The China Post January 27, 2012 By Hsuan Chung-wen–Chinese people have traditionally emphasized the importance of education even in the days before Confucius. In this respect Taiwan is still more exceptional and is noted for its especially high rate of literacy and the number of schools at all levels. It is no surprise then...
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lowellsun.com 01/18/2012 By Joyce Tsai, jtsai@lowellsun.com TAIPEI, Taiwan — Every four years, they endure the snarl of security and customs checkpoints. They withstand the tedium of airport layovers and transoceanic flights. And by the time they have made their roundtrip journey, they will have spanned more than 15,000 miles, with one key goal in...
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Focus Taiwan 2012/01/01 Taipei, Jan. 1 (CNA) Thirty Taiwanese students scored perfect marks in the American Mathematics Contest (AMC) 8, and the average score of Taiwanese students was well above the global average, test organizers said Sunday. The Nine Nine Cultural and Education Foundation, organizer of the test’s Taiwan section, said 30 Taiwanese students...
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The China Post December 12, 2011 TAIPEI–Taiwan’s travel industry guru questioned the state of Taiwan’s higher education system on Sunday, voicing concern over the glut of graduates from “homogenized” universities that are not teaching practical or locally needed skills. Speaking on the topic “Education Should Be Different” at a Taipei university, Alliance Culture Foundation...
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The China Post October 30, 2011 The China Post news staff–President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday praised the instrumental role of technical and vocational education in the development of Taiwan’s traditional industries and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but called for improvements in the students’ English proficiency. In a speech he delivered at the National Taipei...
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