Representatives from seven Taiwanese universities on Friday attended the Taiwan-Poland Higher Education Forum in Warsaw to encourage international students to study in Taiwan and seek collaboration opportunities in education.
The delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Education Lio Mon-chi (劉孟奇).
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed educational exchange programs between countries as well as teaching and learning methods in universities, Lio said in his opening speech.
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By exploring how Taiwan and Poland can collaborate in education in the post-pandemic era, this year’s forum aims to facilitate exchanges between educational institutions from the two sides, and foster partnerships in culture and education, he said.
Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange Director-General Dawid Kostecki, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) president Jerzy Duszynski, Representative to Poland Bob Chen (陳龍錦) and Polish Office in Taipei Director Cyryl Kozaczewski also spoke at the forum.
The delegation met with Duszynski to thank the Polish Academy of Sciences for helping Academia Sinica select Ukrainian students and academics to study and conduct research in Taiwan under a scholarship program launched in March following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
PAS worked with NCKU to provide subsidies to Ukrainian students who had fled to Poland, allowing them to continue their studies and research projects.
Duszynski praised Taiwan’s achievements in disease control and said Poland has learned a lot from Taiwan during the pandemic.
Apart from seeking cooperation in the high-tech industry, he said he hopes Poland and Taiwan can place more importance on humanities.
Lio said as Taiwan has considerable experience in nurturing talent in the semiconductor industry, he hopes the two sides can create cooperation opportunities to nurture talent and conduct technical research.
Taiwan and Poland expressed their wishes to conduct exchanges in the field of language education, he added.
The delegation also included Department of International and Cross-Strait Education Director Nicole Lee (李彥儀), National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) president Jenny Su (蘇慧貞), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology president Yen Jia-yush (顏家鈺), National Taiwan Normal University vice president Sung Yao-ting (宋曜廷), National Central University president Chou Ching-yang (周景揚), National Dong Hwa University vice president Ma Yuan-ron (馬遠榮), National Yang Ming Chaio Tung University vice president Tarng Jenn-hwan (唐震寰) and Taipei Medical University vice president Wu Chieh-hsi (吳介信).
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