TSE visits UTAR

From left: Ronnie Ooi, Tiong, Dr Chin, Dr Lai, Prof Goi, Dr Doong, Dr Hsieh, Chang, Dr Ong and Lee

Delegates from the Taipei School of Economics and Political Science (TSE) of National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan visited UTAR Sungai Long Campus on 21 July 2022.

Among them were NTHU Dean of International College Dr Ruey-An Doong, Universiti Malaysia Perlis School of Materials Engineering Assoc Prof Dr Ong Hui Lin, NTHU TSE Executive Director of Admissions Dr Ying-Che Hsieh and Project Manager Li-Hsing Chang.

The delegates were welcomed by UTAR Vice President for Internationalisation and Academic Development Ir Prof Dr Goi Bok Min, Director of Division of Community and International Networking (DCInterNet) Assoc Prof Dr Lai Soon Onn, Tun Tan Cheng Lock Centre for Social and Policy Studies Chairperson Assoc Prof Dr Chin Yee Mun, Faculty of Accountancy and Management Acting Head of Department of Economics Tiong Kui Ming, Centre for International Studies Manager Ronnie Ooi Seng Teik, Department of Alumni Relations & Placement Senior Assistant Manager Lee Wan Poh and DCInterNet Senior Assistant Manager Liu Dan. Faculty of Business and Finance Deputy Dean for R&D and Postgraduate Programmes Assoc Prof Dr Choong Yuen Onn, Centre for Economic Studies Chairperson Dr Chen Fanyu, DCInterNet Deputy Director Dr Chen, I-Chi and Manager Ong Yoon Furn joined the meeting via Microsoft Teams.

The visit aimed to build rapport and promote mutual understanding between UTAR and TSE. It also aimed to discuss opportunities for future collaboration between both parties.

In his remarks, Prof Goi first expressed a warm welcome to all the delegates and gave a brief introduction to the University. He said, “UTAR and NTHU previously signed a memorandum of understanding in the year 2010. Since then we have been working closely with each other over these 12 years, especially in terms of conducting student exchange programmes. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, we arranged several student and staff exchange programmes for our postgraduate and master’s students at NTHU for a period of three to six months. Today, we are glad to have TSE visit our Sungai Long Campus.” Prof Goi also took the opportunity to introduce UTAR Hospital to the delegates.

Dr Doong, on the other hand, thanked UTAR for the arrangement and said, “We are very happy to be here today and learn about the programmes offered by UTAR. I am looking forward to discussing further collaboration opportunities between UTAR and TSE.

Discussion in progress

During the meeting, both campuses presented their corporate videos which enhanced their understanding of the overall development of the two universities.

Dr Hsieh then continued to explain the programmes offered by TSE. He said, “Studying Economics and Political Science does not mean that they will only have to work in the political field. We always encourage our students in TSE to learn other areas of speciality; through our designed curriculum, we hope to train our students to be forward-looking, multidisciplinary and holistic. We welcome international students from all over the world, especially from Southeast Asia. We have students from Indonesia and the Philippines, but we do not have Malaysian students, so we decided to come to Malaysia to share about TSE.”

An in-depth discussion was carried out between the two parties regarding possible areas of collaboration which included dual-degree programmes, postgraduate programmes, PhD research, credit transfer, student exchange programmes and guest lectures. Both parties were looking forward to furthering collaboration in the future.

The meeting then ended with a souvenir exchange and a group photography session, followed by a scholarship briefing titled Discover Scholarships Opportunity and English Program at National Tsing Hua University by Dr Hsieh. Held via Microsoft Teams, the briefing aimed to educate UTAR students on TSE’s 2-Year MA Programme in political economy.

Prof Goi (second from right) presenting souvenirs to Dr Hsieh, while Dr Lai (far left) and Dr Doong (far right) look on

Dr Hsieh (left) presenting souvenirs to Prof Goi



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