NT$30 bil. for new jobs

Liu made the remarks when speaking at the National Sun Yat-sen University graduation ceremony in the southern port city of Kaohsiung.

The premier encouraged graduates to hone five senses to stay competitive: enriching professional knowledge, having common sense, broadening their vision, developing their courage, and building a sense of appreciation and gratitude.

In his speech, Liu said while knowledge is important, common sense should not be overlooked. Without common sense, knowledge cannot be fully employed, he added.

“In our society, many people, including some government officials, who have rich professional knowledge, lack common sense and a deep understanding of social problems,” Liu lamented.

He continued to inspire graduates to develop the “3C” concept — change, challenge and chance. “The most important of the concept is “change” because only through making changes can “challenges” be turned into “opportunities,” Liu stressed.

The premier also noted that the global financial storm is the worst in decades, constituting serious impacts on Taiwan's economy, as two thirds of the domestic gross product relies on export trade.

It's no wonder graduates worry that they might become “jobless” immediately after their graduation. To counter, the government has worked out 16 relevant projects aiming to offer more opportunities for excellent talents to contribute to their learning.

All the unfavorable conditions caused by the global financial tsunami have been brought under tight control by the government, and therefore situations will improve day by day, according to Liu.

Also yesterday, Wang Chien-shien of the Control Yuan, the government's highest-ranking watchdog, encouraged graduates to refuse to become members of the “strawberry group” — referring to those who suffer poor pressure-resisting ability.

Wang said at the graduation ceremony of National Chengchi University that graduates represent the future of the nation, and therefore they all have great minds...then Taiwan will shine all over the world.

But if all the graduates are strawberry group members, then the nation as a whole will be like a strawberry: “Refuse to be among the strawberry group, and have the ambition to be great.”

Meanwhile, President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday also attended the commencement ceremony of Far Eastern University of Science and Technology in Tainan County, southern Taiwan, encouraging graduates to be honest to others and devote themselves to their jobs wherever and whenever they are.

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