Why Study in Taiwan?

Taiwan’s society is known throughout the world for its sincere hospitality and diverse cultural cuisine. Whether you are a visitor or a resident, your cultural experience will be filled with memories of a society that strives to offer you, the very best. There are many advantages to learn about Taiwan’s culture and the arts, such as glove puppetry, Taiwanese opera, theatre and dance.

1. English Friendly Environment

Taiwan is working hard to create a friendly international and English speaking environment for our international friends. The government has maderth strong efforts to promot English within Taiwan’s society. Government offices and public affairs offices have created English and Chinese websites in order to assist individuals to access information and services, in a more efficient and convenient manner.

2. High Quality Educational Opportunities

The Ministry of Education recognizes that learning is an on-going process. Within the last few years, it has launched a number of challenging and innovative programs for its institutions of higher education. Among them are policiesfor raising Taiwan’s international academic competitiveness and for providing more opportunities for foreign students to study in Taiwan.

There are many advantages for selecting Taiwan as a place to further your education. Taiwan’s strong reputation in the field of technological education attracts students from developing countries for the study of bio-tech, semi-conductor technology, business, forestry, agriculture, animal husbandry, and chemistry, to name a few.

The Ministry of Education recently established “The Taiwan Scholarship Program”in order to encourage promising students from foreign countries to pursue their language, undergraduate and graduate studies in Taiwan, along with enhancing the focus for educational and academic exchange and cooperation.

3. Low Tuition Costs

Taiwan’s universities are able to offer more affordable tuition rates, as compared to other international universities because of innovative government policies. Foreign students will not have to pay high “foreign out of country tuitionfees”, as required by many other international universities and colleges.

4. Internationalization of Technological Universities

Rapid and innovative technological changes are occurring simultaneously all over the world. Taiwan’s technological universities and institutions have earned respect for Taiwan and its developments, within the international community. Research areas include bio-informatics, information security, open source and artificial intelligence, e-learning and digital content, web services and mobile computing to name a few.

5. Economic Progress

Taiwan’s economic prowess has gained it respect throughout the world. Rapidly, moving up the economic ladder from an agriculture-based society to an export-oriented manufacturing society and then to a service-based economy.Today, Taiwan is recognized as a major supplier of high-tech goods throughout the world.

6. A Democratic and Safe Environment

A thriving and democratic society is entitled to a safe living environment. Taiwan’s strong infra-structure allows its citizens to enjoy this basic right, along with the right of free speech. In recent years, Taiwan’s residents and international students have witnessed many dramatic political reforms. These reforms are continuing to pave the way for Taiwan’s competitiveness internationally.

7. Taiwan’s Friendly People & Cultural Diversity

Taiwan is known throughout the world as being a friendly society. Many of its inhabitants are early descendants of Chinese immigrants, from such provinces as Fujian and Guangdong Provinces. Recently, there has been a strong and growing interest in Taiwan’s native or aboriginal peoples. Many efforts are underway to help preserve their culture and traditions.

Taiwan’s development can be attributed to its rich heritage of diverse populations.Immigrants from Holland, Spain, Portugal, Japan and more recently, from Mainland China have all played a role in Taiwan’s development. While learning about Taiwan and its cultural traditions, these immigrants also give to Taiwan a share of their customs and traditions.

8. Geographic Beauty

The Portuguese called Taiwan “Formosa”, which means “beautiful island”, when they resided on Taiwan during the 16th century. Taiwan’s forested mountains cover two-thirds of its total land mass and the remaining area consists of hilly country, open plains, highlands, coastal plains and basins. The Central Mountain Range stretches along the entire island from north to south, along the entire island, thus forming a natural line of demarcation for rivers on the eastern and western sides of the island.

9. And more to come when you explore the many mysteries
of Taiwan..

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