A charitable foundation based in the Philippines, founded by Taiwanese entrepreneurs and leaders of the Taiwanese expatriate community, on Sunday collected more than 15 million pesos (US$264,753) at a fundraiser for underprivileged Filipino students.
Speaking at the fundraising luncheon in Manila, Taiwan-Philippines Educational Development Foundation chairman Simon Su (蘇國芳) said that the foundation’s primary goal for this year is to pay the airfares of 316 Filipino students, most of whom are of Chinese descent, to come to Taiwan to study.
That would give them an opportunity to improve the livelihoods of their families and contribute to Taiwanese and Philippine enterprises by providing technical expertise, thereby aiding in the development of both countries, Su said.
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He did not say when the students would fly to Taiwan or which schools they would be attending.
The effort would benefit Taiwanese industries and businesses operating in the Philippines by creating a pool of professionals, foundation CEO Allan Lin (林在良) said, adding that Taiwan is facing challenges such as a declining birthrate and global competition for talent.
The Overseas Community Affairs Council has been collaborating with the industrial and academic sectors to offer specialized programs for overseas students who have completed junior-high school, Representative to the Philippines Chow Minn-gan (周民淦) said at the luncheon.
The council has designed a two-year youth technical training program for high-school graduates, and also provides scholarships for overseas students to encourage them to study in Taiwan, Chow said.
This story has been amended since it was first published.
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