5 Jul, 2009 in Guangzhou by Fili An
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A friend I know from my Taiwan days who is now at Hawaii University was invited to teach Finance at Guangzhou. It was very interesting to hear some of the cross cultural observations of the local Chinese students ("but, teacher, our great leaders say…" etc.) and the academic environment, so I was quite excited when [...]

25 Nov, 2008 in Education in Taiwan by Fili An
Statistics and Figures for Foreign Students Studying in Taiwan

If you’re at all interested in international education or international students in Taiwan, I strongly recommend downloading the Taiwan Ministry of Education Excel stat data-sheet that includes very detailed statistics on the topic (source):
Foreign students are the bridges of a nation to the international society. The number of students studying in Taiwan indicates the [...]

13 Oct, 2008 in Rankings by Fili An
education = future, The leading universities : Best universities in Asia 2008

There are a few world university rankings that came out during the past few months and so it’s an opportunity to refresh my rankings watchlist for Asia’s best universities.
Various other rankings posts include:

Top Asian Academic Universities in World University Rankings 2009
Asian academic research and the top research universities in Asia 2007
Best universities in [...]

14 Sep, 2008 in Asia-Israel connections, NCKU by Fili An
A Heart Warming Visit to NCKU from Yitzhak Apeloig, President of Technion, Israel Institute of Technology

I’m the only Israeli student in southern Taiwan, as far as I’m aware, and although it sounds a bit culturally lonely, it does bring up some unique opportunities. During Friday and Saturday I joined the Israeli Technion president, Dr. Yitzhak Apeloig, while he was visiting NCKU with his charming wife – Mrs. Tzippi Apeloig. It [...]

8 Sep, 2008 in NCKU by Fili An
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In the past year of studying with NCKU, some of the international students of the student council were continuously making an effort to help the university go global. We’ve offered practical help and endless suggestions as to what we think the school can do to improve in that area. One of those areas was international [...]

15 Jul, 2008 in Education in Taiwan by Fili An
Reaching for the leading 100 world universities : Taiwan’s Aim for Top University Program Annual funding allocations by university

It’s been a few years since Taiwan announced the plans for promoting the Taiwanese universities into the top of university world rankings. The Australians have recently published an in-depth analysis of the program with details I wasn’t able to find anywhere else on the English web. I strongly recommend that you read through the Australian [...]