MOE launches database for international students in Taiwan

The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced on August 12, 2010 the launch of a database management system for international students studying in Taiwan. 

 

The system uses cloud computing technology, stocks information on foreign students in Taiwan to reduce the administrative work of university staff.  

 

As Taiwan universities recruit more foreign students each year, said Liu Ching-jen, head of the Bureau of International Cultural and Educational Relations, there is a need for a unified database system among universities to facilitate information retrieval.  

 

The new system makes it easier to update information for both school staff and the National Immigration Agency, which will be notified of any change in student records, Liu said.  

 

Abstracted from the report of The China Post.

NTU ranks 127th in ARWU ranking and leads all universities in the worldwide Chinese community

National Taiwan University (NTU) ranked 127th in Shanghai Jiao Tong University's most recent annual ranking of world universities released on August 13, 2010.

 

NTU, one of Taiwan's most highly reputed academic institutions, moved up 23 notches from the year before, vaulting past the National University of Singapore for the first time since the index began in 2003 to lead all universities in the worldwide Chinese community.

 

Among Taiwan schools listed in the top 500, Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University was ranked 256th, followed by National Chiao Tung University at 313th and National Tsinghua University at 314th.

For more detailed report, please click Taiwan Today.

Open Faculty Positions at Academia Sinica Taiwan

     Tenure-track faculty positions are open for highly qualified individuals to establish independent research programs in the broad area of molecular and cellular biology.  The Institute of Molecular Biology at Academia Sinica (http://www.imb.sinica.edu.tw/en) provides an active and stimulating research environment, is well supported by both extramural and long-term intramural funding, and features several core facilities (imaging, microarray & RNAi, electrophysiology, FACS, bioinformatics and mouse facilities) that provide state-of-the-art resources and key technical expertise to the Institute's research community. Recent research works were published in top journals such as Science, Nature, and Cell. Currently three Ph.D. programs, with one recruiting international students, are formally affiliated with the Institute. English is the official language for regular seminars and most of the lectures at the Institute, and proficiency in Chinese language is not a prerequisite for application.

     Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree or its equivalent, and postdoctoral research experience is preferred. Successful candidates will be appointed at the levels of Assistant, Associate, or Full Research Fellows (equivalent to academic ranks of Assistant, Associate and Full Professors at universities), and receive a generous multi-year start-up package, followed by annual intramural support. The selection process will start on December 15, 2010 until the positions are filled. Further information can be obtained from Ms. Vivi Chiang at vivi@imb.sinica.edu.tw

    Interested applicants please send their Curriculum Vitae, a description of past research accomplishments and future research interests, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent directly to:

Dr. Meng-Chao Yao, Director

c/o Ms. Vivi Chiang

Institute of Molecular Biology,

Academia Sinica

Taipei, Taiwan 11529, ROC

 

2nd IFCB International Training Program in Cell and Molecular Biology

We are delighted to announce that the 2^nd IFCB International Training Program in Cell and Molecular Biology (ITPCMB 2010) will be held from November 15-26, 2010 at Academia Sinica, Taiwan.

 

·   The registration fee is Free.

·   Participants will be provided with accommodation, local transportation, and travel insurance.

·   International travel scholarship for airfare will be provided on the basis of needs.

 

This year the Academia Sinica has prepared a series of comprehensive courses and lecture topics that are conducted in English and are specially tailored for interested local and international Ph.D. students, postdoctoral fellows, and young faculty members, who wish to learn more about fundamental as well as the latest development on Model Organisms, Bioimaging, Biomics, Structural Biology, Virology and Cancer.

 

We look forward to your participation and wish you a rewarding experience. For more information, please visit the IFCB-ITPCMB website at http://iao.sinica.edu.tw/IFCB/CMB/index.html, or contact the IFCB-ITPCMB 2010 Program Secretariat

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