Taiwan Scholarship Funds
PRESS STATEMENT
21st September 2006
56/06
TAIWAN/ROC-PIF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat today received USD$181,429 from Taiwan for the implementation of scholarship awards for semester 2, 2006.
Taiwan's Trade Representative in Suva, Fiji, Mr Sherman Kuo presented the funds to the Secretariat's Deputy Secretary General, Iosefa Maiava.
The funds will be used to cover travel expenses for returning and new students, living/accommodation allowances and tuition fees for continuing students and advertising for 2007 awards.
Currently, there are 23 students from Niue (2), Republic of Marshall Islands (2), Tuvalu (3), Samoa (2), Solomon Islands (9), Fiji (2), Kiribati (1) and Vanuatu (2) who are sponsored under the Scheme.
The programmes of study for 2006 cover undergraduate and post graduate courses in education, business administration, law, marine science, computer science / technology, accounting, information systems and physiotherapy.
Taiwan committed US$500,000 towards scholarships for 2006, with a total of US$355,733 being utilised for awards for the year. Taiwan/ROC had earlier released US$174,304 in February for the first semester.
ENDS.
For more information please contact, Ms Patricia Sachs-Cornish, the Forum's Development Cooperation Adviser on phone: 679 331 2600
21st September 2006
56/06
TAIWAN/ROC-PIF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat today received USD$181,429 from Taiwan for the implementation of scholarship awards for semester 2, 2006.
Taiwan's Trade Representative in Suva, Fiji, Mr Sherman Kuo presented the funds to the Secretariat's Deputy Secretary General, Iosefa Maiava.
The funds will be used to cover travel expenses for returning and new students, living/accommodation allowances and tuition fees for continuing students and advertising for 2007 awards.
Currently, there are 23 students from Niue (2), Republic of Marshall Islands (2), Tuvalu (3), Samoa (2), Solomon Islands (9), Fiji (2), Kiribati (1) and Vanuatu (2) who are sponsored under the Scheme.
The programmes of study for 2006 cover undergraduate and post graduate courses in education, business administration, law, marine science, computer science / technology, accounting, information systems and physiotherapy.
Taiwan committed US$500,000 towards scholarships for 2006, with a total of US$355,733 being utilised for awards for the year. Taiwan/ROC had earlier released US$174,304 in February for the first semester.
ENDS.
For more information please contact, Ms Patricia Sachs-Cornish, the Forum's Development Cooperation Adviser on phone: 679 331 2600
