Elite StudyInTaiwan Program Office

Dr. Po-Tsang Bernie Huang Director of Elite StudyInTaiwan Program Office, Ministry of Education, Taiwan 23th, April, 2014

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Elite StudyInTaiwan Program Office Cooperation between Thailand and Taiwan Taiwan-Thailand Elite 600 Recruitment Cost Estimation University Business Incubator Project Strength of Taiwan Higher Education One Stop Service

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Cooperation Model

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MOU

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Candidatelist

ESIT OnlinePortal

ESIT Consortium universities

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The Elite StudyInTaiwan (ESIT) Project

ESIT
startingfrom2008 CommissionedbyMinistryofEducation,Taiwan

Internationaltalentmobilityandcultivation Cooperationprojectswith Indonesia,Vietnam,Thailand.

50consortiumuniversitiesand internationalinstitutions Over360English instructedprograms

OnestopServices International degreeprogram applicants

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Onlineapplication portal

ESIT Strategy and Prospects

One-Stop service for Elite 600 candidates Information Hub for educational organizations and institutes Coordination between Consortium universities and universities in Thailand Online Applications for studying in Taiwan www.esit.org.tw Caring Project for Elite 600 students ESIT Annual Assembly for Project students
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Cooperation between Thailand and Taiwan

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InternationalTalentMobilityProjects

VIETNAM VIETNAM VEST 500 Project VEST 500 Project Mekong 1000 Project 1000 ECV Mekong 1000 Project Project ECV 1000 Project

THAILAND INDONESIA Thailand 600 Elite Program University Business Incubator Project

INDONESIA
Indonesia-Taiwan

DIKTI 3+1 Scholarship Project Bridging Program Dual Degree Program Aceh Government Scholarship Project

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Model of Taiwan-Thailand Elite 600 Scholarship Program

Office of Higher Education Commission (OHEC)
Organize an applicant list of Elite 600 Scholarship Program Support Elite 600 Scholarship Orientation and Study Visit Program Provide information of scholarship and program of universities in Taiwan

ESIT
Collect information on scholarships and programs provided by Taiwanese universities Coordinate universities on both sides: conducting Elite 600 Scholarship Orientation and Study Visit Program Pass on the Thai 1. Provide applicant information on list of scholarships Elite 600 program and programs 2. Confirm application status of applicants

Provide an applicant list of Elite 600 Scholarship Program

Organize an applicant list of those who applied for study in Taiwan

Provide information of scholarships and programs offered by universities in Taiwan

Universities in Thailand
Prepare a name list of its applicants (lecturers/staffs)

Applicants could apply for 5 universities via ESIT online application system. www.esit.org.tw (Sister schools and academic collaboration)

42 Consortium universities in Taiwan

Screen the application of Elite 600 Scholarship Program applicants 8
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Taiwan-Thailand Elite 600 Scholarship Program(1/3)

120 university lecturers/staff from Thailand annually to pursue master or doctorate degrees (Chinese or English program) at selected universities in Taiwan from the 2014 academic year to 2018 academic year. Language Requirement - English-instructed program: International IELTS 5.5TOEFL500 - Chinese-instructed program: TOCFL level 3 Scholarship Method Up to two years for masters degree/ four years for doctorate degree. Thailand Universities will Be responsible for Scholarship Students book allowance , airfare, living cost(living allowance, house utilities, health insurance.) Taiwan Universities will Be responsible for variety of assistantship or scholarship for Scholarship Students.

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Taiwan-Thailand Elite 600 Scholarship Program(2/3)

Responsibilities Thailand Universities will Be responsible for Scholarship Students book allowance, living cost(living allowance, house utilities, health insurance.) Report the list of scholarship applicants to OHEC Office of Higher Education Commission, Thailand will Designate the contact person for communication with ESIT Send the list of Scholarship students to ESIT Participate an annual working group meeting

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Taiwan-Thailand Elite 600 Scholarship Program(3/3) Responsibilities

Taiwan Universities will
review the application material of Scholarship students. provide variety of assistantship or scholarship for Scholarship students. Issue the letter of acceptance with scholarship information

ESIT Program Office will

promote Elite 600 Scholarship Program with 1. Scholarship Explanation 2. Study Visit Project assist Scholarship Students to apply for universities in Taiwan. consult the Scholarship students for their applications. implement the Caring Project for Scholarship Students participate an annual working group meeting.
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Recruitment(1/2)
Scholarship Orientation

OHEC

ESIT
ScholarshipProgram Explanation

Universities inTaiwan

Lecturersof Universitiesin Thailand

CooperationandrecruitmentfrombothuniversitiesinTaiwanandThailand
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Recruitment(2/2)
Elite 600 Study Visit Project
Lecturersof Thailands universities

Taiwans universities

Elite600Study VisitProject

ESIT

OHEC

Participants: Thailand universities major administrative personnel; lecturers or supporting staff who are interested in more academic cooperation or studying masters or PhD degrees in Taiwan. Each group may consist of 10-20 persons.
Duration and Dates: Each visit takes place over the period of one week. The time will be in January, April and October for visiting in each year. The first delegation plans to start in April, 2014 ; the following one will be arranged in October . Expenditure: The delegation will be self-funded (transportation, accommodation and meals). Taiwan side will charge 3,500 Baht administrative fee for each person.
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Cost Estimation (USD)

No Item Fee Recommended Note

Tuition Fee Public university Private university 4,440 3,440 300 4,440 3,440 300 Depends on school and department Depends on school and department

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Books allowance Living cost -Food -daily necessities

2,600 400

3,400 800

Accommodation -on campus -off campus 2,640 3,720 290 11,750 200 580 2,000 3,000 290 12,230 200 580
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insurance Total

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arriving settle cost Airfare

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University Business Incubator Project

Office of Higher Education Commission (OHEC), Ministry of Education, Thailand initiates the fellowship program. Activities: Two days curriculum, Seven and half days observation, Closing ceremony, Professional training for translators. Objectives 1. 2. 3. To be familiar with Taiwans Incubation model To learn the management experience of Taiwan universities incubation center To practical experience the day-to-day operation of Taiwan universities incubation center

Training group: 2, Number of trainees: 26

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Strength of Taiwan Higher Education

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InternationalEducationinTaiwan
Academic&QualityAssurance
WorldEconomicForum2013
11th oftheworldinhighereducationandtraining 10th amongthe144countriesrankedinglobalinformationTechnology

Researchpublicationsin2012
17th inSCI(ScienceCitationIndex) 13th inSSCI(SocialScienceCitationIndex) 12th inEI(ElsevierEngineeringInformation)

Sources:MinistryofEducation,Taiwanhttp://www.edu.tw/pages/detail.aspx?Node=4076&Page=20047&Index=3&WID=31d75a44 efff4c44a07515a9eb7aecdf

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InternationalEducationinTaiwan
Academic&QualityAssurance
TimeHigherEducation 2ndinAsia
17universitiesintop100

AcademicRankingofWorldUniversities
6universitiesintop200inEngineering/TechnologyandComputerSciences2013 9universitiesintop200inComputerScience 2013

IEET/WashingtonAccord
InstituteofEngineeringEducationTaiwan(IEET)hasbeenasignatoryoftheWAtoaccreditengineeringprogramssince 2007

121engineeringprograms/departmentsof59universitiesinTaiwanpassedtheaccreditationstandardsbyAccreditation in 2011

TheAssociationofAdvanceCollegiateSchoolsofBusiness(AACSB)Accreditation
Foundedin1916toprovideaccreditationstandardsthatarerelevanttoallbusinessprograms 12businessschoolsinTaiwanhadaccreditedbyAACSB

Sources:http://www.shanghairanking.com/ http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/

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Faculty
Facultymembers MostofthemholdingDoctoraldegreesand graduatedfromUSA,UK,andotherreputable institutions Diverseacademicandeducationbackground Researchandteachingareregardedasequally important
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InternationalEducationinTaiwan
Profileofinternationalstudents:
12,597degreeseekingstudentsin2013 From86countriesaroundtheworld Top5sourcecountriesofdegreeseekingstudents:Vietnam (2,379),Malaysia(2,280),Indonesia(1,055),Japan(518)andRepublicofKorea(494)

ThenumberofinternationalstudentsstudyinginTaiwan

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HigherEducationEvaluation&Accreditation CouncilofTaiwan
CommissionedbyMinistryofEducation,Taiwan. TofacilitatetheinternationalizationofTaiwanshighereducationqualityand toassureandenhancethequalityinhighereducation. Evaluationperiod:every6yearsforprogramsandinstitutes Evaluationitemofinstitutionalaccreditation: (a)Institutionalselfidentification (b)Institutionaladministrationandoperation (c)learningandteachingresources (d)Accountibilityandsocialresponsibility (e)Selfenhancementandqualityassurancemechanism
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Aim for Top University Project

National Taiwan University National Chiao Tung University National Chen Kung University National Central University National Tsing Hua University National Yang Ming University National Chun Shan University National Chung Hsin University National Cheng Chi University National Taiwan U. of Science and Technology National Taiwan Normal University Chang Gung University
ESIT consortium universities 22 MinistryofEducation

Paradigm Project
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology National Pingtung University of Science and Technology National Yunlin University of Science and Technology South Taiwan University of Science and Technology

National Taipei University of National Kaohsiung Technology University of Applied Science

ESIT consortium universities

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InternationalGraduatePrograms
Morethan300ofallinEnglishinstructedinternationalprogramsin16fieldsprovidedbythe50Consortium universities
Programs Field Agriculture Architecture & Design Arts Law Humanities Communications Business & Information Management Computer Science & Electrical Engineering Amount 6 5 1 1 9 5 39 14 Field Engineering Social Science Science Life Science Earth Science Medicine & Health Education Sport & Recreation Amount 35 2 5 6 8 19 3 2

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Satisfaction Surveys
LivingEnvironment
Labfacilitiesareadequate Thecollectionsfromschoollibraryareadequate Clubactivitiesarenumerous satisficationoflearning/livingenvironmentmycurrentuniversityoffered

68%(Library) 66%(Facility)

63%(Extracurricular) 60%(Learning/living)

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Satisfaction Surveys
AcademicEnvironment
Courses/programsprovidedbymycurrentuniversitymeetmydemands Satisficationoftheteachingqualityofcourses/programstaughtinEnglish ProfessorsareeasilyaccessibleifIexperienceddifficulties Satisficationofwithfeedbacksfromprofessor

70%(Professors)

70%(Interation)

64%(Academic experience)

60%(Course)

60%(Teaching)

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Study In Taiwan
Foreignerfriendly environment

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Convenient living function

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Diverse cultures

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One Stop Service

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ESIT online application

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ESIT online application (apply for 5 universities)

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Thank you for your attention !

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