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This is a translation made by AIEF from an official
document of the Ministry of Education, Republic of China
Document Reference Number: 098-10-001
Date of Document initiated: April 22, 2009 for implementation in 2010
Document Title: The Wan Ma Bun Ten Plan
Source of Document:
Bureau of International Cultural and Educational Relations,
Ministry of Education, Republic of China
Status: Implementation in Progress as of February 10, 2010
Summary:
As requested by the President, Dr. Ma Yin-Jiou, a program was initiated to
enhance the existing Youth Study Abroad Program for the purpose of improving
international understanding among young generations. The new program calls for
increasing government funding to support additional 10,000 students to study
abroad annually. The new program also calls for recruiting additional 20,000
foreign students to study in Taiwan. This new program was initiated under the
title of “Wan Ma Bun Ten” (meaning: Thousands of horses galloping abroad).
President Ma emphasized the need to broaden the vision of today’s young
generation for achieving globalism in Taiwan. He directed the new program be
implemented through all possible study abroad channels. President Ma further
demanded supports from Ministry of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
National Science Council, and Youth Development Commission to join resources to
help implementing this initiation. He expects this new program to benefit at
least 60,000 students within the next four years.
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