In 2003, our government promulgated the “Challenge 2008: National Development Key Projects” white paper in response to the emerging globalized and digital international competition. It outlined ten national priority projects, including the “Cultural and Creative Industries Development Project” as one of its sub-projects, led by the Ministry of Education to promote talent training.
To foster international perspectives in the development of cultural and creative industries, the Ministry of Education initiated the “Arts and Design Elite Overseas Training Program” in 2005, which continues to be implemented in five groups to date.
In the 2024 selection of the “Arts and Design Elite Overseas Training Program,” six candidates were admitted by overseas institutions and received Ministry of Education scholarships for one-year overseas studies:
- USA Syracuse University：謝孟芷
- Netherlands Delft University of Technology：劉岱恩
- UK University of London：宋品羲
- UK Cook Robotham Architectural Bureau：曾泓諭
- UK Cook Belacevic Haffner And Partners Limited：劉又齊
- France School of Architecture Paris-Est：洪詠凡
Congratulations to 宋品羲, 劉又齊, and 洪詠凡, graduates of the Architecture Department of National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.