Higher Education A
small nation in the Western Pacific, Taiwan has emerged a vibrant
powerhouse in the world economy. It has secured a leading role in
numerous industries worldwide, particularly on the IT front. "The global
economy couldn't function without it," BusinessWeek concludes in its
May 16, 2005 cover story titled "Why Taiwan Matters." Taiwan has
accumulated such economic clout mainly on the back of an abundant pool
of high-caliber human resources. The quality of human resources hinges
on higher education
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Technological and Vocational
Education
Our
government has placed great emphasis on Technological and Vocational
Education (TVE), especially in strengthening the ties between TVE and
economic development. As a result, TVE has contributed greatly to
Taiwan's economic prosperity over the years.
Entrepreneurship
is a telling feature that sets Taiwan apart from most of its Asian
neighbors. Against the dominance of a few conglomerates in many
countries, small and medium-sized enterprises account for 98 percent of
the Taiwan economy as local people have a natural disposition for
starting their own business. In this entrepreneur-led society,
universities have a lot to offer when it comes to R&D. In the IMD
World Competitiveness Yearbook 2011, Taiwan's "science in schools" was
ranked 3rd among the 59 surveyed countries.
- Emerging
21st century trends, within higher education, show that greater numbers
of international students are taking advantage of their educational
mobility opportunities. Students from Southeast Asia have become an
important focus and are receiving more government subsidies than ever
before, especially in the areas of technical education. Since Taiwan's
education standards and institutions of higher education are among the
leading institutions of the world, Taiwan has become an important educational gateway for many countries in Southeast Asia.
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