The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced on May 14 this year that the ‘International Education for Primary and Secondary Schools White Paper 2.0’ was officially inaugurated.

International Education will be further upgraded

The Minister of the MOE, Pan, Wen-Chung, indicated at a press conference that ‘International Education for Primary and Secondary Schools White Paper 2.0’, with the vision of " Connecting with the World ", aims to enable transference and connection between primary and junior high school education in our country and the schools’ systems of major international countries. It also aims to establish favorable communication and cooperation with organizations that support the internationalization of education worldwide.

Promoting Comprehensive International Education 

Julie Chin, Executive Secretary of Primary and Secondary Education Internationalization Office (PSEIO) indicated that ‘International Education for Primary and Secondary Schools White Paper 2.0’ has three goals: ‘Nurturing Future World Citizens,’ ‘Creating a Frinedly Enviornment to Enhance Internationalization’ and ‘Expanding Global Exchanges’. Therefore, it puts forward three strategies: ‘Implementing School-based International Education", ‘Building A Friendly International Environment’ and ‘Constructing International Linkage Mechanism’. The implementation period is from 2020 to 2025, a period of six years.