Developing Successful Academic Relations with Taiwan

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Developing Successful Academic Relations with
Taiwan

• Presented by
• Dr. Gail Cuthbert Brandt
• Dr. Lawrence Huang
• Dr. Mario Laforest

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Canada - Taiwan Comparison Chart (2004-2005)
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Numbers of Student Visas Issued by Major
Countries of Destination
(Source Ministry of Education)
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Foreign Students in Taiwan
(Source Ministry of Education)
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INCREASING NUMBER OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN CANADA
(FLOWS)
Foreign Student Population by Principal Country
of Origin, Annual Flows Initial Entries,
2000-2002
Reference Citizenship and Immigration Canada,
Facts and Figures 2002
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Major Agenda of Higher Education in Taiwan

• Quality Assurance
• Internationalization
• Accountability

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Government Partnership

• The Canadian Trade Office in Taipei (CTOT)
• Ministry of Education
• Memorandum of Understanding on Education
  Cooperation
• Canada-Taiwan Conference on Higher Education

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Scholarship Opportunities to Canadian Students

• Taiwan Scholarships
• 5 scholarships (duration 3 to 4 years) for
  degree programs, e.g. Bachelor, master and Ph.D.
  degrees
• Mandarin Language Scholarships
• 5 Scholarships (duration 1 year) for language
  and culture programs

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Research Grants for Taiwan Studies

• Nature of grants
• Promote Taiwan studies in Canada and foster
  contacts between academics in both countries.
  Only scholars are eligible for this grant.
• Benefits
• Travel allowance (round trip Canada Taiwan
  economy ticket) Per diem of US180 (up to three
  weeks)
• Total number of grantees since 1994
• Canadian Association of Taiwan Studies (CATS)
  with 36 members
• Annual Conference Meetings
• 2003 in Ottawa, 2004 in Calgary and 2005 in
  Montreal

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English Teachers Recruiting

• Canada, through the CECN Network, is the first
  country to reach an agreement with Taiwan in 2004
  to recruit certified English teachers to come to
  Taiwan to teach at elementary schools.
• Since September 2004, 35 teachers have come to
  Taiwan
• The target for 2006 is 100 teachers

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Agreement of Academic Cooperation Between Quebec
and Taiwan

• Quebec offers ten Quebecer tuition fees rate
  bursaries to Taiwanese college students
• Taiwan offers ten tuition fees free bursaries
• The agreement will be signed in Spring 2006

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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
(HRSDC)International Academic Mobility (IAM)
Initiative

• Program for North American Mobility in Higher
  Education
• Canada European Union Program for Co-operation
  in Higher Education and Training
• Canada Asia (?)

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Tips on Working with Taiwan Partners

• Participation in overseas education fairs
• Establish direct academic linkages with colleges
  or universities
• Choose a reputable local recruiting agent for ESL
  program
• Provide your best service to the students on
  campus
• Work closely with our offices in Canada

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Useful Links for Canadian Students

• GOVERNMENT LINKS IN TAIWAN
• Taiwans Ministry of Education www.moe.gov.tw
• Taiwans Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  www.mofa.gov.tw
• Taiwans Government Information Office
  www.gio.gov.tw
• VISITING TAIWAN
• Taiwan Map www.taiwan-map.com
• General Information on Taiwan
  http//202.39.225.132/jsp/Eng/html/about_taiwan/ge
  neral.jsp
• STUDY OPPORTUNITIES IN TAIWAN
• Study in Taiwan www.studyintaiwan.org
• Taiwan Scholarship for Canadian Students
  www.comnet.ca/moecult/2005_2006_Scholarship.htm
• Language Scholarship for Canadian Students
• www.comnet.ca/moecult/Language_Scholarship.htm
• List of Universities and Colleges in Taiwan
  www.studyintaiwan.org/university_college_guide/uni
  versity_college_guide.htm
• List of Mandarin Language Centers
• www.studyintaiwan.org/learning-chinese/learning-c
  hinese.htm
• TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL OFFICE, CANADA
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Canada
  www.taiwan-canada.org
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Toronto
  www.toronto-teco.org
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Vancouver
  www.taiwan-vancouver.org

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2005 Autumn Education UK Exhibition The Best You
Can Be!!
The British Council is holding an Education UK
Exhibition from the 29 October to 5 November
2005, in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung and Kaoshiung.
Representatives from 95 British Universities and
Schools will be taking part and you will be able
to find out about a wide range of full time and
distance learning courses from Secondary School
to University study including English Language
and Vocational Courses as well as Undergraduate,
Masters and PhD qualifications.
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Canadian Education Fair Taipei, Taiwan October
78, 2005
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The Go Abroad Fair Toronto, Canada October 1415,
2005
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Opportunities for Canadian Universities in Taiwan

• Dr. Gail Cuthbert Brandt
• University of Waterloo
• Canadian Bureau for International Education
• November 14, 2005

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Personal and Institutional Connections to Taiwan

• 1992-2002 (Principal, Renison College, UW)
• -annual East Asian Festivals
• -generous support by TECO Toronto and TECO
  Ottawa in supporting the cultural programming
  (e.g. loaning traditional Chinese costumes)
• - Renison professor of Psychology awarded a
  Taiwan Studies Grant for Canadian scholars to
  support her research in cross-cultural study of
  how children learn

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Institutional Connections,2

• 2003-present (Associate Vice-President Academic
  responsible for international relations)
• Faculty of Engineering, UW has had an exchange
  with National Taiwan University since 2003
• 2005 UW signed an MOU with NTU
• - attended the 8th annual Canada-Taiwan
  Conference on Higher Education held at National
  Taiwan University, May 2-4, 2005
• -main theme University Education for Global
  Citizenship
• -attended by representatives of 12 Canadian
  universities and 14 Taiwanese universities

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8th Canada-Taiwan Conference on Higher Education
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8th Canada-Taiwan Conference on Higher Education

• Issues explored included joint degree/dual
  degree recognition, credit recognition between
  universities, faculty and student exchanges, and
  other areas for collaboration
• Minister of Education announced that the
  government of Taiwan will provide extra funding
  to Taiwanese universities that internationalize
• Taiwanese focus on advanced engineering, S T

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Areas of Collaboration

• Research
• -Taiwan is one of the worlds leader in
  computer technology and semiconductor research
• - government invests heavily in R D
• - world renowned research park in
• Hsinchu (72 km. south of Taipei)
• -two of Taiwans top national universities
  National Tsing Hua University and National Chiao
  Tung University are located in same city
• -Hsinchu known as the Science City of Taiwan

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Research, 2

• Given emphasis on internationalization, many
  excellent opportunities for Canadian faculty to
  go to Taiwan as visiting professors
• Areas of strength in Taiwanese Universities
  Chinese literature, indigenous studies,
  biodiversity, semiconductors , SME management,
  international business, regional studies,
  semi-tropical diseases

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Research, 3

• Academia Sinica (www.sinica.edu.tw)
• - Taiwans pre-eminent research institute,
  affiliated directly to the Presidential Office of
  R.O.C.
• -headed by Nobel laureate in Chemistry, Dr.
  Yuan-Tseh Lee
• -25 research institutes in the areas of
  mathematics, physical sciences, life sciences,
  humanities and social sciences headed by
  world-class scholars
• -tremendous opportunities for Canadian graduate
  students and faculty to connect with these
  research institutes

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Areas of Collaboration

• Student Exchanges
• -in 2004, 32,000 outgoing students from
  Taiwan only 6,000 incoming
• -Taiwanese government and universities are keen
  to achieve more balance
• - of student body that is international will
  become a KPI for universities

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Student Exchanges, 2

• - 158 universities in Taiwan represent
  excellent opportunities for Canadian universities
  to develop exchanges
• - many top quality, comprehensive universities
  as potential partners
• - graduate exchanges

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Areas of collaboration Joint Degrees

• great potential at both the undergraduate and
  graduate level
• advantageous to students less expensive since
  spend only two years (or 1 yr. in case of
  Masters) in Canada get degree from both
  institutions
• reinforces connections among faculty members on
  both sides

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Other Opportunities Visa Students

• International Student Recruitment
• - in 2004, Taiwan was Canadas 6th largest
  market for study visas 22 were issued to those
  seeking BA or grad degree
• -Canada was students 2nd choice after USA
• - considerable room for expansion since only
  approx. 2100 Taiwanese came to study in Canada
  while over 14,000 went to USA
• -high standard of living in Taiwan, high value
  put on education, parents willing to pay for high
  quality education

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Other Opportunities, 2

• Strong interest in graduate programs in last
  five years, numbers of Taiwanese students seeking
  grad degrees has more than doubled
• CECN report, July 2004 Quality candidates are
  often discouraged by the long response time of
  Canadian graduate programs compared to those of
  other countries.

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Other opportunities, 3

• ESL
• -continued strong demand for ESL programs at all
  levels
• -for Canadian universities and colleges, ESL
  programs tied to conditional admission is very
  attractive
• -opportunities for exchange of ESL personnel
  with ESL centres at major Taiwanese universities

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Conclusion

• For Canadian universities, there are many
  excellent opportunities to build strong academic
  relations with Taiwans universities and
  relationships, and to recruit high quality
  undergraduate and graduate students

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Experimental Forest of National Taiwan
University, Chitou