Taiwan Higher Education Institutions Participated at the Eighth 2013 APAIE Conferences in Hong Kong
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Taiwan Higher Education Institutions Participated at the Eighth 2013 APAIE Conferences in Hong Kong
The Ministry of Education, Taiwan, the Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan and 27 higher education institutions participated in the 8th Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE). Conferences at the Asia World-Expo, Hong Kong from March 11-14, 2013. Dr. Tony W.T. Lin, Director-General, Department of International and Cross-strait Education, the Ministry of Education and Dr. Flora Chia-I Chang, Chairperson of FICHET served to the leaders of the group. To enhance interaction and collaboration opportunities between Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau, Taiwan held the Symposium for Deans of Cross-strait Affairs with the theme “The Cultivation and Collaboration Strategy on the Development of Global Elites” on March 11th to discuss opportunities for furthering collaboration. The discussion was chaired by Dr. Tony W.T. Lin, Professor Fok Tai-fai, Vice President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prof. Haydn H. D. Chen, Vice Rector of the University of Macau and Professor Xia Hongwei, Director of Office for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs, Peking University. Dr. Lin expressed his sincere hope for more intimate and robust cross-strait interactions and collaborations in the near future.
Across straits higher education institutions should take advantage of their common values and culture and cooperate with each other to provide more opportunities for Taiwan students.
Dr. Tony W.T. Lin, Director-General, Department of International and Cross-strait Education, Ministry of Education visited 「Study in Taiwan」 Booth.
(representatives from left to right: Prof. Pao-Long Chang, President of Feng Chia University, Dr. Lily H.M. Chen, CEO of FICHET, Dr. Flora Chia-I Chang, Chairperson of FICHET, Dr. Tony W.T. Lin, Director-General, Department of International and Cross-strait Education, Ministry of Education and Prof. Tiffany Hui-Kung Yu, Dean of International Affairs, Feng Chia University)