On June 20, the Taiwan Education Center in Surabaya at Asia University hosted the Taiwan Higher Education Fair Online 2020, in conjunction with the Taiwan Education Center in Jakarta and the Taiwan Education Center in Yogyakarta, and with the support and assistance of Taiwan’s Ministry of Education and the Education Division at the Taipei Economic and Trade Office, Jakarta, Indonesia (TETO).
The outbreak of the coronavirus led to schools and universities in Thailand shutting down. So instead of going onto campuses, the Education Division at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand and the Taiwan Education Center in Thailand (TEC) adopted new methods to inform Thai students about Taiwan’s higher education.
In response to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federation of Alumni Associations of Taiwan Universities, Malaysia (FAATUM) has successfully created a new normal for promoting the higher education environment in Taiwan: holding a virtual Education Fair, and webinars. These transformed education events are offering services to the public very effectively in different forms.
A total of 43 academics from home and abroad including countries such as Singapore, the U.K. and the U.S. were named as recipients of funding under the Yushan Scholar and Young Scholar programs July 28 by the Ministry of Education.
The Ministry of Education (MOE) plans to hire more native-speaking English teachers for public high schools across Taiwan as part of government efforts to strengthen the English skills of students and sharpen the country’s competitiveness.
Taiwanese high school student Hsu Tzu-han (許紫涵), who recently found her Indonesian nanny after 15 years, spoke at a seminar Sunday about her search for the woman she calls her “second mother.”
Final year foreign students who have been stranded abroad due to Taiwan's border restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be permitted to return, with immediate effect, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said Wednesday.
Taiwan was listed in 13th place on the 2020 Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index (AVRI), which is published by KPMG and covers one of the most advanced areas of transport technology.Taiwan was included for the first time in the rankings, in the third edition of the AVRI, and was one of five countries and jurisdictions that obtained a top rating for government-funded AV pilot programs, according to KPMG's website.
The Taiwan Can Help spirit is on full display during the coronavirus pandemic. A cargo plane is loaded with personal protective equipment at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in April as part of a humanitarian assistance program sending 10 million medical masks to front-line medical personnel combating coronavirus in Taiwan’s diplomatic allies, as well as like-minded partners in Europe and the U.S.
The New Zealand Commerce and Industry Office (NZCIO), the country's de facto embassy in Taiwan, on Thursday celebrated Matariki Māori New Year in Taipei, showcasing the connections between the two countries' indigenous people.
