More scholarships offered to academic staff and students from the region.
The National
Date: October 16, 2017
By Chularat Saengpassa
TAIWAN’S NEW “Southbound” policy will mean more educational opportunities for
Students get hands-on training in aircraft repair in the engineering programme at National Formosa University, a well-known technical institute in Taiwan, which is popular among students from Southeast Asia.
people from all Asean countries, including Thailand.
“In line with the policy, our government will offer more scholarships for academic staff and students from Southeast Asian nations to boost the development of the region’s human resource,” said Taiwanese Education Minister Pan Wen-chung.
Fifteen scholarships are being granted via the Thai Ministry of Education, which is also covering Bt20,000 personal expenses per month for Masters Degree students and Bt15,000 for undergraduate students besides a Bt40,000 contribution towards the tuition fees.
“We want to help Thai lecturers, most of whom have Masters Degrees to study for their PhD in Taiwan via this scholarship scheme,” said Pan. “We are also creating a platform for Thai and Taiwanese universities to work together and we are also organising human resources training.” [FULL STORY]
