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BCCIE Signs Memorandum of Agreement with FICHET
BCCIE Signs Memorandum of Agreement with FICHET
2022-03-15
On March 15, British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE) and the Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan (FICHET) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at a formal ceremony held online and Simon Fraser University – Harbour Centre in downtown Vancouver.
The signing was witnessed by the Honourable Anne Kang, British Columbia’s Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training, as well as representatives from BC and Taiwan, including:
- Dr. Michel Tarko, Board Chair, BCCIE and President & CEO, Justice Institute of BC
- Dr. Randall Martin, Executive Director, BCCIE
- Ms. Li-Hsin Angel Liu, Director General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Vancouver
- Dr. Nicole Yen-Yi Lee, Director General of the Department of International and Cross-strait Education, Ministry of Education, Taiwan
- Dr. Huey-Jen Jenny Su, Chairperson, FICHET
The MOA renews a long-standing official partnership between BCCIE and FICHET that extends back to 2015. Through the cooperative agreement, BCCIE and FICHET have endeavoured to establish and advance academic collaborations between institutions in BC and Taiwan. Scholarship funding opportunities provided by both organizations have benefited numerous students and faculty, encouraged mobilization between the two regions, and enhanced the institutional relationships between the Province of BC and Taiwan.
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