Shih Hsin University said it would launch a master’s credit cohort program in Shanghai at the end of this month, targeting Taiwanese businesspeople in China.
The program is aimed at giving Taiwanese investors and employees in China an opportunity to pursue advanced studies in the field of communication management, said Shen Tsung-nan (沈宗南), deputy head of the Shanghai-based Shih Hsin Extension Education Institute, which will host the classes.
In the initial stage, the program will be offered to 30 students, with classes held one weekend a month starting on Oct. 31, Shen said.
The purpose of the program is to provide a fast track for China-based Taiwanese to obtain a master’s degree from the university, Shen said.
He said the university would apply with the Ministry of Education at the end of this month to allow graduate credit hours earned in Shanghai to be counted toward a master’s degree.
The ministry’s decision is expected to be released in late January, he said.
Under Taiwan’s education regulations, credits earned outside the country cannot count toward a graduate degree at Taiwanese schools, Shen said.
The courses to be offered at the institute are those for which credits are most commonly transferred, he said. They include organization theory and management, communication theory, media marketing and management, and human resource management in the media.
At the start of the program, the students will enroll in two classes — organization and management, and communication theory, Shen said.
Peng Si-zhou (彭思舟), head of the Department of International Business at the Taipei College of Maritime Technology, said there was high demand among Taiwanese businesspeople in China for further study opportunities to improve their knowledge, particularly in the cultural and creative industry and the service sector.
In the short term, offering classes to Taiwanese across the Strait is a good way for private universities to expand business, Peng said, adding that about 1 million Taiwanese are based in China.
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