Taiwan and Vietnam signed an updated version of an educational cooperation agreement July 11 in Taipei City, marking another milestone in the bilateral relationship.
According to the Ministry of Education, Liu Shih-chung, head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam, and his Vietnamese counterpart, Phan Kieu Chung, met to sign the document. It is an extension of a similar pact between the two sides from 2017.
The updated agreement covers a wide range of domains, such as establishing sister school relationships, offering scholarships for students and teachers to attend workshops, and implementing language-learning projects.
During the signing ceremony, MOE Chief Secretary Lin Po-chiao said Taiwan and Vietnam have undertaken a raft of cooperative projects based on the bilateral agreements of 2006 and 2017. These include around 1,000 exchange agreements between tertiary institutions of both countries, as well as Taiwan’s sending of Mandarin instructors to Vietnam.
Lin said there are growing demands for skilled professionals in Southeast Asian countries as their economy continues to thrive. By offering Taiwan’s talent cultivation expertise, the latest agreement will help member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations foster talents to accelerate their national development, he added.
MOE statistics show that the number of students from Vietnam pursuing education in Taiwan has been on the rise in recent years. The country is the leading source of international students in Taiwan, with a population of 39,695 in 2024, or 32.22 percent of the total. Taiwan is the fifth leading destination for Vietnamese students.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement July 14 welcoming the latest development. The ministry will continue to promote mutually beneficial cooperation and exchanges with Vietnam across the board, it added. (SFC-E)
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According to the Ministry of Education, Liu Shih-chung, head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam, and his Vietnamese counterpart, Phan Kieu Chung, met to sign the document. It is an extension of a similar pact between the two sides from 2017.
The updated agreement covers a wide range of domains, such as establishing sister school relationships, offering scholarships for students and teachers to attend workshops, and implementing language-learning projects.
During the signing ceremony, MOE Chief Secretary Lin Po-chiao said Taiwan and Vietnam have undertaken a raft of cooperative projects based on the bilateral agreements of 2006 and 2017. These include around 1,000 exchange agreements between tertiary institutions of both countries, as well as Taiwan’s sending of Mandarin instructors to Vietnam.
Lin said there are growing demands for skilled professionals in Southeast Asian countries as their economy continues to thrive. By offering Taiwan’s talent cultivation expertise, the latest agreement will help member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations foster talents to accelerate their national development, he added.
MOE statistics show that the number of students from Vietnam pursuing education in Taiwan has been on the rise in recent years. The country is the leading source of international students in Taiwan, with a population of 39,695 in 2024, or 32.22 percent of the total. Taiwan is the fifth leading destination for Vietnamese students.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement July 14 welcoming the latest development. The ministry will continue to promote mutually beneficial cooperation and exchanges with Vietnam across the board, it added. (SFC-E)
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