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進入《TAIPEI TIMES》 Research ties with Texas get a boost
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson, front row, center, poses for a photograph with members of a delegation led by Deputy Minister of Education Lio Mon-chi, front row, fourth right, in Texas in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of Ministry of Education
SEMICONDUCTORS: The deputy minister of education said that cooperation would be established in quantum technology and Mandarin education, among other fields
By Rachel Lin / Staff reporter
Research cooperation with Texas in the semiconductor and other important industries received a boost at a forum in the US state, Deputy Minister of Education Lio Mon-chi （劉孟奇） said on Friday.
Lio led a delegation of six presidents or vice presidents from Taiwanese universities that have semiconductor research departments — National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taipei University of Technology and National Cheng Kung University — to meet with more than 70 business, university and government representatives at the Taiwan-Texas Semiconductor Talent Development and Industry Cooperation Forum in Houston.
Representatives from the Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan （FICHET）, which promotes international academic cooperation, was also part of the delegation.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board organized the one-day event.
The delegation gained a deeper understanding of the state of research cooperation with Texas, Lio said.
Both sides agreed that fields of cooperation would be established in semiconductors, quantum technology, agriculture, biomedical engineering, space technology and Mandarin education, he said, adding that task forces would hold online meetings to discuss short-term and medium-term goals.
The cooperation framework would be set up by the coalition of Taiwanese universities and the Texas A&M University System, with the Ministry of Education offering its full support and assistance to seek support in the Cabinet, he said.
The delegation also meet with Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson, Texas Commissioner of Higher Education Harrison Keller, who is chief executive officer of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath.
Lio said that Taiwan has a strong training system for junior-high and elementary school teachers, so science, technology, engineering and mathematics teachers from Texas could broaden their international horizons through exchange programs if cooperation deepens.
The Texas Education Agency responded positively to the idea, he said.
The FICHET representatives spoke about the conditions and challenges of the semiconductor industry and talent development in Taiwan.
Texas A&M University System chancellor John Sharp and University of Texas System executive vice chancellor Archie Holmes said that they would sign memorandums of understanding when they lead delegations to Taiwan.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
