On Thursday (4/27), Taiwan Education Center (TEC) Yogyakarta visited SMK Negeri 1 Pinrang, one of the highschools which is located in Pinrang, South Sulawesi. This visit is aimed to promote and informed about education in Taiwan. TEC Yogyakarta was represented by Bima Aoron who provided a presentation to the teachers and students of this school. He was welcomed by Head of the school Drs. H. La Sidang, M.Pd and all the teachers as well.

The students were enthusiastic during the slide presentation and they paid attention to the presentation. A lot of them threw questions about education in Taiwan and the process of applying for the universities there. They also asked about the scholarship that the government provided for the students.

Furthermore, Bima gave a suggestion and advice for students to get the scholarship and to prepare all the necessary requirements for the upcoming Taiwan’s government scholarships in 2024 and the student exchange program for secondary-school students. Since Taiwan’s government scholarships are only open once every year, Bima suggested the students to be more attentive to the requirements and procedures. Not only students, the teachers were also very enthusiastic to know more about these programs.

Hopefully after this presentation students could obtain useful information regarding Taiwan and its education system. We expect that the students could be more motivated to continue their study overseas, especially in Taiwan.