EUTW Wish You a Happy New Year

I would like to seize the opportunity to express my sincere gratitude for your kind support to EUTW for more than a decade and wish you a Happy New Year of Rat in 2020.


Director General
Dr. Hungdah Su

TEFF (Taiwan European Film Festival) is organized by European Economic and Trade Office since 2005. TEFF presents a selection of European films every year aiming to show the diversity of cultures, arts and languages of the European countries. The 15th TEFF will take place from November 2019 to January 2020 at the venues all around Taiwan with free entrance, Chinese and English subtitles available.

For more information, please go to : https://www.teff.tw/venue/taipei/national-taiwan-university

2019 NTPU-EUTW Jean Monnet Public Forum III (Chinese Forum)

Topic: Reforms of the Eurozone and its Implications

I. Time: October. 31st, 2019 (Friday) 9：40-12：00

II. Venue: Meeting Room 301, National Central Library. (3F, No. 20 Zhongshan South Road, Taipei City)

III. Hosts: European Union Centre in Taiwan, National Taipei University

IV. Co-Host: National Central Library

V. Language: Chinese

VI. Agenda
09:40-10:00 Check-in
10:00-12:00

Moderator：
Marc Chia-Ching Cheng (Executive Director of European Union Centre in Taiwan)

Speakers：

Guy Ledoux (Director of the former European Economic and Trade Office)
Ye Guo Jun (Professor, Graduate Institute of National Development, National Taiwan University)
Ye Ji Ren (Director, Taiwan European Research Center, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research )
Chen Bi Fen (Deputy Director of the Business Times )
Luo Zhi Mei (Professor, Department of Public Administration and Policy, National Taipei University)

The 5th Taiwan EU Forum, with the theme of "Brexit, Populism and its Impact on the European Integration" was held at 10:00 am on October 18th (Fri.) at the meeting room 301, 3rd floor in the National Central Library. Professor Tai-Lin CHANG (Professor of the Department of European Languages and Cultures NCCU, Program Director of Jean Monnet Action) invited experts from Europe and international affairs, political science and economics field to publish papers on the EU important future issues.

2019 EUTW FORUM V (Chinese Forum)

Topic: Brexit, Populism and its Impact on the
European Integration

I. Time: October. 18th, 2019 (Friday) 9：40-12：00

II. Venue: Meeting Room 301, National Central Library. (3F, No. 20 Zhongshan South Road, Taipei City)

III. Hosts: European Union Centre in Taiwan; European Module, Jean Monnet Action, National Chengchi University; National Central Library

IV. Co-Host: Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs, MOFA, R.O.C

V. Language: Chinese

VI. Agenda
09:40-10:00 Check-in
10:00-12:00

Moderator：

Tai-Lin CHANG (Professor of the Department of European Languages and Cultures NCCU, Program Director of Jean Monnet Action)

Speakers：

Der-Chin HORNG (Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
Tzu-Li, LIN (Assitant professor, Department of Political Science,Tunghai University)
Ming-zhong ZHANG (Ambassador, currently at Foreign Affairs and International Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Chih-Mei LUO (Profeesor,Department of Public Administration and Policy, National Taipei University)

Related event information is welcome to visit the National Library website. https://www.ncl.edu.tw/information_236_10622.html

The 14th session of the Taiwan European Cultural Forum was held successfully on Saturday. All of the speakers share about their own learning, teaching and research experience, from their observations to present insights, share experiences, and analyze the particularity of the language, why it continues to be popular, widely accepted and popularized.

This forum attracts many people who are interested in language and also provides us with valuable strategies and methods for learning foreign languages.

The Ministry of Education and European Union Centre in Taiwan jointly held an EU scholarship orientation on August 14th.

First session : Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Training Future Generations of Researchers.

The Ministry of Education invited Klaus HAUPT,the Director of Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action, and Ms. Simona LOSMANOVA, the Project Consultant of Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action(MSCA) as speakers.

Second session : Erasmus+: Opportunities between Taiwan and Europe.

The Ministry of Education also invited Ms. Fissoun CALISKAN, Project Specialist of Erasmus joint Master Degree Program, EU Education, Audiovisual and Cultural Enforcement Agency and Mr. German BERNAL RIOS, Policy Commissioner of the Southern Mediterranean Countries, EU International Cooperation in Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency as speakers.

About 80 people from university teachers and students, international representatives and those interested in studying for a degree in European Countries attended this orientation yesterday. The registration and participation was quite active.

The 2019 EUSAAP annual conference and postgraduate student workshop was held at Fudan University in Shanghai from July 6th to 7th, 2019. On the same day, Professor Su Hung dah, Director of the European Union Center of Taiwan participated together with important EU scholars from universities and colleges in Taiwan and abroad.

The two-day seminar included idea exchange and observation on future EU development issues through speeches, academic seminars and dialogues. The European Union Center of Taiwan will also invite EU research institutes in Taiwan to work together in New Zealand next year in 2020. At that time, Taiwanese EU research scholars and graduate students are also welcome to sign up and join us together.

The EUSAAP was established in 1999 and currently includes Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Macau, New Zealand, Taiwan and Thailand. It is the only multinational EU research academic community in the Asia-Pacific region. The annual conference of the EUSAAP is held among the member states and also subsidized by the EU Monet Project. EUSAAP is not only an important EU research academic activity in the Asia-Pacific region, but also the official institute of the European Union and an important academic exchange platform for the EU and Asia in the Asia-Pacific region.

2019 EUTW Forum on Environment and Science Forum ( 29 May 2019)

Topic: Smart Mobility for the Future
Talent Cultivation and Smart Car Trend Development Forum

Date/Time: 29th (Wed.), May 2019/ 09:00-17:20

Venue: Liang Kuo Shu International Conference Hall, 3F, College of Social Science, NTU

Hosts:

European Union Centre in Taiwan(EUTW)
European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan- Low Carbon Initiative (ECCT-LCI)
TÜV Rheinland Taiwan
National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs)
Advanced Public Transportation Research Center, NTU (APTRC)

Language: Chinese and English

Agenda

09:00 Registration

09:30-14:15 Opening remarks (15 min)
Giuseppe IZZO, Chairman, European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan (ECCT)
Chung-Ming KUAN, President of National Taiwan University (NTU)

09:45 ECCT & NTU MOU Signing Ceremony
Giuseppe IZZO, Chairman, European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan (ECCT)
Chia-Pei CHOU, Vice-President of National Taiwan University (NTU)

10:00-12:00 CEO Roundtable : Talent innovation and cultivation
Giuseppe IZZO, Chairman, European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan (ECCT)
Chung-Ming KUAN, President of National Taiwan University (NTU)
Yu-Chin HSU, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science & Technology
Huachuan LIU, Managing Director, TÜV Taiwan
Jan Hollmann, Managing Director, Bosch Taiwan
Erdal Elver, President & CEO, Siemens ltd. Taiwan
Sabrina Schmidt-Koschella, Deputy Director General, German Institute Taipei

12:00 Lunch

13:30-16:10 Smart Car Trend Development and Talent Cultivation Forum
S.K. Jason Chang, Moderator, Professor & Vice President, ITS Taiwan
13:30
Jan Hollmann, Managing Director, Bosch Taiwan
Erdal Elver, President & CEO, Siemens ltd. Taiwan
13:50
Huachuan LIU, Managing Director, TÜV Taiwan
14:10
Michael CHUNG, Project Director, Thales Taiwan
15:10 Coffee Break (10 min)
15:30
Chung-Hsing GAO, Managing Director, NARlab
15:50
Li Li MOW, Country President, Schneider Taiwan
Dominik Ratajski, Manager, ABB Taiwan
16:10
David Shen, CEO, Taiwan Turing Corp
17:20 Adjourn

2019 EUTW FORUM III (Chinese Forum)

Topic: European Elections and the Future of the European Integration


I. Time: June 21st 2019 (Friday) 9：40-12：00
II. Venue: Meeting Room 301, National Central Library. (3F, No. 20 Zhongshan South Road, Taipei City)
III. Hosts: European Union Centre in Taiwan; European Module, Jean Monnet Action, National Chengchi University; National Central Library
IV. Co-Host: Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs, MOFA, R.O.C
V. Language: Chinese
VI. Agenda
09:40-10:00 Check-in
10:00-12:00

Moderator：
Tai-Lin CHANG (Professor of the Department of European Languages and Cultures NCCU, Program Director of Jean Monnet Action)

Speakers：

Der-chin HORNG (Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
Chung-Hung CHO (Professor and Director of Graduate Institute of European Studies, TamKang University)
Chih-Ming CHUNG (Associate Professor, Director, Department of International Affairs and Business, Nanhua
University, Taiwan)


Discussant:
Leon Ling-Long SHEN (Vice President, The Appacus Foundation)

NTPU-EUTW Jean Monnet Chair Public Forum II (Chinese Forum)

Topic: 2019 European Parliament Election: Results and Implications

I. Time: May 31st 2019 (Friday) 9：40-12：00
II. Venue: Meeting Room 301, National Central Library. (3F, No. 20 Zhongshan South Road, Taipei City)
III. Hosts: European Union Centre in Taiwan; Jean Monnet Chair, National Taipei University; National Central Library
IV. Language: Chinese

V. Agenda

09:40-10:00 Check-in
10:00-12:00
Moderator：
Hungdah SU (President, European Community Studies Association Taiwan (ECSA-Taiwan)/ Jean Monnet Chair Professor of Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University (NTU)

Discussants:
Frédéric KRUMBEIN （Visiting Fellow, Stiftung Wissenschaft
und Politik/ SWP, German Institute for International and
Security Affairs）
Michael REILLY (Former Representative, British Office Taipei)
Chi-Jen YEH (Director General, Taiwan European Studies Center, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, TIER)
Michael C.C. YU ( Executive Member, International Federation of Journalists, IFJ)

The Visegrád Group and INFINE will organize the 2019 V4 Central European Film Festival. The festival that runs from May 16 to July 31 will feature 5 recent movies screened in 10 venues all around Taiwan (Chinese and English subtitles, free of charge entrance). The purpose of the V4 Central European Film festival is to contribute to the awareness of the V4 countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) in Taiwan.


Date: May 17, 21 and 22, 2019
Venue: Room 306 Global Lounge, NTU Student Activity Center Bldg. 2


CZECH - Jan Palach
Fri. May 17, 10:00 am

HUNGARY - Pappa Pia
Fri. May 17, 1:00 pm

SLOVAKIA - Agáva
Fri. May 17, 2:50 pm

POLAND - Cold War
Tue. May 21, 9:45 am

TAIWAN - Short Story at the West Gate
Wed. May 22, 10:00 am

* Free admission

For additional information, please visit event official website.

Due to Spring Break (April 2~7, 2019), the e-Newsletter will be suspended.

2019 EUTW FORUM II (Chinese Forum)

Topic: Brexit, European Elections and the Future of the European Integration


I. Time: April 19th 2019 (Friday) 9：40-12：00
II. Venue: Meeting Room 301, National Central Library. (3F, No. 20 Zhongshan South Road, Taipei City)
III. Hosts: European Union Centre in Taiwan; European Module, Jean Monnet Action, National Chengchi University; National Central Library
IV. Co-Host: Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs, MOFA, R.O.C
V. Language: Chinese
VI. Agenda
09:40-10:00 Check-in
10:00-12:00
Moderator：
Tai-Lin CHANG (Professor of the Department of European Languages and Cultures NCCU, Program Director of Jean Monnet Action)
Speakers：


Chung-Hung CHO (Professor and Director of Graduate Institute of European Studies, TamKang University)
Shu-Pin LIU (Professor and Director of the Department of Political Science, Soochow University, Taiwan)
Tzu-Li LIN (Assistant Professor of the Department/ Graduate Institute of Political Science, Tunghai University, Taiwan)
Mea-Lan HUNG (Professor of the Graduate Institute of Russian Studies, National Chengchi University, NCCU, Taiwan)
Hung-Jen WANG (Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, National Cheng Kung University, NCKU)

Discussant:
Tai-Chu CHOU (Ambassador on Home Assignment, Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs, MOFA/ Former Ambassador in the Netherlands)

Taiwan European Cultural Forum 12: European Youth and Children’s Literatures

Date/Time： Saturday, March 23, 14:00 ~ 16:30

Venue:
Rm. 102, Liberal Education Classroom Building, National Taiwan University

Hosts：
European Union Centre in Taiwan (EUTW)
EU Centre of Excellence, NTU
European Languages Group, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, NTU

Co-host:
European Community Studies Association Taiwan (ECSA Taiwan)

Agenda:

13:30-14:00
Registration

14:00-14:30
Welcome Remark
Luisa Shu-Ying Chang
Professor of Latin American Literature and Convener of European Cultural Forum, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University

Luisa Li
Associate Professor of Department of Spanish Language and Culture, Fu Jen Catholic University

Photo & Break

14:30-16:30
Taiwan European Cultural Forum 12: European Youth and Children’s Literatures

Moderator：
Luisa Li
Associate Professor of Department of Spanish Language and Culture, Fu Jen Catholic University

Discussants：

Mei-Ling Wang, Retirement/ Professor of Department of German Language and Culture, Fu Jen Catholic University

Hsiu-Wen Wang, Associate Professor and Director of Department of French, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages

Luisa Li, Associate Professor of Department of Spanish Language and Culture, Fu Jen Catholic University

16:30-

Concluding Remarks

Luisa Shu-Ying Chang
Professor of Latin American Literature and Convener of European Cultural Forum, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University

NTPU-EUTW Jean Monnet Chair Public Forum (Chinese Forum)

Topic: Brexit Deal: What Does the Deal Mean to the EU, UK and Taiwan?

I. Time: March 28th 2019 (Thursday) 9：40-12：00
II. Venue: Meeting Room 301, National Central Library. (3F, No. 20 Zhongshan South Road, Taipei City)
III. Hosts: European Union Centre in Taiwan; Jean Monnet Chair, National Taipei University; National Central Library
IV. Language: Chinese

V. Agenda

09:40-10:00 Check-in
10:00-12:00
Moderator：
Chih-Mei LUO ( Professor & Jean Monnet Chair, the Department of Public Administration and Policy, National Taipei University)

Discussants:

Da-Nien LIU (Research Fellow, Director of the Regional Development Study Center, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research)
Cosmas LU (former CEO of Barclays Taiwan/ Spokesman and Strategic Advisor, Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.)
Chen-Lung KUO （Deputy Managing Editor, United Daily News）
Walter M. S. Yeh（President & CEO, Taiwan External Trade Development Council, TAITRA）
Pi-Fen CHEN (Deputy Diretor,Financial News Center, Commercial Times)
Marc Chia-Ching CHENG (Executive Director, European Union Centre in Taiwan )