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Taiwan Scholarship Program Gets $167,538

Thursday: March 27, 2008

(Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat)

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat received US$167,538 for the implementation of Taiwan/ROC scholarship awards for the first half of 2008. It is the latest annual contribution to the scheme since its inception in 2001.

The funds were presented by Taiwan’s Acting Trade Representative in Suva, Fiji, Mr Victor Chin, to the Secretariat’s Acting Secretary General, Feleti Teo.

Thirteen scholarships have been awarded this year to students from the Kiribati (1), Nauru (2), Republic of Marshall Islands (1), Tuvalu (2), Palau (1), Solomon Islands (1), Niue (1), Samoa (1), Vanuatu (1), Fiji (1) and Federated States of Micronesia (1).

The programs of study cover certificate, diploma and undergraduate courses in law, education, resource management, engineering, medicine, hospitality and tourism and marine studies.

There are currently 26 recipients under the scheme and majority of the students are studying at local and regional institutions.