An Overview on An Overview on

the Current Education the Current Education

Cooperation Links Cooperation Links

between the USA and Taiwan between the USA and Taiwan

Ministry of Education, TaiwanMinistry of Education, TaiwanJune 10, 2011June 10, 2011

ContentsContents

I.I. Bilateral AgreementsBilateral Agreements

II.II. Inter-university Links between the U.S. and Inter-university Links between the U.S. and

TaiwanTaiwan

III.III. Grants to the U.S.Grants to the U.S.

IV.IV. American Students in TaiwanAmerican Students in Taiwan

V.V. Taiwan Students in the U.S.Taiwan Students in the U.S.

I. Bilateral Agreements (A) I. Bilateral Agreements (A) Since 2005, Taiwan has signed education cooperation M.O.U.s with 13 U.S. states.

Ohio Department of Education, USAOhio Department of Education, USA

Indiana Department of Education, USAIndiana Department of Education, USA

Michigan Department of Education, USAMichigan Department of Education, USA

Iowa Department of Education, USAIowa Department of Education, USA

California Department of Education, USACalifornia Department of Education, USA

I. Bilateral Agreements (B)I. Bilateral Agreements (B)

State of Arkansas, USAState of Arkansas, USA

Clark County School District, Nevada Clark County School District, Nevada

Department of Education, USADepartment of Education, USA

Tennessee Department of Education, USATennessee Department of Education, USA

South Carolina Department of Education, USASouth Carolina Department of Education, USA

I. Bilateral Agreements (C)I. Bilateral Agreements (C)

Maryland Higher Education Commission, Maryland Higher Education Commission,

USAUSA

Florida Department of Education, USAFlorida Department of Education, USA

Utah Department of Education, USAUtah Department of Education, USA

Maine Department of Education, USAMaine Department of Education, USA

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USA Japan Vietnam Korea Thailand UK Malaysia Australia

II. Inter-university Links between II. Inter-university Links between the U.S. and Taiwan (A)the U.S. and Taiwan (A)

24.26%

The U.S. is the Leading CountryThe U.S. is the Leading CountryTotal agreements: 7,045Total agreements: 7,045

II. Inter-university Links between II. Inter-university Links between the U.S. and Taiwan (B)the U.S. and Taiwan (B)

Among these, 1,709 have been signed between 659 Among these, 1,709 have been signed between 659 institutions from the U.S. and 149 from Taiwan. institutions from the U.S. and 149 from Taiwan.

TaiwanTaiwan

Institutions No.Institutions No.

Global Global

Countries No.Countries No.

Foreign Foreign Institutions No.Institutions No.

Total Total Agreements No. Agreements No.

158158 9797 2,7232,723 7,0457,045

III. Grants to the U.S. (A)III. Grants to the U.S. (A)Taiwan Scholarship ProgramTaiwan Scholarship Program

YearYear Number of U.S. RecipientsNumber of U.S. Recipients

20082008 7171

20092009 103103

20102010 6868

The MOE is supporting Taiwan Scholarship program for promising foreign students to pursue degree studies in Taiwan.

III. Grants to the U.S. (B)III. Grants to the U.S. (B)MOE Mandarin Enrichment Scholarship ProgramMOE Mandarin Enrichment Scholarship Program

YearYear Number of U.S. RecipientsNumber of U.S. Recipients

20082008 6060

20092009 5454

20102010 6666

To encourage international students to enhance their Mandarin language skills in Taiwan, the MOE is supporting 266 Mandarin Enrichment Scholarships from 52 countries in 2010.

III. Grants to the U.S. (C)III. Grants to the U.S. (C)

2010 Mandarin Study Tour Scholarship2010 Mandarin Study Tour Scholarship

Name of SchoolName of School ParticipantsParticipants

11 Mass Bay Community CollegeMass Bay Community College 1212

22 George Mason High SchoolGeorge Mason High School 1010

33 California State Univ., Long BeachCalifornia State Univ., Long Beach 1818

44 San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco State University 1010

55 Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State University 77

66 Grand Valley State UniversityGrand Valley State University 1111

77 Univ. of California, BerkeleyUniv. of California, Berkeley 3737

TotalTotal 10 Groups10 Groups 105105

III. Grants to the U.S. (D)III. Grants to the U.S. (D)

2010 Taiwan Studies Grants to U.S. Institutions2010 Taiwan Studies Grants to U.S. Institutions

1. University of California, Santa Barbara1. University of California, Santa Barbara

2. Boston University2. Boston University

3. George Mason University3. George Mason University

4. University of Maryland4. University of Maryland

5. University of California, San Diego5. University of California, San Diego

6. University of Wisconsin6. University of Wisconsin

7. University of Texas at Austin7. University of Texas at Austin

IV. American Students in TaiwanIV. American Students in Taiwan

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Vietnam USA Japan Malaysia Korea Indonesia Thailand

2009-10 Top 7 Leading Countries of Origin 2009-10 Top 7 Leading Countries of Origin for Foreign Students in Taiwanfor Foreign Students in Taiwan

Resource: Education Statistics, MOE, Taiwan

8.74%

CountryCountry VietnamVietnam USAUSA JapanJapan MalaysiaMalaysia KoreaKorea IndonesiaIndonesia ThailandThailand

Student No.Student No. 2,2972,297 1,8661,866 1,6581,658 1,5051,505 1,2761,276 872872 487487

Total foreign students in Taiwan: 21,356

V. Taiwan Student in U.S. (A)V. Taiwan Student in U.S. (A)

2009-10 Taiwan ranked 5th in terms of 2009-10 Taiwan ranked 5th in terms of Place of Origin for Students in the U.S.Place of Origin for Students in the U.S.

Resource: Open Doors, IIE

RankRank Place of OriginPlace of Origin 2008/092008/09 2009/102009/10 % of Total% of Total %Change%Change

WORLD TOTALWORLD TOTAL 671,616671,616 690,923690,923 100.0100.0 2.92.9

11 ChinaChina 98,23598,235 127,628127,628 18.5.218.5.2 29.929.9

22 IndiaIndia 103,260103,260 104,897104,897 15.215.2 1.61.6

33 South KoreaSouth Korea 75,06575,065 72,15372,153 10.410.4 -3.9-3.9

44 CanadaCanada 29,67929,679 28,14528,145 4.14.1 -5.2-5.2

55 TaiwanTaiwan 28,06528,065 26,68526,685 3.93.9 -4.9-4.9

66 JapanJapan 29,26429,264 24,84224,842 3.63.6 -15.1-15.1

V. Taiwan Student in U.S. (B)V. Taiwan Student in U.S. (B)

Academic Level (2009/10):Academic Level (2009/10): The breakdown of Taiwan’s Students was as following:The breakdown of Taiwan’s Students was as following:

Resource: Open Door, IIE

Undergraduate

24.8%

Other7.1%

OPT (Optional Practical Training)13.4%

Graduate

54.8%

V. Taiwan Student in U.S. (C)V. Taiwan Student in U.S. (C)

YearYear

20102010Total No. of Total No. of AwardeesAwardees

No. of U.S. No. of U.S. AwardeesAwardees

Full Full ScholarScholar

shipship122122 7777

Fixed Fixed GrantGrant

781781 315315

TotalTotal 903903 392392

Top 10 Taiwan Students States

No of Foreign Students

California 94,279

New York 76,146

Texas 58,934

Massachusetts 35,313

Illinois 31,093

Florida 29,708

Pennsylvania 28,097

Michigan 24,214

Ohio 22,370

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San Francisco

Los Angeles

Houston

Vancouver Ottawa

Chicago

Delhi Tokyo

Seoul

Osaka

Ho Chi Minh City

Canberra

Bangkok

MoscowStockholm

Warsaw

Vienna

London Berlin

BrusselsParis

Fukuoka

Kuala Lumpur

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