Taiwan hosts 299 students from ally Belize

Educational ties between Taiwan and its ally Belize are strengthening, with a significant number of Belizean students currently enrolled in Taiwanese institutions. A total of 299 students from Belize are studying in Taiwan, pursuing either academic degrees or learning Mandarin Chinese.

According to the latest statistics, 231 Belizean students are working towards degrees, while an additional 68 are engaged in Mandarin language programs. This academic influx highlights the growing educational cooperation between the two nations.

Taiwan's Deputy Minister of Education, Liu Kuo-wei, met with a delegation from Belize, including Minister of Civil Service and Disaster Preparedness Henry Charles Usher and his wife, Jamie Lee Usher, who also heads the Belize Robotics Association. The discussions focused on higher education, disaster preparedness education, and youth overseas internships. The Ministry expressed hope for future exchanges, including opportunities for Taiwanese youth to intern in Belizean organizations.

Liu noted that Taiwan and Belize, which established diplomatic relations in 1989, share core values such as democracy, freedom, and gender equality. He acknowledged the support from Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Cooperation and Development Fund for scholarships that enable Belizean students to study in Taiwan. The Belizean delegation also shared their experiences in promoting robotics education, seeking to enhance bilateral cooperation in this field.

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Taiwan and Belize have shared core values such as democracy, freedom, and gender equality since establishing diplomatic relations in 1989, and have accumulated many cooperative results in the field of education.