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August 1, 2012
 

Taiwan Offering Scholarships to Attract International Students

Taiwan - The Heart of Asia

Taiwan’s National Science Council (NSC) and Academia Sinica, as part of the Overseas Technology Talent Recruitment Program, have launched a public-private scholarship program worth USD $5 million in order to boost the falling number of Taiwanese students studying abroad. The $5 million will benefit 116 doctoral and postdoctoral students from 2013 to 2016, helping them study at the world’s top 30 universities.
In 2010, 33,900 Taiwanese students studied abroad. This year, that number has decreased to 24,000, the lowest it’s been in ten years.
This is a problem because as fewer students study abroad at top universities, Taiwan has fewer highly skilled professionals. Fewer skilled professionals negatively affects the economy.
On the flip side, Taiwan is also looking to attract more international students to its schools. The goal is to have 95,000 international students in Taiwan by 2014.

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Ling Shu
Ling Shu
A recent graduate of Haverford College’s English Department, I’m big on reading, traveling, and any kind of baked, chocolate dessert. I’m passionate about education, especially women’s education, because I believe equal opportunity to education is key to healthier societies. I’m currently based in Brussels.
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