In order to increase the understanding of U.S. military students toward Taiwan quality Mandarin education, Education Division Director Sophie Chou of Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) was invited to give George Mason University (GMU) Project Global Officer Program (Project GO) cadets a lecture on Taiwan Mandarin learning resources and multiple scholarships of Taiwan Ministry of Education (MOE) in a Taiwan session at GMU on June 21st.
During the session, Secretary Robert Lee firstly introduced an overview of Taiwan and then shared some insights from TECRO Rep. Alexander Yui toward politics, defense and economy between Taiwan and the U.S. while he recently accepted Bloomberg channel’s interview. Director Chou not only introduced the current system of Taiwan higher education, but also promoted multiple Mandarin learning resources such as MOE Taiwan Scholarship and Huayu Enrichment Scholarship.
Cadets were separated into groups to discuss and present on topics of Taiwan Mandarin learning and diplomatic coalition’s approaches to face the international security challenges. They were all enthusiastically involved through the discussion with significant feedbacks. For example, a cadet named John from Tennessee State vivdly reflected his viewpoint that how the U.S. can work together along with democratic partners to strengthen Taiwan’s self-defense under the international context.
Project GO, is a national initiative program supported by the U.S. Department of Defense for Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) students offering the opportunity gain valuable language skills and intercultural experiences. Project GO in affiliation with GMU provides a fully-funded opportunity for GMU and non-GMU students on University’s Fairfax campus. This program includes courses with the Department of Modern and Classical Languages over the seven weeks and cultural activities beyond campus.