Taiwan to boost scholarship opportunities for SE Asian students

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/08/25
By: Chen Chih-chung and Y.F. Low

Taipei, Aug. 25 (CNA) Taiwan will significantly increase scholarship opportunities to attract students from Southeast Asia and India as part of the government’s “New Southbound Policy,” the Ministry of Education announced Thursday.

Starting in 2017, the Taiwan Scholarship program will offer 182 openings for students from Southeast Asia and India per year, up from 97 at present, Deputy Minister of Education Chen Liang-gee (陳良基) told a news conference.

Each student will be awarded NT$400,000 per year under the program.

In addition, the scholarship openings for economically disadvantaged ethnic Chinese students from Southeast Asia will be increased by 700 per year, with each student to be awarded NT$36,000 per year, Chen said.     [FULL  STORY]