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Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, people’s mobility is restricted, schools are closed, and most of the physical meetings are shifted into online activities. As nations around the world close their border and limit flight from and to other countries, citizens must refrain from traveling abroad.\u00a0Following the government’s social distancing policy, higher educations across the globe are also\u00a0canceling or at least suspending many inbound and outbound programs. This situation might\u00a0look bleak especially for those who want to study overseas. However, one’s dream to pursue\u00a0higher education abroad should never cease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Enrolling in a university and winning a scholarship for studying in other countries is by no means\u00a0an instant and easy process. Long preparation and numerous steps must be taken, but first of\u00a0all, students need the right information. In this current state when a social gathering is prohibited\u00a0and students could not meet directly, online-mode conferencing, such as webinars, emerges as<\/span> an alternative.<\/p>\n To provide information for the academic community of Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana\u00a0(UKDW) who are interested to continue their study in Taiwan, UKDW’s Office of International\u00a0Affairs joining hands with Taiwan Education Center (TEC) Universitas Muhammadiyah\u00a0Yogyakarta (UMY) organized a webinar titled “Studying and Winning a Scholarship to Taiwan” Andi Rizal Ramadhan, the manager of TEC UMY began his presentation with a brief\u00a0introduction of Taiwan which is also known as Formosa Country. The country whose capital is\u00a0Taipei has a population of nearly 24 million, with 35 provinces, seven islands, and enjoys four\u00a0seasons, he mentioned.<\/p>\n According to Rizal, Taiwan has academic resources and quality, diverse culture, reasonable\u00a0and affordable tuition, high standard living quality, better opportunity for further study, various\u00a0scholarships, and opportunity for seeking jobs, making it a considerably desirable country for\u00a0pursuing higher education.\u00a0Easy public transport is another of its excellence. Taiwan has a great reputation for its public\u00a0transportation. Expats, as well as locals, agree that it is safe, clean, reliable, and competitively\u00a0priced.\u00a0<\/span>Moreover, Taiwan is a paradise for food lovers. A variety of delicious street food at the local\u00a0night markets will make your mouth water.<\/span><\/p>\n Moving to the education topic, Rizal said that Taiwan education systems have a similarity with\u00a0Indonesian education systems with four years study period for undergraduate, two years for a\u00a0master’s degree, and 4-5 years for a doctoral degree.\u00a0He further talked about the requirements and steps for international students to apply to a\u00a0university in Taiwan.<\/span><\/p>\n International students need to meet a certain language requirement to study in Taiwan. TOCFL\u00a0(The Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language) is a set of standardized language proficiency\u00a0tests developed for non-native speakers of Chinese. Prospective students need this to enroll in\u00a0a program taught in Chinese. On the other hand, an international degree program or English-taught program does not require a TOCFL certificate. In this case, English language proficiency\u00a0such as TOEFL, IELTS, or TOEIC is required.<\/p>\n It is also important for those who want to study at a university abroad to plan for the financial\u00a0aspect – is the study is self-funded or with scholarship.\u00a0As Rizal pointed out, there are many scholarship opportunities for studying in Taiwan, among\u00a0them are Taiwan MoE (Ministry of Education) Scholarships, Taiwan ICDF Scholarship, and\u00a0Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP) Scholarship by Academia Sinica. Besides, most\u00a0of the universities in Taiwan (private and public included) have scholarships offered to\u00a0international students.<\/p>\n The presentation session was then followed by the question and answer session. Besides\u00a0questions related to scholarships, some participants also asked about the regulation regarding\u00a0part-time jobs for international students and student support or community for Indonesian\u00a0students in Taiwan.<\/p>\n From this webinar, The Office of International Affairs UKDW hopes that despite the challenge\u00a0we face during this pandemic, we can stay positive and motivated in achieving the dream of\u00a0pursuing higher education abroad. 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\non Wednesday, May 27, 2020.<\/p>\n