…with restrictions Taipei Times – archives Door opened to Chinese students STICK TO BOOKS: Under a KMT-DPP consensus, about 2,000 Chinese students will be able to study in Taiwan, but they won’t be able to work during their studies By Shih Hsiu-chuanSTAFF REPORTERFriday, Aug 20, 2010, Page 1 Taiwan’s colleges and graduate schools will begin [...]
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Taiwan universities to invite Chinese students
Good news for the Taiwan higher educational system: Taipei Times – archives Schools aiming to attract Chinese pupilsAIMING FOR SEPTEMBER: Proponents of amendments that would allow Chinese students to study in Taiwan want the legislature to pass them in the current session STAFF WRITER, WITH AP AND CNA , TAIPEIFriday, Jan 08, 2010, Page 2 [...]
Unfortunate and misguided stand by DPP
As much as I respect and admire the progress the DPP has made the party’s contributions to Taiwan, I am often confused by some of their xenophobic and seemingly very undemocratic stands on issues. If Chinese students in Taiwan were allowed to work, I would entirely agree with the DPP’s stand against allowing such students. [...]
Taiwanese Universities attracting Chinese students
Taiwanese universities set sights on Chinese students – Taiwan News Online This is from the bi-lingual Taiwan News page, and I’ve added pinyin. Major Taiwanese universities, including those ranked at the top, have stepped up preparations to attract Chinese students even though the government has yet to enact related legislation. 儘管政府還沒有制定相關立法，包括排名頂端的台灣主要大學已經加緊準備吸引中國大陸學生。 儘管jin3 guan3 政府zheng4 fu3 [...]
Taiwan universities facing closure
Education Ministry making preparations for university closures – Taiwan News Online Education Ministry making preparations for university closuresCentral News Agency2009-10-13 12:00 AM The Ministry of Education (MOE) has been making preparations to help local and particularly private universities, to gradually leave the education market in the event that they continue to fail to recruit enough [...]
MOE wasting students’ time and money
This letter to the Taipei Times deserves to be posted in full and read by anybody interested in English education in Taiwan. The GEPT is a farce. The author doesn’t mention this, but one reason I think the MOE pushes the GEPT onto captive Taiwan students is because of the revenue it produces. Taipei Times [...]
Students affected by typhoon to receive aid, waivers
Aid measures for students affected by typhoon announced – Taiwan News Online If necessary, MOE to open temporary classrooms at various shelters, says Wu The government announced yesterday schooling and aid measures for students affected by Typhoon Morakot to ensure their education is not interrupted. Information provided by the Central Emergency Operation Center shows that [...]