Education Ministry expands recruitment of foreign English teachers
04/10/2021 09:43 PM
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Taipei, April 10 (CNA) As part of the campaign to turn Taiwan into a bilingual nation by 2030, the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Saturday said it is subsidizing the hiring of more foreign English-language teachers for local public schools starting this year.
The recruitment quota for English teachers from abroad has been raised from 81 to 381 per year, with two goals, the ministry said.
One is to give more students the chance to practice their English conversation. The other is to have foreign teachers guide and assist local teachers in improving their English teaching skills, the MOE said.
Ministry to recruit 300 additional foreign teachers
By Rachel Lin and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The Ministry of Education would spend NT$360 million (US$12.66 million) annually to hire an additional 300 foreign teachers to meet the government’s goal of widespread English fluency by 2030, the ministry said yesterday.
There are 81 foreign teachers of English working in the nation’s public schools, and the government hopes to hire 300 more such teachers starting in August, K-12 Education Administration division head Wu Hsiao-hsia (武曉霞) said.
The ministry has begun accepting applications and invites candidates to apply before May 15, she said, adding that applications can be made online at https://tfetp.epa.ntnu.edu.tw.
2021/04/10 15:49 Taiwan to increase its recruitment of foreign teachers Taiwan to increase its recruitment of foreign teachers (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Responding to the government’s policy of turning Taiwan into a bilingual country by 2030, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said Saturday (April 10) it would subsidize the employment of 300 English-language teachers from overseas. Since 2004, the ministry has subsidized 81 foreign teachers per year with an emphasis on outlying areas, CNA reported. For 2021, the figure would be raised to 300, to be recruited by May 15 and to start work from August. The policy is designed to improve opportunities for elementary and high school students and practice English conversation, while also benefiting the language abilities of local teachers, the MOE said. National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) in Taipei City and National Chung Cheng University (
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NTU remains 8th in latest THE Emerging Economies University Rankings
03/10/2021 06:07 PM
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London, March 9 (CNA) National Taiwan University (NTU) remained eighth in the Emerging Economies Universities Rankings 2021 released Tuesday by the British magazine Times Higher Education (THE), the same as last year.
This year the rankings listed a record 606 universities in 48 emerging economies, up 14 percent from last year s 533 universities, including 86 first time entrants.
The number of Taiwanese universities in the rankings compiled by the London-based THE increased to 38 this year, up from 36 last year, with 10 listed in the top 100.
The 10 Taiwanese universities in the top 100 are National Taiwan University, Taipei Medical University (20th), National Tsing Hua University (32nd), National Chiao Tung University (40th), China Medical University, Taiwan (43rd), National Cheng Kung University (47th), National Taiwan Normal University (59th), National Taiwan University of