After 18 years, the 12th National Jamboree, Scouts of China (Taiwan) finally returns to Tsou Ma Lai Farm in Tainan. With “Working Together, Embracing the World, and Heading Towards Sustainability” as this year’s theme, the event welcomed nearly 8,000 scouts from 18 countries including Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka.
The Education Division at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India, a representative office of Taiwan’s Ministry of Education, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Jerusalem College of Engineering, an autonomous engineering college in southern India, in a virtual signing ceremony held on the 23rd of May, 2024. The MOU was signed by Peters Chen, Director of the Education Division, and by Dr Ramesh S., the principal of Jerusalem College of Engineering.
The Education Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand organized a Meeting and Sharing about Start-up Business Experiences of Taiwan Alumni in Thailand 2024 meeting to give alumni an opportunity to exchange insights about starting up businesses in Thailand. The meeting was held at the Evergreen Laurel Hotel in Bangkok on May 18, and attended by 65 alumni from 23 Taiwanese universities and members of the Association of Taiwan Alumni (Thailand).
On April 13, 2024, a delegation from Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, comprising Dr. Liao Shu-hui 廖淑慧, Director of the university’s Chinese Language Center; Dr. Li Jia Hao李家豪, an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Chinese; Dr. Lin Tsui Yun林翠雲, also an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Chinese; and Chen Zhaoyu陳昭宇, a specialist at the Chinese Language Center conducted an advanced Mandarin teaching workshop in Vietnam.
The 7th Taiwan Film Festival in Australia, commencing on July 25, will tour six Australian cities – Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, and Adelaide – over two months, showcasing 50 Taiwanese films to cinephiles across Australia.
Celebrating the upcoming Paris Olympic Games and Cultural Olympiad, the Ministry of Culture (MOC) invited several noted traditional performing art groups to jointly perform the show “As You Like It (在恁佮意).” The rehearsal of the show was held on July 18, with Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) and Culture Minister Li Yuan in attendance, cheering for the team representing Taiwan in Paris.
The Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia (TECO), in collaboration with the George Town Festival (GTF) in Penang, Malaysia, is hosting the “Isle to Isle (島嶼島)” program at the GTF from July 19 to 27.
On July 16, Director Chen Kuang-yi (陳貺怡) of the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA) and Director Eugene Tan (陳維德) of the National Gallery Singapore signed a memorandum of understanding, formalizing a partnership between the two national art institutions to bolster art curation, management, and research in the Asian region.
The Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia, in collaboration with the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC) and the George Town Festival (GTF) in Penang, has jointly invited Taiwan’s national Peking opera troupe GuoGuang Opera Company (國光劇團) to premiere “Jingju Magic – Love & Bewilderment (魔幻京劇)” from July 12 to 21 in the two Malaysian cities.
The works of four indigenous artists from Taiwan - Lafin Sawmah, Eleng Luluan, Akac Orat, and Malay Makakazuwan - are being exhibited at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Zealand in an exhibition titled “Without Centre, Without Limits,” running until Oct. 13.
