AIT director and minister acclaim bilingual policyBy Fang Chih-hsien and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerExchanges between Taiwan and the US on bilingual education support Washington’s policy of limiting Chinese influence in the US, as well as Taiwan’s goal of becoming a bilingual nation by 2030, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Brent Christensen said at a Bilingual Education Symposium at Kaohsiung’s National Sun Yat-sen University yesterday. From left, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai, American Institute in Taiwan Director Brent Christensen, Minister of Education Pan Wen-chung and National Sun Yat-sen University president Cheng Ying-yao clench their fists at the Bilingual Education Symposium at the university in Kaohsiung yesterday. Photo: Fang Chih-hsien, Taipei TimesNearly 300 educators from across Taiwan attended the symposium, which was also attended by Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) and Minister of Education Pan Wen-chung (潘文忠). Speaking at the symposium, Pan announced that a bilingual training center would be established at the university as part of the initiative. Over the past few months, Taiwanese and US representatives have held several meetings and workshops to discuss educational topics, with bilingual education a major focus, he added.

Source: Taipei Times March 29, 2021 15:56 UTC