The 48 universities couldn't be built on a whim, and the classification of the universities under construction, as well as the sourcing of the necessary teaching equipment, all required advanced planning.
In terms of faculty, the talent reserves in Australasia combined with talent attracted from the United States were more than sufficient to meet the teaching needs of these 48 universities.
Arthur was confident in the work of the Ministry of Education, but he emphasized diversifying the types of universities built to ensure they were constructed according to demand and not just in pursuit of quantity.
Among the 48 universities, there needed to be at least two universities specializing in chemical engineering, mechanical design, biopharmaceuticals, medicine, physics and chemistry, education, and aviation, among others.
