The US remains the most popular destination for Taiwanese students to pursue tertiary education overseas, followed by the UK, statistics released yesterday by the Ministry of Education showed.
The figures show that a total of 34,811 students went abroad to pursue tertiary education last year, including 16,451 to the US, 9,653 to the UK, 2,862 to Australia, 2,108 to Japan and 1,997 to Canada.
Taiwanese students formed the sixth largest group of international students in the US, behind those from India, China, South Korea, Japan and Canada.
Overseas education consultants said the tallies indicate that most Taiwanese prefer to pursue tertiary education in English-speaking countries, although the choices of study destination have become more diversified in recent years.
The consultants advised students interested in pursuing tertiary education overseas to visit the various education fairs scheduled to begin this month to obtain the information they need.
An Australian education fair was held in Taichung yesterday and will be held in Kaohsiung today, while the Canadian education fair will be held in Kaohsiung on Friday and in Taipei on Saturday and Sunday.
The US education fair will be held in Taipei Oct. 13 and Oct. 14, in Taichung on Oct. 16 and in Kaohsiung on Oct. 15.
The European education fair is scheduled to be held in Taipei on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4, and the British education fair will be held in Taipei on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4, in Kaohsiung on Nov. 6, in Taichung on Nov. 7 and in Hsinchu on Nov. 8, they said.
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