EU Centre to launch activities next year

Last week, NTU established an “EU research group,” inviting membership among professors of political science, economics, cultural studies, language, public health, energy and climate change research. Su said this will further boost the promotion of EU studies in different departments.

He said the EUTW has planned several major events, including a Nov. 9 international conference on the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the EU, and the first Taiwan-Europe Higher Education Conference scheduled for Nov. 10 in the southern city of Kaohsiung.

Moreover, a major exhibition on climate change, which has toured NTU and NCHU under the auspices of the Taipei-based European Economic and Trade Office (EETO), will open at Kaohsiung Arena Nov. 13, according to Su.

He said President Ma Ying-jeou, Premier Wu Den-yih, EETO head and top EU envoy to Taiwan Guy Ledoux, and other EU diplomats in Taiwan will also attend the event. Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng is expected to deliver a keynote address.

The EU Centre in Taiwan has also mapped out its plans for next year, which include hosting a series of forums and seminars to discuss recent developments in the EU and the bloc's main policies, Su said.

The libraries at each of the participating universities will also install EU Study Programs and create EU study areas, he added.

In addition, scholarships will be provided to encourage undergraduate and graduate students to study in Europe and to support study in Taiwan by students from the EU, he said.

Reviewing the process of establishing the EU Centre, Su said it was a valuable experience for Taiwan, which is isolated in the international community and is relatively unfamiliar with international organizations' operational procedures and regulations.

“The project helped Taiwan's higher education institutions to develop the skills to engage in exchanges with international organizations,” he said. “It was certainly a very difficult task but also very good training for all of us.”

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