Tainan Municipal Yong-Ren High School principal Yu Yueh-chin (third left) and two of her students welcome principals from Malaysian middle schools Nov. 13 in the southern city of Tainan. (Courtesy of Ministry of Education)
 

Events promoted by the Ministry of Education’s K-12 Education Administration underscore the government’s dedication to expanding international education courses and cooperation.

The MOE offered as an example the recent discussion of cross-cultural marketing and business models conducted by National Pingtung Senior High School pupils. Students in the school’s bilingual class participated in English in an online exchange with counterparts from Gotemba Minami High School in Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, the ministry said.

International exchange provides students the chance to build confidence in their foreign language skills as well as the opportunity to learn a different culture, the education administration said. Chiou Yi-shian, an English teacher at NPSHS, pointed out that cultural differences and sustainable development goals-related issues were incorporated into the discussion, facilitating more in-depth learning.

Another such example of international cooperation took place at Tainan Municipal Yong-Ren High School in southern Taiwan when a delegation from Malaysian schools came to visit. According to the MOE, YRHS students offered their guests guided tours in English of cultural exhibitions in the school library.

The students from Taiwan also introduced their peers to a cooperative project between YRHS and National Education Radio that provides insight into broadcasting. The studio gives students a unique internship experience and access to classes and resources, the MOE said.

The KEA said that it would continue to subsidize local governments’ international education centers with the goal of effectively enhancing the quality of international academic exchanges and activities. (POC-E)