Representative Anne Hung attended the 2022 Taiwan Scholarship & MOE Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Award Ceremony on July 25. This year a total of 55 Malaysian students are awarded scholarship, including 39 to pursue academic degrees and 16 to take short-term Mandarin courses in Taiwan. In her remarks, Representative Anne Hung congratulated the Scholarships awardees and recognised their achievement, as well as encouraged the awardees to take this opportunity to expand their knowledge and broaden experience during their study so that they could contribute to Malaysian society and help enhance the bilateral relationship between Taiwan and Malaysia in the future.
Representative Anne Hung also pointed out that Taiwan’s competitiveness has rapidly increased in the past years. Taiwan emerged as the seventh most competitive economy in the 2022 World Competitiveness Yearbook released by the Switzerland-based Institute for Management Development (IMD). The overall ranking has improved for the fourth consecutive year and the performance is extremely impressive. The focus on scientific research and practical application of knowledge in the higher education field in Taiwan has received high recognition from students from all over the world. In addition to the excellent academic environment, the cultural society in Taiwan is also one of the reasons for the younger generation to further their study there. With the increasing number of English taught courses introduced in the universities and colleges in Taiwan and the government’s effort in establishing a Muslim-friendly environment, many international students are interested in exploring the experiences by either undertaking full-time degree courses or learning Mandarin in Taiwan.
Apart from these two scholarships, there are also three Malaysian students receiving the 2022 Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) Scholarship Program to undertake Master's degree programs in Taiwan in the coming September. Meanwhile, the National Cheng Kung University has also cooperated with the TECO Education Division for the first time to provide non-Chinese students with generous scholarships to study bachelor's degree programs in Taiwan. There are 2 students from Kedah who have received the award this year.
Each scholarship awardee at the event was given the scholarship certificate by Representative Anne Hung. More than 80 students and their family members, and representatives from media attended the award ceremony to share the honor and the excitement.
