Taiwan Selects 117 Indian Students for Scholarship

Applicants from Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal top the chart for bagging the Taiwanese scholarship. Regarding the universities, most of the applicants are from the University of Delhi, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Milia Islamia

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New Delhi: The Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre (TECC) has selected a total of 117 candidates, out of the 700 applications, for the annual Ministry of Education (MOE) Taiwan scholarship and the Huayu Enrichment scholarship. The result of the scholarship was announced on the official website of TECC on 31 May.

The international scholarship is open for students from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka and is a positive step to help students make their learning experience more convenient, particularly for Indian students. The MOE Taiwan scholarship is awarded to students wishing to pursue degree courses in Taiwan, at the Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral level. The Huayu Enrichment Scholarship is for students wishing to learn the Mandarin language in various universities in Taiwan. According to the official release published by the TECC, this year 45 candidates were selected for the MOE Taiwan scholarship and 72 students for the Huayu (Mandarin) Enrichment scholarship.

“Before obtaining the official award certificate, candidates should submit final admission to Education Division. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, currently, there is border restriction for international students. We hope the restriction will be lifted soon and all candidates shall contact their universities in Taiwan for updated information shortly,” said Director of Education Division (TECC) Peters Chen.

Speaking on the aspect of vaccination, he insisted that “When the COVID-19 vaccine is available (in their respective regions), candidates must complete the required vaccinations and obtain the certificate to minimize the risk of infection. Safety is our top priority.”

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In terms of distribution of applicants for the Taiwan Scholarship, 42 applicants are from Uttar Pradesh which is the most, followed by West Bengal with 31, and the third is Bihar with 27 applicants.  As to the Huayu Enrichment Scholarship, 70 applicants are from Delhi, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 27 and Bihar with 25 applicants. If we look at the university distribution, most of the applicants are from the University of Delhi, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Milia Islamia.

Most Indian students choose National Taiwan University as the top priority to pursue a degree program, followed by the National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University and Taipei Medical University. On the other hand, National Taiwan Normal University is the most favourite university to learn Huayu (Mandarin), followed by National Taiwan University and National Sun Yat-sen University.