Taiwan could help out Dominican university students
Around 90 Dominicans are carrying out studies in Taiwan. Of these, around 20 have scholarships funded by the Taiwan government. The government of Taiwan has announced that all cooperation programs would end after the Dominican government announced it had signed for diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China on 30 April 2018.
There may be hope for the Dominican students in Taiwan. Taiwan News reported that the Ministry of Education of Taiwan was open to help the Dominican students to continue their studies, but each case would be treated differently by each university.
President Danilo Medina said on 1 May 2018 when in Puerto Plata for the inauguration of the remodeling of the Puerto Plata public hospital that the only request his government had made to China when signing for diplomatic relations was that it assist Dominicans studying in Taiwan to transfer their credits and continue their studies in continental China.
Nevertheless, the helping hand announced by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan may be a godsend to many. Education Minister of Taiwan Yang Shu-ya reportedly says it would help Dominicans to continue their studies, but these must talk to the universities. Diario Libre reports that when Panama switched from Taiwan to China, students who transferred to China found themselves with innumerous problems, many having to start their careers from zero.
The Administrative Minister of the Presidency José Ramón Peralta, and the director of communications of the Presidency Roberto Rodríguez Marchena, had announced by way of their respective Twitter accounts that China has promised that all of those Dominican students studying on scholarships at universities in Taiwan can transfer to universities in China to continue their studies. This will include studying on the same terms and their previous studies will be recognized. China says that they will also provide whatever assistance is necessary to the students and their families, currently in Taiwan.
Source: DR1, DiarioLibre
May 5, 2018
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