A delegation with 40 members from 19
universities represents Taiwan to attend the 65th NAFSA Annual
Conference and Expo in St. Louis during May 26 -31, 2013.
國際教育者協會成立於1948年，目的在為從事國際教育與交換計畫的工作人員提供專業發展與訓練的機會，並整合國際教育網絡，倡導國際教育的重要性。本年美洲教育者年會於5月26日至31日在美國密蘇里州聖路易市舉辦，大會主題為"Ideals and Impact in
International Education "。此年會為全球規模最大的高等教育國際交流會議，各國與會者可藉此機會與各姐妹校國際事務人員晤談、宣傳學校特色及參加國際高教議題研討，以拓展學術合作交流的機會，提升台灣高等教育在國際學術的能見度。第65屆NAFSA年會參展人數超過8,000人。臺灣各大專院校參與NAFSA行之有年，今年在教育部、財團法人高等教育國際合作基金會(FICHET)籌組下，計有國內19所公私立大專院校40餘大學校長、國際長及國際事務人員出席年會，駐休士頓教育組代表教育部設宴歡迎臺灣代表團，並出席會場使領館臺灣教育展活動。
Association of
International Educators was founded in 1948.
It is a National Association of Foreign Student Advisers to promote
the professional development of American
college and university officials, and to emphasize the importance of networking
of international educators’ integration. Its members include academic
institutions, government agencies and private organizations. The association
changed its name to the National Association for Foreign Student
Affairs because its scope expanded to cover: admissions personnel,
English-language specialists, as well as the community volunteers who are key
persons in assisting international students get familiar with American college life.
NAFSA is one of the leading professional associations dedicated to
international education with the mission of advancing international education
and global workforce development.
The 65th NAFSA Annual
Conference and Expo defined the conference theme as “Ideals and Impact in
International Education”. It has been
held at America’s Center in St. Louis City, Missouri from May 26 to 31,
2013. It brought together more than
8,000 professionals in the field of international education for five packed
days of training workshops, educational sessions, networking opportunities, and
special events. NAFSA's annual
conference provides a multitude of educational offerings for international
education professionals at all levels of experience and in every specialty.
A
delegation with 40 members from 20 universities of Taiwan attended the 65th NAFSA
Annual Conference and Expo in St. Louis during May 26 -31, 2013. The purpose of this Taiwan delegation is to
promote the international cooperation between the universities in Taiwan and
their counterparts in the world. In
addition, they not only encourage global students to study in Taiwan but also
recommend foreign education institutions recruit international students from
Taiwan. The Education Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston
on behalf of the Ministry of Education in Taiwan arranged a dinner to welcome the
Taiwan delegation along with the delegation coordinator, the Foundation for
International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan.