Taiwan Talk: A progress report on Teach for Taiwan
We last spoke to Teach for Taiwan in 2013, when they were just beginning their ambitious plan to recruit and train teachers to address shortages in Taiwan’s rural areas. We check back in, and also discuss the root causes of education inequality in Taiwan. Listen to the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD...Continue reading
Taiwan Opens Special Employment Program For Foreign Students
Taiwan is planning to further open up its special employment program for foreign students by including graduates of vocational schools and two-year colleges. Since last July when Taiwan introduced the points system for foreign graduates of local schools, 852 applications have been received and 693 had been approved as of the end of May, say...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Innovating Education Through Gaming
Episode Description All over the world educators and entrepreneurs are using the tools of the internet age to update how we educate our students from Khan Academy to Coursera to simple things like flash card apps. On this episode we hear about one of these ideas that popped up right here in Taiwan: PaGamO. It’s...Continue reading
Taipei Ranks Best in Taiwan for Quality of Education Survey
Taipei has the best quality of education of any of Taiwan’s 22 cities and counties, according to the results of a biennial survey conducted by a local magazine. Taipei ranked first for the third consecutive time in the survey, first conducted in 2010, and was followed by Hsinchu City and the major metropolitan areas of...Continue reading
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