European Union Centre in Taiwan at National Taiwan University and European Union Research Centre at National Dong Hwa University are going to raise a fund of EU grants. Students can apply for the EU grants by submitting an abstract or an introductory article on the EU and conducting a presentation in the workshop. This activity aims to promote the academic exchange and the cultural interactions among citizens between NDHU and EU countries.

Prof. Robert & Prof. Konegen from University of Munster will visit Soochow University and give lectures during 2010.04.12-17.

Lectures:
2010.04.12(Mon.)　15:30-16:20,16:30-17:20　First Academic Building R0809,Soochow University Wai Shuang Hsi campus
2010.04.15(Thu.)　13:30-14:20,14:30-15:20　First Academic Building R0809,Soochow University Wai Shuang Hsi campus
(Language:German)

Workshop:
2010.04.17(Sat.) 10:00-12:00　First Academic Building R0805,SCU Wai Shuang Hsi campus
(Language:German)

Online Registration

The 2010 European Education Fair Taiwan is now hiring a Full-Time Project Manager.

Position will start on May 1st, 2010.
The application deadline is April 9th, 2010.

The European Education Fair Taiwan (EEFT) is co-organized by the British Council Taipei, the DAAD Information Center Taipei, the French Institute in Taipei, and the Netherlands Trade & Investment Office/Netherlands Education Support Office. The EEFT Organizing Committee has a non-profit objective and is solely devoted to the promotion of studying opportunities in European countries. It calls on European countries to work together to organize the 4-day fair and 1-day conference in November in Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung.

In 2009, 66 European institutions participated at the fair, attracting more than 16,000 visitors.

The EEFT Organizing Committee is now hiring the Project Manager for the 2010 EEFT. This is a 10-month contract position, and will start on May 1st, 2010.

Please find the detail on the link.

Together with National Taiwan University (NTU) Communication Research Centre, the British Trade & Cultural Office is organizing “UK-Taiwan ICT Workshop” from 30-31 March 2010 in Taipei. The aim of this workshop is to showcase UK excellence in Smart Grid Communications & Green Communications, and share the experience with universities, organizations and companies of all sizes and all levels of experience to succeed in Taiwan.

The ANU Centre for European Studies is pleased to announce a Call for Applications under this year’s Visiting Fellowship program. The Program is part of the Centre’s mission to promote research, education and dialogue between Europe and Australia, and is specifically aimed at supporting and hosting local and international scholars wishing to undertake research at the Australian National University.

Each year the ANU Centre for European Studies and the Research School of Humanities announce broad research themes. Applications from scholars interested in these themes from any discipline are encouraged, although other proposals will also be considered. The broad theme for 2010 is ‘Europe and the Law’, within which the following projects are being developed:

-Constitutionalism, Rights and the Judicial Role
-Refugee Protection
-Implementing and Enforcing International Law
-Islam and Rights in Europe
-Environmental Cooperation (especially renewable energy)
-Supranationalism and Federalism
-Citizenship, Migration and Identity
-The EU in the Asia-Pacific

The closing date for applications is 1 May 2010, for visits to take place from May 2010-April 2011.
For more information, see http://ces.anu.edu.au/

Seminar: “2010 Review and Prospect of European Union”

●Organiser:
Research Center of the European Union, National Chengchi University
●Co-organiser:
European Union Center in Taiwan
●Time:
January 20, 2010 PM 13:30-17:00
●Venue:
New Briefing Room, Institute of International Relations, National Chengchi University


"2010 Review and Prospect of European Union" Seminar, aiming to explore the EU foreign policy (CFSP) trends and other vital issues under the Treaty of Lisbon, was held on 20th January.

The seminar was hosted by the European Union Research Center, National Chengchi University, with great help from European Union Center in Taiwan.
Inviting nearly 20 local and foreign scholars and researchers’ discussion and in-depth analysis of the international situation in 2009, this seminar sincerely hopes to grasp more insight on the world ahead.

From our great retrospect to the international crucial events happened within 2009, European Union had strived for passing the "Lisbon Treaty", which was regarded as a big integration process, after r the failure of "European Constitutional Treaty.

However, the new appointments of Permanent European Council President and the CFSP High Representative, coupled with the hovering financial turmoil and the democratic deficit problems waiting for solutions, seemingly implies that we have seen nothing yet. Obviously, the Lisbon Treaty, still can’t be viewed as the "panacea " to EU integration.

In addition to the rises of Russia, the United States have embraced China, claiming the "G2" powers in the world, both pose more challenges to EU's foreign policy. The Copenhagen Conference, with a far cry from EU’s expected outcome of the meeting, trails how EU to exercise and extend its normative power to each level more effectively. The mission forward shows its own significance.
Last but not least, while Russia and Georgia’s South Ossetia fighting has just showed its pause, it’s time for the European Union to rethink the applicability of "European Neighborhood Policy." The current trails as how to encourage more countries’ identity and sign in a new European security treaty, developing a more practical models for the reciprocal cooperation with Russia, relie upon the further integration of EU to develop a more wholesome Common Foreign and Security Policy.

The objective of EHEF is to promote high-quality education in Europe as well as mutual trust and cooperation among European educational institutions and schools. The EUTW will be assisting EHEF in Taiwan to introduce European universities to Taiwanese students and encourage Taiwanese students to choose Europe as their main destination for further studies.

2009 European Higher Education Fair Press Release

The 8th European Higher Education Fair (EHEF) Taipei will take place on November
7th and 8th from 13.00 to 18.00 at the Taipei Show Two. The 1st edition of the EHEF
Kaohsiung will be on November 9th from 15H00 to 19H00 at the Kaohsiung
Ambassador Hotel.

Co-organized by the French Institute in Taipei/CampusFrance Taiwan, DAAD
Information Center Taipei, and the Netherlands Trade & Investment
Office/Netherlands Education Support Office, the Taipei European Higher Education
Fair Committee (EHEF Committee) was founded in 2002. The EHEF Committee is a
non-profit organization solely devoted to the promotion of studying opportunities in
European countries. It calls on European countries to work together to organize the
EHEF in November every year in Taipei. The EHEF is the only official European
higher education fair in Taiwan, also one of the largest education fair in Taipei.
Every year, the EHEF attracts more than 10,000 visitors during the two-day exhibition. This year, there are total 76 participating European higher institutions. This fair is the largest fair since its creation on 2002. These institutions representing 13 European countries, including France, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Switzerland, Italy, United Kingdom, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Hungary, and Lithuania. At the fair, we provide various seminars about studying in Europe. Visitors will have direct face-to-face counseling with the school representatives, and to receive information about scholarship, visa, travel, accommodation, and transportation. As the fair provides an excellent opportunity for schools to recruit students, and for students to receive information about what schools have to offer, we highly encourage students to register online before the fair. With the EHEF online registration system (www.ehef.org.tw), students provide their academic backgrounds to allow schools representatives a better understanding of the students’ profile.

In addition to the fair in Taipei, the EHEF also co-organizes the 1st Taiwan-Europe
Higher Education Conference with the Foundation for International Cooperation in
Higher Education of Taiwan (FICHET), with the supports of the EU Centre Taiwan, and
the National Sun Yat-Sen University: The objective of this conference is to facilitate the exchange between European and Taiwanese higher institutions. This conference will include one half-day mini fair, and one full day informative sessions and “match-making” process. This conference will take place on November 10th at the National Sun Yat-Sen University.