In order to move forward in an increased globalization era, Taiwan (R.O.C.) has made internationalization a national development policy goal in order to expand country’s horizons and growth.
Part of this process involves the diversification of the educational experiences available for Taiwanese students, as well as the welcoming of different cultures and ideas into Taiwanese society. The graph below shows the rise of international students in Taiwan from 1996-2008.
Source: Author Compiled from Taiwan Ministry of Education
National Chengchi University has made substantial efforts to overcome economic and many challenges in order to become a national pioneer and leader to achieve internationalization:
- As of the 2010 School Year, NCCU hosts an international presence of around 98 staff and faculty members.
- There are 508 degree seeking international students, 350 exchange students (inbound) coming from 33 different countries and 348 exchange students (outbound) from Taiwan to foreign countries.
- In addition, 307 students are currently enrolled in the NCCU Chinese Language Center and the numbers are growing and will continue to.
- NCCU has over 200 partnerships with universities and institutions worldwide, offering plenty of growth and development opportunities for domestic and foreign students to broaden educational and cultural horizons.
Furthermore, according to Shu-Heng Chen, Dean NCCU’s Office of International Cooperation (OIC), internationalization means more than just increasing the quantity of international students and staff. In order to offer an interactive and meaningful education in a diversified international environment, we need to increase the quality of exchange and cooperation among international and domestic students.
NCCU IA cooperates to reach this objective with leadership, organization, resource management, communication flow and construction of new alliances as well as strengthening existing ones.
