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Taiwan Education Center Inaugurated at Chitkara University Punjab

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Press Trust of India CHANDIGARH

/ -- Chitkara University today announced that the reputed Taiwan Education Center (TEC) was inaugurated at its Punjab campus on 12th December, 2019. The purpose of TEC is to boost and enhance the educational and cultural collaboration between Chitkara University and Taiwan.

During the inauguration ceremony, an MOU was signed between Chitkara University and National Tsing Hua University to formally commemorate the partnership. The TEC which had a soft launch a couple of months ago, already has 14 students enrolled in the program and will have more takers after the launch.

His Excellency Chih-Hao Jack Chen, Deputy representative of Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre (TECC); Dr. Ashok K. Chitkara, Chancellor - Chitkara University and Dr. Wang, Wei-Chung, Director, Centre for India Studies, National Tsing Hua University were joined by Li-Ying Peters Chen - Director of Education Division of Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre (TECC); Dr. Cheng, Po- tai, Deputy Director of Chinese Language Centre, National Tsing Hua University; Ms. Chung, Jui-Chieh, Programme Manager, Program Office for Taiwan Education Centre in India, National Tsing Hua University for the inauguration ceremony.

 

Addressing the faculty, His Excellency Chih-Hao Jack Chen said, 'The launch of Taiwan Education Center (TEC) at Chitkara University is a very good initiative as it would accelerate the growth of the educational, cultural, economic collaboration between India and Taiwan.'

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Vice-Chancellor at Chitkara University said, "Chitkara University is always committed to bring in the best of educational collaborations from around the world to our students in the campus. With the inauguration of the prestigious Taiwan Education Center (TEC) at our campus, we have moved one more step towards international collaborations. We thank TECC and NTHU for making this happen and look forward to making this initiative a grand success."

About Chitkara University:

In the year 2002, Chitkara Educational Trust established its Punjab campus 30km from Chandigarh, on the Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway. In the year 2010, Chitkara University was established by the Punjab State Legislature under 'The Chitkara University Act'. Chitkara University, one of the best university in Punjab, is a government-recognized university with the right to confer degrees as per the Sections 2(f) and 22(1) of the UGC Act, 1956. Chitkara University has been founded by Dr. Ashok Chitkara and Dr. Madhu Chitkara who have been passionate teachers for more than 40 years now. Chitkara Education brings with it, a reputation that has been earned through years of serving the career - needs of the student community. It is a reputation for excellence and innovation among coveted employers for preparing graduates who have the knowledge and skills they need for success in their workplace.

Chitkara University graduates go on to have great careers, as they have their hands on the responsive teaching methodology. Students from around the country are attracted to Chitkara University because of their commitment to teaching excellence, their research that makes a difference, their industry partnerships and their tailored courses. This difference has been acknowledged by students, parents, alumni, government, and industry since the inception of the university.

Within a decade, most of Chitkara University academic programs are ranked among the top 50 programs in the country which speaks volumes about their string of academic heritage, highly committed faculty, extensive industry collaborations, great international connections and state-of-the-art campus facilities. For more information, please visit https://www.chitkara.edu.in/.

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First Published: Dec 13 2019 | 4:05 PM IST

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