Twenty-four Taiwanese universities and the Taiwan Mandarin Educational Resources Center on Wednesday took part in an exhibition to attract foreign students in Kumamoto, Japan.
It was the first exhibition it held along with a biennial forum co-organized by the Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan (FICHET) and the Japan Committee of Universities for International Exchange, the organizers said.
Japan is one of the top four countries of origin for international students studying in Taiwan, Ministry of Education’s Department of International and Cross-Strait Education Director-General Lee Yu-jiuan (李毓娟) said.
Photo courtesy of the Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan
So far this year, 8,779 Japanese students have studied in Taiwan, with more than 3,200 enrolled in Mandarin programs, reflecting strong educational and cultural exchange, Lee said.
Choosing Kumamoto as the host city also reflects the growing relationship between Taiwan and Kumamoto in the semiconductor sector, said FICHET chairperson Li Tsai-yen (李蔡彥), who is also president of National Chengchi University in Taipei.
Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) operates a fab in Japan through its majority-owned Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing in Kumamoto and was set to begin construction of a second one this year.
However, TSMC chairman C.C. Wei (魏哲家) on June 3 said that residents have complained about a surge of traffic in Kumamoto, which has led to a delay in breaking ground for the second fab.
During the forum in Kumamoto, National Taiwan Normal University, National Chengchi University, Shih Chien University and Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology showcased talent development and nurturing in Taiwan in education, business management, design, artificial intelligence and semiconductors.
FICHET said that the universities and the center attracted the interest of young visitors and parents due to the wide range of subjects Japanese students could study in Taiwan.
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