Announcement of “eu officials Mandarin Training Programme” in Taiwan

Announcement of “EU Officials Mandarin Training Programme” in Taiwan

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   Purpose of training programme:
   

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   Types of training programme:
   
   1. 
      Short-term training courses:
      

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   Long-term training courses:
   

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   Eligibility criteria:
   

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   Content of training courses:
   
   1. 
      Short-term courses: The Ministry of Education in Taiwan will design special 2-week training courses according to the participants’ Mandarin skills, to introduce, in Mandarin, Taiwan’s history and geography, tea arts, movies, puppetry, Tai-Chi, Taiwanese, Hakka and aboriginal cultures. Extra-curricular activities will be organized to visit the representative organizations of Taiwan society and landmarks, such as National Palace Museum, Academia Sinica, Hsinchu Science Park, Taroko National Park, Taipei 101 and night markets as well as relevant government agencies to meet each participant’s background and interests.
      
   2. 
      Long-term courses: In principal, the participants will attend the Mandarin courses at university-affiliated language centres. They choose themselves the desired centre and the suitable session. Visits to relevant government agencies may be organized to meet each participant’s background and interests.
      
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   Application documents:
   
   1. 
      Application form
      
   2. 
      CV
      
   3. 
      One letter of reference from working unit.
      
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   Application procedures and Selection timetable: