Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital launched a medical exchange with the Philippines for over three years, following the Ministry of Health and Welfare's new southbound policy "One Country, One Center" plan. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, doctors from abroad were unable to visit Taiwan.
For the first ‘Industry-Academia Collaboration Program for Indonesian 2-year College’ (hereinafter referred to as the 2+i Program), students come to the Republic of China (Taiwan) to study and enjoy fruitful learning.
The World Health Organization has designated 2021 the International Year of Health and Care Workers, and launched a year-long campaign under the theme “Protect. Invest. Together.” In order to echo this theme and continue expanding Taiwan’s visibility in the global public health sector, the TaiwanICDF will host the Webinar on Strengthening the Public Health System for Maintaining Essential Health Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic on May 25, 2021 at 19:00 Taipei Time/13:00 Geneva Time.
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) says it will donate 1,000 oxygenators to India after the chipmaker began accepting employee donations. India is currently hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with around 400,000 daily new cases reported in recent days.
According to SUSS, the festival is Co-organized by SUSS and Singapore Film Society. This year’s Singapore Chinese Film Festival (SCFF2021) will feature 45 films including a specially curated Debut Classics segment, and two “live” online panel discussions. SCFF2021 will feature a mix of physical and online screenings, and English subtitles are provided for almost all of the films.
The Taoyuan New Immigrants Hall launched a photography workshop that started its first course last Saturday (May 1). The photography workshop is launched for new immigrants, children of new immigrants, and migrant workers.
The Cabinet-level Council of Indigenous Peoples staged a webinar titled “Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: The Role of Indigenous People in Implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16” April 21 as part of government efforts spotlighting the ways Taiwan Can Help realize the U.N. Agenda 2030.
104 Job Search website (104人力銀行) launch a “2021 Job-matching Program for Students from Diplomatic Allies d Emerging Markets” program in partnership with the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA, 外貿協會).
An international research team comprised of researchers from Taiwan and Malaysia has developed a platform where drugs with the potential to inhibit infection by the virus that causes COVID-19 can be identified from massive data banks of known medicines in about 20 minutes.
The Council of Agriculture (COA) and the Asian Productivity Organization cooperated for the fifth consecutive year and on April 28 held the “5th APO International Conference on Biofertilizers and Biopesticides” (ICBB) at the Howard Civil Service International House in Taipei. Delegates from a total of 15 APO member states attended.
