The fifth high-level dialogue under the Taiwan-U.S. Education Initiative was held Jan. 22 in Taipei City to reaffirm the two sides’ commitment to deepening academic partnership.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Taiwan delegation comprised Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Ming-chi, Deputy Education Minister Liu Kuo-wei and other senior officials from relevant agencies.
The U.S. side included Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Koepcke of the State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, American Institute in Taiwan Managing Director Ingrid Larson and AIT Deputy Director Karin Lang.
During the event, the two sides agreed to a three-year strategic cooperation plan, established a mechanism to enhance collaboration between Taiwanese universities and U.S. agencies, and explored opportunities for subnational engagement.
As part of the three-year plan, at least 100 additional young Taiwanese nationals will be selected to intern at U.S. institutions with support from the Taiwan Global Pathfinders Initiative. The two sides will also expand Mandarin language courses in the U.S. through the Taiwan Centers for Mandarin Learning.
In addition, the U.S. will continue to arrange English-language teaching assistants at schools of all levels in Taiwan, the MOFA said, adding that the two sides will expand university cooperation to cultivate talent in areas such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
After the dialogue, Koepcke signed a letter on behalf of the State Department to the Washington, D.C.-based Council of Chief State School Officers, in which he encouraged state education leaders to work with the TCML and enhance Mandarin-learning at K-12 levels under the bilateral education initiative.
As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary and Taiwan marks the 30th anniversary of its first democratic presidential election, the dialogue reaffirmed the strength of the bilateral partnership, the ministry added. (SFC-E)
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According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Taiwan delegation comprised Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Ming-chi, Deputy Education Minister Liu Kuo-wei and other senior officials from relevant agencies.
The U.S. side included Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Koepcke of the State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, American Institute in Taiwan Managing Director Ingrid Larson and AIT Deputy Director Karin Lang.
During the event, the two sides agreed to a three-year strategic cooperation plan, established a mechanism to enhance collaboration between Taiwanese universities and U.S. agencies, and explored opportunities for subnational engagement.
As part of the three-year plan, at least 100 additional young Taiwanese nationals will be selected to intern at U.S. institutions with support from the Taiwan Global Pathfinders Initiative. The two sides will also expand Mandarin language courses in the U.S. through the Taiwan Centers for Mandarin Learning.
In addition, the U.S. will continue to arrange English-language teaching assistants at schools of all levels in Taiwan, the MOFA said, adding that the two sides will expand university cooperation to cultivate talent in areas such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
After the dialogue, Koepcke signed a letter on behalf of the State Department to the Washington, D.C.-based Council of Chief State School Officers, in which he encouraged state education leaders to work with the TCML and enhance Mandarin-learning at K-12 levels under the bilateral education initiative.
As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary and Taiwan marks the 30th anniversary of its first democratic presidential election, the dialogue reaffirmed the strength of the bilateral partnership, the ministry added. (SFC-E)
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