A delegation organized by the Ministry of Education is taking part in the 2026 NAFSA Conference and Expo taking place till May 29 in the U.S. city of Orlando to expand bilateral cooperation in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and other key areas.
According to the MOE, the group is led by Education Minister Cheng Ying-yao and comprises officials and representatives from 20 domestic tertiary institutions. Cheng is the first education minister from Taiwan to attend the event in nearly two decades.
Hailed as the largest and most dynamic international education gathering, the 2026 NAFSA event is themed “Global by Design” and features exhibition booths by 292 organizations from around the world, the ministry said.
Themed “Study in Taiwan,” the Taiwan Pavilion’s design spotlights the country’s status as a technology hub and showcases its strengths in semiconductors and information and communications technologies.
During the pavilion’s opening ceremony, Cheng said the fifth dialogue held in January this year under the Taiwan-U.S. Education Initiative established a three-year strategy for bilateral education and research cooperation. The move is expected to help advance talent cultivation, language proficiency and personnel exchanges to jointly develop technology professionals, he added.
According to the MOE, the group is led by Education Minister Cheng Ying-yao and comprises officials and representatives from 20 domestic tertiary institutions. Cheng is the first education minister from Taiwan to attend the event in nearly two decades.
Hailed as the largest and most dynamic international education gathering, the 2026 NAFSA event is themed “Global by Design” and features exhibition booths by 292 organizations from around the world, the ministry said.
Themed “Study in Taiwan,” the Taiwan Pavilion’s design spotlights the country’s status as a technology hub and showcases its strengths in semiconductors and information and communications technologies.
During the pavilion’s opening ceremony, Cheng said the fifth dialogue held in January this year under the Taiwan-U.S. Education Initiative established a three-year strategy for bilateral education and research cooperation. The move is expected to help advance talent cultivation, language proficiency and personnel exchanges to jointly develop technology professionals, he added.
The MOE said the opening ceremony was attended by around 50 key figures from both sides, including Ingrid Larson, managing director of the American Institute in Taiwan’s Washington Office.
Another highlight of Taiwan’s NAFSA participation was a bilateral exchange meeting on semiconductor education, in which senior educators shared the importance of two-way cooperation and discussed ways to establish steady talent cultivation systems, among other important issues, the MOE said. (SFC-E)
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