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2011
Fall Taiwan Post-Fair Report - U.S.
Report Contents:
Pre-Fair Orientation
Visit to AIEF’s American Education Center in Taipei
Pre-Fair Publicity
Fair Venues & Attendance Statistics
AIEF’s Student Tracking System
Seminars for Students
Special Fair Activities
UScampus Guide
2012 Spring and Summer Fairs
Online Registration
Pre-Fair Orientation
On Friday afternoon,
March 23, AIEF conducted a pre-fair orientation for 2011 Fall
AIEF Education Fair participants at the Evergreen Laurel Hotel
in Taipei. Invited speakers were Mr. D.R. Seckinger of the Visa
Section and Ms. Judy Chow, Cultural Officer at the American
Institute in Taiwan. Seckinger addressed the visa application
process in Taiwan and indicated the visa rejection rate has been
less than 3% in Taiwan. Chow gave an overview of the Taiwan’s
educational system as well as a summary of the study abroad
statistics of Taiwan students since 2006.  
Fair participants at the afternoon pre-fair orientation
Ms. Pearl Wu of AIEF Taipei Office pointed out that the fall
fair is the 38th fair organized by AIEF in Taiwan. At AIEF
Fairs, students have the opportunity to obtain accurate,
up-to-date information directly from authorized school
representatives, Wu said. Citing data from the Open Doors
Report, Wu related that there were 26,685 students from Taiwan
studying in the United States in 2010, making Taiwan the
fifth-leading source of international students in the United
States. Wu also presented the most recent policy change by the
Taiwan Ministry of Education that male students may postpone
their military services by attending the two-year community
colleges or four-year universities and colleges in the United
States. This policy is effective January 2011.
Wu further introduced the resources available at each of the
fair venues and she also recommended several strategies to help
schools bolster their student recruitment efforts in Taiwan,
including supporting AIEF’s campus ambassador program, offering
seminars and visiting local schools, and promoting networking
between U.S. and Taiwan schools.
Fair participants learning useful recruitment strategies
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Visit to AIEF’s American Education Center in Taipei
After the pre-fair
orientation, a group of U.S. school representatives visited
AIEF’s Taipei American Education Center on March 23. Ms. Pearl
Wu gave the visiting group a tour of the facilities and
introduced the resources available at the Center, including the
library, computer testing, student advising,
and seminars. U.S. school representatives were encouraged to
leave copies of their schools’ materials at the Center for the
benefit of students in Taiwan who are planning to study in the
USA.
Fair participants who took advantage of the optional visit to the AEC
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Pre-Fair Publicity
Pre-Fair publicity and
promotional activities included extensive local newspaper and
radio coverage, web announcements, e-newsletters, posters and
flyers. Representatives from selected U.S. educational
institutions were interviewed on ICRT, the local
English-language radio station in Taipei, as well as by local
newspapers. AIEF offered free seminars at local public libraries
and other sites in Taiwan to introduce the upcoming Fair events.
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Fair Venues & Attendance Statistics
On Saturday and Sunday,
March 24-25, AIEF’s 2011 Fall Education Fair in Taipei was held
at the China Petroleum Corporation (CPC) facilities, situated
near the famous Taipei 101 tower, one of the tallest buildings
in the world and a major tourist attraction.
 
Taipei Fair at
the CPC Building in Taipei
On Monday, March 26,
participating school representatives traveled via Taiwan’s High
Speed Train to attend the Kaohsiung Fair in the Grand Hi Lai
Hotel. On March 27, the group traveled by bus to Taichung for
the AIEF Fair at the Evergreen Laurel Hotel.
 
Kaohsiung Fair at the the Grand Hi Lai Hotel
 
Taichung Fair at the Evergreen Laurel Hotel
Over 3,000 visitors
attended the fair at the three venues. AIEF collected data from
2,737 students at the events in Taipei (1,847), Kaohsiung (504)
and Taichung (386).
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AIEF’s Student Tracking System
Online pre-fair
registration was offered by AIEF to the exhibition’s visitors.
Students who visited the AIEF Education Fair were encouraged to
register their educational goals and contact information in
AIEF’s student tracking system. Following AIEF’s verification of
student data, participating U.S. schools will receive a list of
the student contacts that visited their individual school’s
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Seminars
for Students
A series of free seminars
for students were offered at the AIEF Fair venues. Seminar
topics included “Introduction of Academic Tests,” “Language
Study Tour,” “MBA Career Development,” “Travel, Work, and
Internships in the U.S.,” “Prepare for Student Visa Interview to
U.S.,” and “Student Loan to Study Abroad.” AIT Visa Consular
Officer, D. R. Seckinger offered presentations at the Taipei and
Taichung fair venues while Mr. John Hartman, Economic/Consular
Section Chief, gave a seminar at the Kaohsiung Fair venue on the
student visa application process.
  
Seminars at
the Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Taichung Fairs
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Special Fair Activities
Fair visitors enjoyed AIEF’s
free counseling services at all three Fair venues. Based upon
the academic background and goals of the visiting students, AIEF
counselors provided guidance to students to visit the booths at
the fair venue.
  
Fair attendees enjoying the wealth of information available at the fairs
At the request of
participating American schools, AIEF provided bilingual
Interpreters to help school representatives to communicate with
visiting students and parents at the fair booths. These
interpreters were selected from local universities through open
competitions and trained by AIEF. In addition, each booth was
provided with one volunteer high school student to help manage
the AIEF’s student tracking system. At the Taipei Fair, the high
school volunteer students were sponsored by the Kang Chiao
Bilingual School, Hui Deng, and Pu Tai Senior High Schools. The
Kaohsiung Fair was sponsored by the I-Sou International High
School, while the Taichung event was sponsored by the Chia-Yang
High School.
  
Interpreters (in yellow jackets) and Student Volunteers (in blue
jackets) training at the Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Taichung Fairs
AIEF also treated the U.S.
school representatives to a variety of delicious Chinese dishes
at lunches at the Kaohsiung Grand Hi-Lai Hotel on March 26, as
well as at the Taichung Evergreen Laurel Hotel on March 27.
Fair participants after the lunch at the Kaohsiung Grand-Hi Lai Hotel
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UScampus Guide
| Free copies of the 2011
Fall edition of UScampus Guide were issued to all
Fair visitors. Created by AIEF, this semiannually
published magazine offers accurate and up-to-date
information to international students interested in
studying in the United States. Complimentary copies
of the magazine are distributed at all of AIEF’s
American Education Fairs in Asia. UScampus Guide is
also distributed to Educational Advising Centers in
16 countries, as indicated on the
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Online copies of past issues
of UScampus Guide may be viewed or downloaded via
http://www.uscampus.com/service_bulletin/news_guide.htm.
US educational organizations
are encouraged to submit articles or place advertisements in the
UScampus Guide. For more information, please e-mail
info@aief-usa.org.
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2012
Spring and Summer Fairs in Asia
The dates are now
available
for AIEF’s 2012 Spring and Summer Education Fairs in
Asia. The Fair schedule is as follows:
Spring 2012
Taiwan
Taipei – March 31- April 1
Kaohsiung – April 2
Taichung – April 3
Korea
Busan – April 5
Seoul – April 7-8
Summer 2012
China (Dates to be announced in Jan. 2012)
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Online Registration
Online registration is
available at:
http://www.aief-usa.org/services/signup_fairus.htm.
For more information, please visit our website, www.aief-usa.org,
or call the AIEF office in California at 714-985-1995.
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