亚太区必须走出自己的路—专访诺贝尔化学奖得主李远哲教授

Asia-Pacific Needs to Find a Different Path to Sustainable Prosperity

20年前，诺贝尔化学奖得主李远哲教授受委为台湾教育改革审议委员会召集人，为台湾的教育改革献议。20年后，《新学》新加坡教育双语双月刊访问这位刚出任国际科学理事会理事长的科学家，请他再为现代社会和教育把脉。他说：“我比较叛逆，经常通过不断反思来挑战现有的制度或体制。我认为没有挑战，社会不会进步。”

Twenty years ago, Nobel Prize Laureate (Chemistry) Dr Lee Yuan Tseh was tasked with gathering members for the National Education Reform Committee in Taiwan. Twenty years later, EduNation had the honour of interviewing the newly-appointed President of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and asking him to share his views on the current state of society and education. “I am a rebellious type,” he said. “I constantly reflect upon the current situation and rules in order to challenge them. I believe that without challenges, society will not advance.”