International Student Mobility and Cross-Straits Exchange in Taiwan Universities

• In Event: Research on Study Abroad

Abstract

This 2021 AERA Conference presentation reports descriptive survey research that compared cross-straits Peoples Republic of China (PRC) international students (IS) with the general population of ISs enrolled in Taiwan universities. A survey questionnaire was administered to 1870 ISs in Taiwan universities. Implications suggest that the characteristics of PRC students are valuable and potentially transformative markers for cross-straits ties. Study abroad programs in Taiwan are noted as one piece of the emerging discourse for sustainable co-existence between Taiwan and the PRC. As such PRC study abroad participants along with faculty and students in Taiwan universities have an opportunity to play a role in reshaping future exchanges as well as transforming themselves into stewards of a trans-Pacific community.

Authors

• Amy Roberts, University of Wyoming

• Gregory Siy Ching, Fu Jen Catholic University