Please set up your appointment through the following link: Sign-Up Sheet 

Attend ONE of the Face-to-Face information sessions or Zoom meeting about the trip:

• 1st Information Session - February 7, 2024 Wednesday  12:00 ~ 1:00PM @ BLH 362 or Zoom Meeting

• 2nd Information Session - February 13, 2024 Tuesday  12:00 ~ 1:00PM @ BLH 362 or Zoom Meeting

• 3rd Information Session - February 14, 2024 Wednesday   12:00 ~ 1:00PM @ BLH 362 or Zoom Meeting

Please feel free to email me if you have any more questions. 

Dr. Liu

Email: chin-yen.liu@tamusa.edu 

Students will leave on Thursday 05/09/2024 and return on Thursday 05/23/2024 (with a possible variance of up to 2 days).

Ready to Conquer the World – Life Lessons from Study Abroad:

This trip will include formal participation in a faculty-led study abroad program in “Supply Chain” and “General Management” areas. Students will have the opportunity to interact in the global business communities in Taiwan, meet locals, and experience rich and diverse cultures to build a life-long competency while traveling to a country outside of their own. Students will complete reflection assignments to apply supply chain and management concepts to their international experience. 

Cities: Taipei, Taichung, Nantou, Kaohsiung, and Kenting.

Company Visits:

1.      Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation Metro Service (Taipei Metro) – High Traffic Control Center & Vehicle Maintenance Plant

2.      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC)

3.      Giant Bicycles

4.      Formosa Plastics Corporation

5.      E United Group – (a) Production of Business Entities, (b) Education Undertakings, (c) Medical Business, and (d) Real Estate and Leisure Business

6.      CHIMEI Corporation 

University Visits:

1.      Chinese Cultural University

2.      I-Shou University

Museum Visits:

1.     National Palace Museum shares its roots with the Palace Museum of Beijing.  It holds treasures of cultural relics dating back to almost 5, 000 years.

2.     CHIMEI Museum is a private museum established in 1992. Forbes magazine named it "one of the world's most surprising art collections".   

Cultural Events & Sightseeing:

1.      Taipei City tour + Taipei 101

2.      Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall w/ the guards change ceremonies

3.      Ximending Walking District

4.      Elephant Mountain                                                                   

5.      Maokong Gondola

6.      Jiufen Old Street

7.      Pingxi Sky Lantern + Shifen Water Fall

8.      Yangmingshan National Park 

9.     One of the theme restaurants in Taipei (e.g. Cat cafés, Modern Toilet Restaurant)

10.  Old Tree Café & Miyahara Eye Clinic & Taichung Fourth Credit Cooperative

11.  Taichung Liuchuan Canal Waterfront

12.  Anping Old Street + Anping Tree House + Anping Fort

13.  Kaohsiung MRT Formosa Boulevard Station - The Dome of Light

14.  Dragon and Tiger Pagodas

15.  Pier 2 Art Center + Love River + Harbor Bridge 

16.  Fo Guan Shan Buddish Monastery

17. Cihin Island w/ Ferry Ride

18.  Lambai Island (Xiaoliuqiu) - Snorkel with Sea Turtles , Beach, Water Activities, etc. 

19.  Fishing Harbor in Tainan and Pingtung: Singda Harbor Fish Market and Dafu Fishing Harbor. 

20.  Night markets in Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung: Shilin, Fengchia, Garden, and Liuhe.

Yes if it can be counted toward your degree plan! 

Undergraduate students who participate will enroll in one of the following courses:

MGMT 4334 Current Topic - Supply Chain Management OR MGMT 4392 Special Problem in Management. 

Graduate students who participate will enroll in the following course:

MGMT 5353 Business Study Abroad (ps. Priority registration to undergraduate students. )

*This is considered a 3-credit-hour course under your degree plan at Texas A&M-SA.  Tuition and Fee is based on the current AY 2023-2024. 

Dr. Chin-Yen Alice Liu     chin-yen.liu@tamusa.edu 

Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management - Department of Management and Marketing, College of Business

Dr. Liu grew up in Taiwan and completed her bachelor degree before coming to the U.S. for the advanced education. This faculty-led study abroad course allows students to learn directly from an A&M-SA College of Business professor who is a native of Taiwan while immersed in a new environment. All company tours, cultural excursions, and destination visits reinforce concepts for the coursework, broaden students' academic worldview to gain a new perspective, and prepare students to be the best of their own. A partnership with a local university will also bring A&M-SA and Taiwanese students together and develop new friendships which will last a lifetime. 

Approximately USD $3,800 ~ $ 4,300 depending on the total number of students enrolled. The program cost will cover airfare, meals (all breakfasts, some lunches, and 4 dinners), lodging (twin-room accommodations), insurance, entrance/activity fees, transportation, tour guides and bus driver service fee/gratuity, etc. Students are responsible for their own expenses, meals not covered as part of the program, and the tuition for the course. 

• All students who are currently enrolled at A&M-SA with MGMT 4334 OR MGMT 4392 OR MGMT 5353 and who have been accepted into a study-abroad program are eligible for support from the International Education Fund (IEF) reserved for this purpose.

• Students who complete their degree plan before departure or during their study abroad are not eligible. The Award’s Committee may make exceptions under special circumstances.

• A minimum A&M-SA GPA of 2.5 is required for undergraduates/graduates.

• Enrollment in 6 credit hours during Summer 2024 is required for undergraduates/graduates.

The scholarship application process is open between 02/19/2024 and 02/23/2024. Qualified students may complete their application and submit it to the International Education Fee Scholarship on Jagwire (Scholarships tamusa.edu). Scholarship funds will be disbursed directly to your student account after you have completed the 1st payment. 

$2,500 per qualified student.

The out-of-pocket costs for those students who receive scholarships will be between USD $1,300 and USD $1,800 for the trip depending on the enrollments, which makes this trip expense equate to a daily cost of about $90 to $130 per day. 

Applications will be accepted until February 16 (or all spots were filled) and the $300 non-refundable application fee has been paid to Student Business Service - Taiwan Trip. 

Applications will not be processed unless they are completed and received by the stated deadline.

• February 23, 2024 - 1st Payment ($1,200) due to Student Business Service - 2024 Taiwan Trip

• <The scholarship application process is open between 02/19/2024 and 02/23/2024 with an award of $2,500 per student.>

• March 08, 2024  -  the reminding payment due to Student Business Service - Taiwan Trip (if you did not receive a scholarship) .

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any more questions. 

Dr. Liu