Taiwan University Alliance opens the Taiwan-Thailand Resource Center for Economic and Industry-Academy Cooperation in Bangkok -Ministry of Education Republic of China (Taiwan)

Taiwan University Alliance opens the Taiwan-Thailand Resource Center for Economic and Industry-Academy Cooperation in Bangkok

Date: 2017-12-20

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Taiwan University Alliance opens the Taiwan-Thailand Resource Center for Economic and Industry-Academy Cooperation in Bangkok

In conjunction with the implementation of the Taiwanese government’s New Southbound Policy, the Taiwan University Alliance opened the Taiwan-Thailand Resource Center for Economic and Industry-Academy Cooperation at the Taiwan Association of Thailand on December 9, 2017. The Taiwan University Alliance is an alliance of four universities in Taiwan: National Taiwan University, National Taiwan Normal University, National Cheng Kung University, and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.

The Center has been collaboratively set up to strengthen industry-academia cooperation between the universities and industry sectors in Taiwan and their counterparts in Thailand. The Ministry of Education in Taiwan is encouraging universities in Taiwan to form partnerships with universities in Thailand to make programs available for university faculty members, students and businessmen and businesswomen in Taiwan and in Thailand.

The Taiwan Association of Thailand is located in Samut Prakan, an important satellite industrial city in the Bangkok metropolitan area. It is home to thousands of Taiwanese who were allured by the Southbound Policy advocated by President Lee Teng-hui in the 1990s and invested heavily in such industries as mechanical, and automobile parts, and electronics.

After the launch of the Center, the Taiwan University Alliance held a panel discussion on Promoting Industry-Academy Cooperation in Thailand and Taiwan on December 10. Its focus was on assisting industries and business in Thailand to become more competitive with the support of the academic and research capacity of universities in Taiwan. Thailand 4.0 is an ambitious government plan to upgrade Thailand’s industries by adopting automation and digitization technologies. It presents many challenges but also offers opportunities for tertiary educational institutions and industries to work together and mutually benefit.

Taiwan has an excellent reputation for science and technology education and for its ability to adapt quickly to fast-changing industry environments, so Taiwan could assist Thailand’s government and schools to plan programs to train and educate the skilled people needed to work for booming industries as Thailand 4.0 is implemented. The Taiwan University Alliance wants to help the industry and academic sectors in Taiwan and Thailand collaborate and grow strong together.