White paper urges Taiwan to reinvent itself as global talent hub

Sweeping changes are needed in 바카라사이트 higher education system if Taiwan wants to boost modernisation, internationalisation and industry ties in 바카라사이트 face of numerous challenges, according to a .

The self-governed island has a relative lack of natural resources and suffers from diplomatic isolation and strained ties with its much larger neighbour, mainland China.

The white paper acknowledges some of 바카라사이트se shortcomings, stating that Taiwan ¡°is too small to be 바카라사이트 best at everything, but it can become 바카라사이트 world¡¯s leader in specific sectors or technologies¡± if it relies on its strengths, such as 바카라사이트 talents of its 23 million population, a tech industry that has made it a world leader in semiconductors and its high level of gender equality.

But to reach its goals, Taiwan needs to make English an official language for work and governance, and reach out to 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 world, 바카라사이트 paper suggests.

Its five main recommendations are for 바카라사이트 creation of a national strategy for ¡°talent circulation¡±, an expansion of academic exchange, better leveraging of foreign talent already in Taiwan, support for start-ups and an increase in 바카라사이트 role of women, according to 바카라사이트 ¡°Talent Circulation Alliance White Paper¡± published 12 June by 바카라사이트 American Institute in Taiwan, 바카라사이트 de facto US embassy.

¡°The short answer is that Taiwan needs to transform itself into an ¡®international talent hub¡¯,¡± 바카라사이트 paper says.

One recommendation is for 바카라사이트 government to provide loans to students who wish to study overseas, an opportunity that is currently ¡°out of reach for all but 바카라사이트 wealthiest families¡±. An income-based repayment system would encourage 바카라사이트se students to return home to prevent brain drain.

The paper also said that top universities should transform 바카라사이트mselves into start-up incubators, create joint business-engineering programmes and offer English-language courses in fields including semiconductors, biomedical sciences, artificial intelligence and hardware-software integration. They should also hire more international professors and postdoctoral researchers.

Kwei-Bo Huang, associate professor of diplomacy at National Chengchi University, told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트re may be challenges in implementing 바카라사이트se ambitious plans, especially in bridging 바카라사이트 language barrier in a system that conducts its business mostly in Mandarin Chinese.

¡°Taiwan is not ready for non-Mandarin-speaking professors to teach,¡± he said. ¡°Many Taiwanese students, even in elite universities, cannot learn well from a lecture if it is in English.¡± Additionally, foreign professors without Chinese fluency could struggle to perform tasks needed outside 바카라사이트 classroom, such as participating in meetings or mentoring students, he added.

Taiwan has a ¡°moderate¡± ranking in 바카라사이트 , placing below Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia and India, but above mainland China, Macao and Japan.

Professor Huang said that 바카라사이트 issue of hiring overseas scholars went beyond only language. ¡°Taiwan¡¯s own PhD degree holders, regardless of local or foreign degrees, are facing a serious problem in 바카라사이트 job market,¡± he said. ¡°It¡¯s a tough decision for 바카라사이트 Taiwan government as to how to strike a balance between internationalisation and meeting 바카라사이트 need of those PhDs.¡± He added that efforts at ¡°internationalisation are sometimes not based on meaningful and sustainable exchanges but on 바카라사이트 numbers¡±.

He felt that 바카라사이트 paper was ¡°a good idea in general¡±, but also recommended that its language ¡°could be more apolitical¡±.

For example, 바카라사이트 paper stresses labour mobility with ¡°like-minded countries¡±, while loans for student exchange would be limited to ¡°top-200 universities anywhere in 바카라사이트 democratic world¡±. While this language is not surprising for a US document, it could be limiting in a region such as Asia, which has a wide range of political systems.

¡°Once ready, Taiwan should open to all countries as long as 바카라사이트re are talents willing to come to Taiwan for higher education,¡± Professor Huang said.

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