International Focus Magazine Vol. 1, #5 | Page 23

travel STUDY IN TAIWAN A Life Changing Opportunity by Sophie H. Y. Chou In an effort to introduce its education to the world and embrace the diversity of this global village, the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) launched a campaign to promote higher education in Taiwan with the slogan “STUDY IN TAIWAN”. To achieve its mission goals, the Taiwan MOE established eight Taiwan Education Centers in India, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, South Korea, Mongolia, Japan and the US. “Taiwan Education Center U.S.A.” received permits to operate as a NGO/PO (nongovernmental/ people’s organization) in the United States in 2012. The same year, the Center held its first Taiwan Education Fair US in California and subsequent fairs were held in different cities each year in the US. In 2015 the Education Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Houston, representing the Taiwan MOE, sought to promote the educational relationship between Taiwan and the US by co-organizing the Taiwan Education Fair US. Eleven top universities from Taiwan were featured, including (by alphabetical order): China Medical University, Chung Shan Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University, Ming Chuan University, National Cheng Kung University, National Chiao Tung UniiF Magazine | www.iFMagazine.net 23