To promote inter-regional educational cooperation and strengthen economic development, the Ministry of Education is holding the “2024 APEC Women and Youth Empowerment Forum: Promoting Innovative Education and Enhancing Labor Skills for a Sustainable and Inclusive Future,” which officially commences today (November 13th). Approximately 80 participants, including youth from 16 APEC economies and students from our country, have gathered in Taipei for three days of exchange activities. The forum foc

The Ministry of Environment held the “2024 7-SEAS and Kao-Ping Experiment (KPEx) Workshop” on November 12-13 at the Ministry’s conference hall. About 40 representatives from academic research institutions in Taiwan, the United States, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Bangladesh attended.

The National Secondary School Programming Contest 2024, was jointly organized by the Alumni Association of National Taiwan University, Malaysia (AANTUM), National Taiwan University (NTU), and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), with support from Taiwan’s Ministry of Education. This nationwide competition in Malaysia was held to promote Information Technology and tertiary study in Taiwan.

The Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection (BSMI) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs is pleased to host the 31st Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) Annual Meeting from November 6 to 8, 2024, at the Grand Hotel in Taipei. BSMI, as a founding member of APLMF, is honored to host this significant event in Taiwan once again after 24 years, bringing together representatives from 19 economies and 66 metrology experts.

The ninth Taiwan-Philippines Pre-Joint Science and Technology Commission Meeting took place Nov. 8 in Taipei City to review the results of bilateral cooperation on a wide range of projects.

The 9th Taiwan–Thailand Higher Education Forum was held on August 28, 2024, at the Mandarin Hotel in Bangkok, with the theme Transforming Higher Education: Collaborative Innovations for Global Competence. It was jointly organized by the Education Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST), and Thailand’s Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin.

The inaugural International Conference on Maritime Cultural Policy wrapped up Nov. 5 in Taipei City, underscoring government commitment to formulating forward-looking initiatives to promote Taiwan’s seafaring heritage.

The 2024 Global Health and Welfare Forum in Taiwan opened Nov. 5 in Taipei City as part of government promotion of health for all, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

An international symposium on promoting early childhood aesthetics education was held Nov. 3 in the southern city of Tainan to share experiences and promote exchanges between local educators and their global counterparts.

In collaboration with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Thailand, the MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum launched an art exchange exhibition on Nov. 2 in Chiang Mai to showcase the creations of both Taiwanese and Thai artists.