◆Topic 2: Does blacklisting student loan defaulters help repayments to banks?
News report:
Between 2005 and 2007, the China Development Bank offered 1.66 billion yuan worth of loans to 243,000 students from poor families in central China’s Henan Province. Last May, the Bank and the Henan Provincial Education Department jointly issued an ultimatum requiring 223 college graduates to pay off the interest on their student loan within 30 days. Nevertheless, the students failed to repay the debts as required. Now the colleges and banks cannot contact these students after their graduation as they have not notified banks of their changes of address. It is in this situation that the China Development Bank and the Education Department decided to publish the personal information of these students in accordance with relevant regulations concerning student loans.
Questions for reference:
1. Should the personal information of these students be published or not? Give your reasons.
2. How should the student loan system be improved and perfected?
3. What are the possible consequences that might follow if the personal information of such students are published?