Taiwan MVP 台灣最有價值夥伴

臺大社科院與德州農工布希政府及公共事務學院正式簽署 Taiwan MVP 國際合作備忘錄

國立臺灣大學社會科學院於2026年2月11日與德州農工大學（Texas A&M University, TAMU）布希政府及公共事務學院正式簽署「Taiwan as the Most Valuable Partner（Taiwan MVP）」合作備忘錄，標誌著台美在國際事務與社會科學領域的重要夥伴關係邁入新階段。

本次簽署由臺大社科院洪貞玲副院長與郭銘傑國際長代表張佑宗院長、TAMU國際副校長Holly Hudson、布希政府及公共事務學院院長 Hon. John Sherman、計畫主持人 Amb. John Hennessey-Niland，以及駐休士頓臺北經濟文化辦事蕭伊芳總領事共同簽署完成。

六名經公開甄選脫穎而出的德州農工大學布希政府及公共事務學院研究生亦將於2026 年3月隨Amb. John Hennessey-Niland 訪問國立臺灣大學社會科學院，進行Taiwan MVP 計劃的首場台美國際學術交流。

洪副院長致詞指出，在地緣政治快速變動、全球治理挑戰日益複雜的時代背景下，高等教育機構之間的跨國合作從未如此重要。透過本合作備忘錄，我們不僅強化臺灣與美國在公共政策、外交事務，以及人工智慧與半導體社會科學研究領域的連結，也為培育具備全球視野與公共責任感的下一代領導者奠定堅實基礎。

The College of Social Sciences at National Taiwan University and Texas A&M Bush School of Government and Public Service have formally signed the Taiwan MVP Memorandum of Understanding for international cooperation.

The College of Social Sciences at National Taiwan University formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the “Taiwan as the Most Valuable Partner (Taiwan MVP)” initiative with the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University (TAMU) on February 11, 2026, marking a new phase in the important partnership between Taiwan and the United States in the fields of international affairs and the social sciences.

The agreement was jointly signed by Vice Dean Chen-ling Hung and Associate Dean for International Affairs Jason Kuo of the NTU College of Social Sciences, representing Dean Yu-tzung Chang; Holly Hudson, Associate Vice President for International Affairs at TAMU; the Honorable John Sherman, Dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service; Ambassador John Hennessey-Niland, Principal Investigator of the program; and Director General Yvonne Hsiao of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston.

Six graduate students from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at TAMU, selected through a competitive public process, will also visit the NTU College of Social Sciences in March 2026 alongside Ambassador John Hennessey-Niland to participate in the first Taiwan–U.S. academic exchange under the Taiwan MVP program.

In her remarks, Vice Dean Hung noted that at a time of rapid geopolitical change and increasingly complex global governance challenges, cross-national collaboration among institutions of higher education has never been more essential. Through this Memorandum of Understanding, Taiwan and the United States will not only strengthen their connections in public policy, diplomatic affairs, and social science research on artificial intelligence and semiconductors, but also lay a solid foundation for cultivating the next generation of leaders with global vision and public responsibility.