The Ministry of Education yesterday unveiled a Web site to honor and showcase the performance of Taiwanese students in international competitions.
“Taiwanese high school students usually excel in international math and physics competitions, while students at vocational high schools usually shine in international design contests,” Minister of Education Wu Ching-ji (吳清基) told a press conference at the ministry.
Wu said students from Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School alone have walked away with about 130 gold, silver and bronze medals in the International Math Olympiad and the International Physics Olympiad, even though the school is not a preparatory school for the competitions.
Wu said Taiwan’s elementary school students have had an equally impressive performance, adding that the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study put the nation’s fourth graders in third place for their performance in math and second place for their scientific performance among the 37 countries who participated in the study.
“This shows that Taiwan’s education plays a leading role in the world,” Wu said.
Wu said the Web site was designed to “let these [outstanding] Taiwanese students’ efforts and achievements be seen,” while they in turn can serve as models for any student who would like to follow suit.
The International Competition Awards Network for Students in Taiwan Web site (award.moe.gov.tw) features 69 Taiwanese students who have won international competitions in recent years. The site also carries brief autobiographical snippets of the students.
The ministry said the Chinese-language site is meant to showcase Taiwanese students’ performance in international competitions and the success of the nation’s educational system.
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