Taiwan’s business schools are on a race to get the business school AACSB accreditation. It’s a good goal for the Taiwanese universities to pursue, something on the grounds of - how did some professor put it - business schools ISO. The international students I know that are studying in Taiwan, be that Taipei, Xinzhu, Tainan or Kaohsiung, seem to care about that alot. Taiwan’s international political status isn’t that clear and a degree from Taiwan might be accepted differently in different countries and so many of the students believe …

Today, while attending a lecture about IP in Taiwan (”Taiwan under siege”) I came across one of the older Banyan Research magazines that NCKU publishes. Strangely enough, I saw a familiar Israeli face staring at me with a commentary about the education system. Here are some highlights from the “Education revolution needed - Education system needs sweeping change to become top national priority by Aaron Ciechanover”. […] In a country torn between ethnic groups, religions and worst of all between sectors with vastly …

The professor of my Government and Politics in South East Asia course came up to me a few weeks back and told me it was her impression that I’ve very opinionated regarding the issue of democratization in East-Asia, especially that of Taiwan’s, and asked me whether I would be willing to review and critic a recent paper published in Foreign Affairs with the title “The Democratic Rollback - The Resurgence of the Predatory State” by Larry Diamond. First, it should be said that I usually am one of the few to speak out in class and …

Although studying for a degree in Taiwan is a constant cross-cultural academic challenge for myself and the international students I study with, I think Taiwan has great potential and is generally heading in a positive direction. For those among you considering to do a degree in Taiwan, this is probably the right time to go look into things as most application deadlines are about to end. Since I received a few emails with questions about studying in Taiwan, I’ll just point out that this blog includes some posts with background information about the topic that might help in making a decision. (Disclaimer - I pass the information as is. Since coming here to do a full degree is usually a …

Being a foreigner and studying as an international student in National Cheng Kung University at the somewhat rural city of Tainan in southern-Taiwan is nothing simple. Compared with my previous Taipei experience at the Gong-Guan Shi-Da area, I would say things here are a little bit different and they take time getting used to. Taipei folks have websites, magazines, newspapers and are generally in a somewhat international oriented environment with supporting services and information mostly available in English - while we here in Tainan don’t have all that. We also lack a …

 Which universities are the top universities in Asia? What are the best Asian university programs? How do those rank when  compared to other top universities and programs around the world? Following is a complete list according to the different rankings available around the world. Top 50 Asian Universities from Shanghai Jiao-Tung University’s Top 100 Asia Pacific Universities (name, world rank, location) :  Tokyo Univ - 20 - Japan Kyoto Univ - 22 - Japan Hebrew Univ Jerusalem - 64 - Israel Osaka Univ - 67 - Japan …