The China Post
Date: August 21, 2016
By: The China Post news staff
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Professor Myat Thandar, Rector of the University of Nursing,
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) President Huey-Jen Jenny Su, left, exchanges ideas about nursing education with Myat Thandar, rector of the University of Nursing in Yangon, Myanmar, at NCKU in Tainan on Tuesday, Aug, 16. (Courtesy of NCKU)
Yangon, Myanmar led a delegation to National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan as part of an educational collaboration. The purpose of the visit was to facilitate cooperation in nursing education, according to a press release from the NCKU.
NCKU President Huey-Jen Jenny Su extended a warm welcome to the delegation and shared her experience of a visit to Yangon in July. She said that the two sides should continue efforts to further develop and deepen their partnership.
Thandar and Su exchanged their opinions on higher education and current trends in nursing education. Thandar raised her concerns about the shortage of nurses in Myanmar and welcomed further assistance and collaboration with NCKU, according to the school. Thandar said, “I think the nursing program here in NCKU is very interesting, especially the specialty programs. There are a lot of similarities between yours and the ones we have so I can see there is great potential for us to collaborate in nursing education.” [FULL STORY]