Taiwan universities will begin the process of enrolling Chinese students starting this September, with a quota of 2,000 spots for graduate and undergraduate programs.

However, some are worried about the strict limitations and the lack of promotions in the Mainland, which may affect the number of qualified individuals coming in to Taiwan.

The three bills related to Mainland Chinese students were passed last year and in the school year of 2011, Taiwan will allow Mainland Chinese students to study for degrees in Taiwan.

While observers are positive about the competitiveness of Taiwan's higher education, they are not confident about the recruitment situation given the many limits imposed.

Minister of Education Wu Chin-ji says that even though each year there are more than 4 million high school graduates who have no colleges to study at, the current policy only allows students from six provinces such as Fujien, Guangdong, Shanghai, Zhe Jiang, Jiang Su and Beijing to study in Taiwan. It's hard to say whether the 2,000 slots are enough for the time being.

Some school presidents believe the situation is not as bad as it seems.

Even though colleges in Taiwan cannot have a joint recruitment fair in China, they can form alliance with Chinese counterparts to attract students.

On the contrary, others worry that it's hard to recruit students of better academic quality since Chinese are not familiar with Taiwan's higher education system.

While a lot of Mainland Chinese students see private universities in Taiwan as inferior schools and there are many limits imposed by both sides, getting Chinese students of excellent academic talent to study in Taiwan doesn't seem easy at all.