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Becoming a Startup Island
vOlumE 43, N umbEr 5 一○二年五 月號
讓新設公司在台灣蓬勃發展
5 Taiwan Briefs Publisher
By Jane Rickards
發行人
Andrea Wu
9 Issues
吳王小珍
Editor-in-Chief
總編輯
Don Shapiro
Progress Toward Offshore Casinos; Boosting Foreign Investment; Promoting Duty-Free Shopping
沙蕩 美術主任 /
Art Director/ Production Coordinator
後製統籌
Katia Chen
陳國梅
Staff Writer
邁向離島博弈；促進外來投資；提倡 免稅購物
採訪編輯
Jane Rickards
李可珍
Manager, Publications Sales & Marketing 廣告行銷經理
Irene Tsao
曹玉佳
Translation
翻譯
Yichun Chen, Frank Lin, Sonia Tsai 陳宜君, 林治平, 蔡函岑
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OFFICERS: Chairman/ Alan T. Eusden Vice Chairmen/ Bill Wiseman / William J. Farrell Treasurer: Sean Chao Secretary: Edgard Olaizola 2012-2013 Governors: Richard Chang, Sean Chao, Michael Chu, Louis Ruggiere, Revital Golan, David Pacey, Lee Wood, Ken Wu. 2013-2014 Governors: Alan T. Eusden, Thomas Fann, William Farrell, Edgard Olaizola, Stephen Tan, Fupei Wang, Bill Wiseman. 2012 Supervisors: Susan Chang, Cosmas Lu, Gordon Stewart, Carl Wegner, Julie Yang. COMMITTEES: Agro-Chemical/ Melody Wang; Asset Management/ Christine Jih; Banking/ Victor Kuan; Capital Markets/ Jane Hwang, C.P. Liu; Chemical Manufacturers/ Luke Du, John Tsai; CSR/ Lume Liao, Fupei Wang; Customs & International Trade/ Stephen Tan; Education & Training/ Robert Lin, William Zyzo; Greater China Business/ Helen Chou; Human Resources/ Richard Lin, Seraphim Mar; Infrastructure/ L.C. Chen, Paul Lee; Insurance/ Dan Ting, Lee Wood; Intellectual Property & Licensing/ Jason Chen, Peter Dernbach, Jeffrey Harris, Scott Meikle; Manufacturing/ Thomas Fan, Hans Huang; Marketing & Distribution/ Wei Hsiang, Gordon Stewart; Medical Devices/ Susan Chang, Tse-Mau Ng, Dan Silver; Pharmaceutical/ David Lin, Edgard Olaizola, Jun Hong Park; Private Equity/ William Bryson; Public Health/ Jeffrey Chen, Dennis Lin; Real Estate/ Tony Chao; Retail/ Prudence Jang, Douglas Klein, Ajit Nayak; Sustainable Development/ Kenny Jeng; Tax/ Cheli Liaw, Jenny Lin, Josephine Peng; Technology/ Revital Golan, John Ryan, Jeanne Wang; Telecommunications & Media/ Thomas Ee, Joanne Tsai, Ken Wu; Transportation/ Michael Chu; Travel & Tourism/ Anita Chen, Pauline Leung, David Pacey.
COVER SECTION
13 Questions About Higher Education
高教難題怎解 By Jane Rickards
This report is the fourth installment examining what President Ma Yingjeou has described as the Five Pillars needed to support Taiwan’s future economic development. Earlier articles dealt with trade liberalization, industrial transformation, and energy security. Challenges facing Taiwan’s universities include their over-capacity at a time when student enrolments are due to start to fall, a perceived decline in the quality of the education being offered, and whether the institutions are prepared to meet the needs of a knowledge-based society in an increasingly globalized world.
18 No Opportunity for Foreign Universities 23 A Small Student Invasion from China
TAIWAN BUSINESS
24 USTR Report on U.S.-Taiwan Trade Issues
A reprint of the Taiwan portion of the 2013 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers issued by the Office of the United States Trade Representative in March.
cover photo : courtesy of nccu
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