data, the number of Chinese international students in higher education institutions in the UK has increased by more than one-third in the past four years, reaching a total of 120,000. In 2018-2019 alone, 35% of students from non-EU countries were Chinese students and believed that it would continue to increase in the future.
Source: Stand News #Sep29
#China #England #US #NationalSecurityLaw #TheGuardian #InternationalStudent #Anonymous #RecordingBan #Hongkongers #PersonalSafety #OxfordUniversity
The shock from Minato National Security Law influences Oxford University in the UK that they introduced new measures to protect the students who study China-related subjects. The institution allows them to hand in their work anonymously, at the same time it bans related education recordings, or share the content with others.
Minato National Security Law not only regulates Hongkongers in Hong Kong but also allows the Hong Kong government to prosecute foreigners or overseas action. Many scholars worry that relevant laws will threaten academic freedom, and even affect the personal safety of students and teachers. Following the US Universities implemented measures on student’s identity protection and personal safety late last month, Oxford University also introduced similar new measures to protect the students. The Guardian stated the university allows students who study China-related subjects to hand in their homework anonymously, and tutorial class changes to one-to-one teaching from group format. Oxford will ban students from recording lessons or sharing lesson contents to others. Violators will be disciplined.
Assistant Professor, specialized in China, at Oxford University, Patricia Thornton, said to The Guardian “We are all Hongkongers”, and believed that foreign regulations could deport students. Thornton emphasized that she would not adjust the content of the lesson due to the National Security Law, at the same time, she understands she has the responsibility to protect the student, same as her colleagues in the US. Therefore, she allows anonymous works handing in and one-to-one teaching. She also stated, “the spirit of a tutorial class depends on the clash of students’ opinions, success or failure is also based on whether the institution can ensure everyone can enjoy the speech freedom, expression freedom and academic freedom.” She questioned China’s implementation of the National Security Law against Hong Kong intensifies self-censorship, and the law also regulates overseas behaviour. China can arbitrarily interfere in any places which are hard to practice tutorial classes and guarantee academic freedom.
England University Principal Organisation, Universities UK, will discuss National Security Law with Chinese scholars at the beginning of next month. Some local scholars plan to present the first draft of the code of conduct this week, to help universities dealing with students from authoritarian countries to study locally. British Association for Chinese Studies warned universities should not make “teachers be careful in the teaching content” because of the National Security Law, or removed China-related content from the syllabus because of the difficulty of safe teaching.
British universities are a popular choice for students from Hong Kong and China. The Guardian quoted stated with data, the number of Chinese international students in higher education institutions in the UK has increased by more than one-third in the past four years, reaching a total of 120,000. In 2018-2019 alone, 35% of students from non-EU countries were Chinese students and believed that it would continue to increase in the future.
Source: Stand News #Sep29
#China #England #US #NationalSecurityLaw #TheGuardian #InternationalStudent #Anonymous #RecordingBan #Hongkongers #PersonalSafety #OxfordUniversity