Taipei-based National Taiwan University (NTU) ranked eighth in the 2020 Emerging Economies University Rankings released Tuesday, up two spots from last year. The ranking, compiled by the London-based Times Higher Education (THE) magazine, this year listed 533 universities in 47 countries. Besides Taiwan, the only countries with schools in the top 10 are China, which bagged seven of the 10 places, Russia and South Africa.
A group of teenagers from Taiwan’s Tsou tribe is set to visit New Zealand Feb. 14-21 as part of Hawaiki Project, an initiative launched in 2018 to boost cultural exchange between the two countries’ indigenous groups.
A cross-party group of five former Taiwanese health ministers on Thursday urged the public to support a petition calling for Taiwan’s admission to the World Health Organization (WHO).
In response to the projected consequences of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, the Ministry of Culture has been working on mapping out the necessary precautions required for Ministry-affiliated venues while drafting a relief package to alleviate the outbreak's impact on culture and the arts.
Taipei, Feb. 7 (CNA) The ASEAN basketball league (ABL) has postponed its upcoming games in Taiwan due to the government's ban on the entry of certain travelers as part of its prevention efforts against the deadly 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
Dr. Thi Thanh Phuong, Vice Rector of the University of Foreign Languages and Studies gave a welcoming speech in which she said that the relations between Taiwan and Vietnam are very close, and that this conference would certainly enhance Mandarin teaching in central Vietnam. She also said that the university was very happy to cohost this event and will continue to work with the Education Division in the future.
A prime aim of this professional development program was to promote further collaboration between Malaysia and Taiwan in the field of Chinese language learning and teaching. The program was organized with the support of Taiwan’s Ministry of Education, and the Education Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia. The participants, from each of the states in Malaysia, were assigned by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia.
"La Nuit des idées," or the Night of Ideas, returned to Taipei on Jan. 31 with a renewed focus on climate change, the greenhouse effect, and how humanity can coexist prosperously with conservation goals. Organized by the Ministry of Culture and the French Office in Taipei in partnership with Institut Français, the event saw passionate discussions on ways of sustainable living to offset the global environmental crisis.
Taiwan is successfully sharing its nongovernmental organization expertise with New Southbound Policy target countries such as Myanmar in areas spanning education, environmental protection, humanitarian aid, medical assistance and public health.
It’s the first day of work after the extended Lunar New Year holiday. Fruit farmers in southeastern Taiwan’s Taitung County head out to the fields to collect custard apples that are as big as a baby’s head. Fruit farmer Lee Chung-wu says that this batch of custard apples is headed to Singapore.
