✨美國在台協會 (AIT) 及駐美國台北經濟文化代表處 (TECRO) 於本週盛大啟動「美台教育倡議」！
AIT處長酈英傑表示：「『美台教育倡議』的宗旨是要讓更多人有機會接觸到中英文語言教學課程，同時捍衛學術自由。更具體地說，這項倡議將特別凸顯台灣在為美國及世界各地的人們，提供中文教學方面的重要角色，並力求擴大台灣在這方面的影響力。…世界各地的大學都已經關閉了孔子學院，因為它們在中國的審查制度及惡意影響力活動方面，扮演了一定的角色。但是美國及國際學生，對於學習中文，仍然抱有很濃厚的興趣。面對全世界對學習中文的強烈興趣，台灣可以、而且也應該扮演重要角色。」
本週的「美台教育倡議」邀請了美國國務院、美國教育部代表及台灣相關部會代表共同參與線上對話，討論如何擴展中英文教學的合作，線上對話成果豐碩。隨後雙邊也簽署了一份合作備忘錄，詳列美台在教育合作上的共同目標。
✅處長致詞稿: https://bit.ly/37vyHGt
✅新聞稿: https://bit.ly/3lwSg6l
✅備忘錄: https://bit.ly/39Crs2c
✅背景資料: https://bit.ly/2KWUwqR
✨This week, AIT and TECRO launched the U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative!
As AIT Director Christensen explained: “The Initiative is aimed at expanding access to Chinese and English language instruction, while safeguarding academic freedom. Specifically, the Initiative will highlight and enhance Taiwan’s role in providing Chinese language instruction to Americans and to people around the world. …Universities around the world have been closing Confucius Institutes because of their role in censorship and malign influence campaigns by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). However, interest in Chinese language learning remains strong among American and international students. Taiwan can and should play a key role in addressing that interest.”
This week’s launch included a virtual dialogue by representatives from the U.S. Departments of State and Education and their Taiwan counterparts to discuss ways to expand cooperation on Chinese and English language instruction. It also included the signing of an MOU laying out our shared goals in this area.
✅Director’s remarks: https://bit.ly/3lzYfrh
✅Press release: https://bit.ly/36z7qUx
✅MOU: https://bit.ly/39Crs2c
✅Fact sheet: https://bit.ly/2KWUwqR
