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Acceptance of General English Proficiency Test for Taiwanese applicationsMIP subscribers only
24 Jun 2013Updates | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education
Australian institutions are invited to learn more about Taiwan’s General English Proficiency Test (GEPT) as an alternative to IELTS and TOEFL. To date, 5.4 million Taiwanese have taken the GEPT, and t ...
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Changes to Taiwanese regulations for accepting mainland China studentsMIP subscribers only
20 May 2013Updates | Schools | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education | 22 May 2013 | Alumni
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education recently announced key changes to the regulations for accepting Chinese mainland student applications for higher education at Taiwanese universities. Amendments to regul ...
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Dramatic increase in working holiday makers from TaiwanMIP subscribers only
6 Mar 2013Updates | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education | 13 March 2013
Taiwan has risen to become the second largest source of Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visitors to Australia, with visa grants jumping 97 per cent. Capitalising on the swell of interest, Austrade is prom ...
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Increased focus on English skills in university entrance examsMIP subscribers only
26 Oct 2012Updates | Schools | Higher education | 14 November 2012
Taiwan will gradually introduce a stronger element of English language testing for university entrance examinations undertaken by high school students, planned over two phases in 2013–15. English test ...
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Elite universities use high-value scholarships to compete for studentsMIP subscribers only
27 Jul 2012Updates | Higher education
Faced with a shrinking domestic student pool, the competition to fill quotas leading up to the new school year continues to intensify among Taiwan’s elite universities. In order to attract new student ...
Taiwan
Latest education agents survey reveals positive outlookMIP subscribers only
22 Jun 2012Updates | Schools | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education
The consensus from agents toward Taiwan’s market outlook is positive, according to Austrade’s April 2012 survey released today. The in-market survey of key Australian-focused education agents covered ...
Taiwan
Revised military service allows increased study optionsMIP subscribers only
7 Mar 2012Updates | Schools | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education
In late 2011, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence announced significant changes to compulsory military service for Taiwanese males, effective from 2013. Viewed as a positive measure, these changes c ...
Taiwan
Internationalisation of education likely under re-elected presidentMIP subscribers only
8 Feb 2012Updates | Schools | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education
On 14 January, Kuomintang leader Ma Ying-Jeou defeated opposition leader Tsai Ing-Wen during the 13th Presidential election in Taiwan. President Ma was first elected in 2008 and became renowned for po ...
Taiwan
Increased funding for educationMIP subscribers only
8 Feb 2012Updates | Schools | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education
With the approaching introduction of a compulsory 12-year schooling system in 2014, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan has passed amendments to funding that would significantly boost the overall government con ...
Taiwan
Fewer Taiwanese students study in the US in 2011MIP subscribers only
21 Dec 2011Updates | Schools | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education
In what is a very competitive region, the dominance of the US on the Taiwan market has weakened slightly due to a downturn in Taiwanese studying in the US in 2010–11. While the US remains the most pop ...

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