Taiwan-U.S. Higher Education Collaboration Reaches New Heights! U.S. Partner University Delegation Deeply Evaluates the "EMI Test Waiver Partnership Program"

Fulbright Taiwan and the Ministry of Education are excited to welcome representatives from four U.S. partner universities for the evaluation and initiation of the "EMI Test Waiver Partnership Program" from November 17 to 21. The primary goal of this program is hoping to enable Taiwanese university students to complete a certain percentage of their courses taught entirely in English (EMI) during their four years of study, allowing them to waive the TOEFL test when applying to graduate schools in the U.S. The U.S. committee members represent top institutions, including Arizona State University (ASU), New York University (NYU), Teachers College, Columbia University (TC), and the University of Maryland (UMD). Over the course of a busy few days, they demonstrated their recognition and support of Taiwan's higher education. Their schedule included a press conference with the Ministry of Education, where they focused on four universities: NTNU, NTU, NCKU, and NSYSU. The representatives observed classes and engaged with numerous students and faculty members, assessing the quality of EMI classes and establishing clear standards for teaching and student skills that both Taiwan and the U.S. can agree upon. Their visit concluded with a delightful Thanksgiving dinner, marking a promising start for collaboration. Everyone hopes the trial program will be successful and foster greater exchange of ideas among students and teachers in the future. 美國EMI大學聯盟訪問團 -跨越語言 擁抱世界 臺灣高教國際化正邁向重要的里程碑！ 學術交流基金會與教育部合作，熱烈歡迎美國EMI聯盟大學代表團於 11 月 17 日至 21 日蒞臨台灣，進行「EMI 免試托福試辦計畫」訪問審查研擬相關合作標準。此計畫是對台灣EMI課程的肯定其目標希望讓臺灣大專院校學生完成一定比例的全英文授課(EMI)課程後， 未來申請美國研究所時，即可豁免托福成績。 此次來訪的皆是美國頂尖學府的代表，四所學校包括亞利桑那州立大學(ASU)、紐約大學(NYU)、哥倫比亞大學教育學院(TC)以及馬里蘭大學（UMD)。短短幾天的密集行程中代表團馬不停蹄，展現了對臺灣高教發展的極大承諾。他們出席教育部舉辦的記者會，評估重點放在四大雙語標竿大學：國立臺灣師範大學、國立臺灣大學、國立成功大學和國立中山大學，深入各校進行課程觀摩，廣泛訪談師生，旨在評估 EMI 課程的教學品質，並建立台美雙方共同認可的英語授課標準與學生能力標準。行程在溫馨的感恩節晚宴中劃下句點。此次訪問深化台美高教EMI合作並奠定堅實的基礎，在未來持續驅動師生交流，共同培養國際化人才。