8 Taiwanese Universities Promote Taiwan’s INTENSE Program in Northern Vietnam
On October 29, 2025, Distinguished Professor Jywe Wen-Yuh 覺文郁, Director of Taiwan’s INTENSE Program (the International Industrial Talents Education Special Program) led a delegation comprised mainly of representatives of eight universities in Taiwan—including Dr. Yen Jia-Yush 顏嘉裕, President of National Taiwan University of Science and Technology; Dr. Lu Ming-Feng 呂明峯, President of Minghsin University of Science and Technology; and Dr. Yang Chao-Lung 楊朝龍, Associate Vice President for Industry-Academia Collaboration at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology—visited Hanoi University of Science (HUS-VNU) to give presentations and set up an exhibition to promote the INTENSE Program. The delegation was warmly received by Prof. Dr. Le Thanh Son, Rector of HUS-VNU, senior academics from university departments, and Dr. Nguyen Khanh Linh from the Vietnam National Innovation Center.
Students and academic staff at universities in Northern Vietnam are aware of the quality of Taiwan's higher education, and more than 200 Vietnamese students and academic staff attended the presentations about the INTENSE Program. Among the dignitaries attending the ceremony opening before the presentations began were Yi Min Lin 林易民, Deputy Representative of Taiwan at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam (TECO), staff members of the Education Division at TECO. Deputy Representative Lin gave opening remarks in which he spoke about the high-quality of Taiwan's higher education environment and education system, and the distinctive features of the INTENSE Program. He encouraged the Vietnamese students to apply to do further study in Taiwan and expressed hope that this visit by the delegation would help foster more exchanges and collaboration between universities in Taiwan and universities in Vietnam.
Staff from the INTENSE Office and representatives of eight universities in Taiwan each spoke, giving an in-depth overview of the INTENSE program, the application process, and the wide range of course offerings. Each university also set up a booth and provided consultations with students, and the students responded with enthusiasm. They were very interested in the INTENSE program, asking many questions, and then took advantage of the opportunity to visit the different university booths for more information about the different courses available.
