Platform to enhance knowledge
THE Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Malaysia and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Centre of Sustainable Architecture (COSA) jointly organised the Taiwan Fellowship Forum 2018 at the Sungai Long Campus.
The half-day event served as an opportunity for networking and sharing among current and past recipients, and potential applicants for the Taiwan Fellowship.
Present at the forum were TECO representative James Chang ChiPing, deputy representative Michael S. Y. Yiin, UTAR vice president for Internationalisation and Academic Development Prof Dr Ewe Hong Tat, Taiwan Scholarship recipients’ alumni association president Anthony Loh Li Cheng and UTAR COSA chairperson Dr Lim Poh Im.
Speaking on behalf of TECO, Chang said Taiwan has always maintained a strong and longstanding collaborative relationship with Malaysia, particularly with the launching of the New Southbound Policy in 2016.
“Today’s forum is a good platform to further enhance our collaborations. Through this forum, we are able to obtain more Malaysian scholars and experts for the Taiwan fellowship 2019,” he said.
Prof Ewe encouraged students and academics to take on collaborative research opportunities to expand the network as well as take part in knowledge exchange on the latest research development.
He said that the forum can create greater awareness among the academics, graduates and the industry including the alumni that there are opportunities for collaborations to nurture talent, expand on research for new and more efficient ways of doing things while seeking new inventions for a better life.
The speakers who presented their research at the forum were Universiti Malaya Research and Innovation Office deputy vice-chancellor and Institute of China Studies senior lecturer Dr Ling Tek Soon, Monash University Department of Economics Assoc Prof Dr Poon Wai Ching, Universiti Utara Malaysia College of Business Centre of Economics, Finance and Banking Assoc Prof Dr Lim Hock Eam, Universiti Sains Malaysia School of Distance Education Department of History lecturer Dr Low Choo Chin, and UTAR Contemporary China Studies Unit in Centre for Chinese Studies research head Dr Chin Chong Foh, Institute of Chinese Studies Assoc Prof Dr Khor Boon Eng and Faculty of Creative Industries lecturer Tan Wooi Yee.
During the Forum, TECO also provided a briefing on the procedures of the Taiwan Fellowships application. It was presented by its secretary Catalina Chuo. A question-and-answer session was also conducted.
The Taiwan Fellowship is an international fellowship that provides a platform to international scholars to conduct research related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, mainland China, the Asia Pacific and Sinology. The fellowship is open to scholars in wide areas, from arts and language, to industrial development, market and investment, economics and commerce as well as international cooperation.
The duration for the fellowship is from three months to one year. It covers a monthly stipend and a round-trip air ticket between the recipient’s country of residence and Taiwan.
For information on the fellowship, visit http://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw.