About BEST Program

The Office of International Affairs (OIA) is responsible for developing National Taiwan University's (NTU) strategy for comprehensive internationalization. OIA plays a vital role in NTU's pursuit of excellence by cultivating international partnerships and creating global opportunities in the interests of students, faculty, and staff. We strive to offer accessible options for international students of all backgrounds to study at NTU, increase global engagement, and foster a campus environment of diversity and inclusion.

Partnerships 

NTU maintains formal academic partnerships with more than 600 institutions in 67 countries. We seek not only to deepen those relationships but also to cultivate new ones continually.

Mobility

OIA provides our students, faculty, and staff with optimal international mobility, facilitating extensive exchange, research, and study-abroad opportunities.

Diversity and Inclusion

We strive to build a diverse community of international students, enhancing aid to underrepresented and marginalized students and promoting policies and practices that mitigate structural inequalities.

Environment

Cooperating with offices and departments across NTU, OIA aims to increase multilingual and multicultural spaces on campus, facilitate cross-cultural exchange between local and international communities, and enhance student support services.

Through the Taiwan Huayu BEST Program, NTU will

• Cultivate Chinese language education collaborations with overseas higher education systems

• Promote Mandarin Chinese language education globally

• Leverage Taiwan's cultural heritage and NTU's resources in Chinese language instruction to become a key institution for international Chinese learners

• Promote academic exchanges in the field of Chinese language pedagogy with international scholars

• Strengthen Taiwan's efforts of bilingualization in its K-12 education system