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【Taiwan Immigrants' Global News Network】Translated by CHI CHIA I
In response to the “New Taipei City’s vision of moving towards an international city in 2023 with the new immigrants 10-year policy”, the New Taipei City Council recently reviewed and approved the amendments to the "New Taipei City Government Education Bureau’s Organizational Regulations". Besides, the "New Immigrants Cultural and Educational Support Section (新住民文教輔導科)" was officially renamed "New Immigrants International Culture and Education Division (新住民國際文教科)".
In the future, the Education Bureau will continue to deepen its policies to allow new immigrants and their children to show their bilingual skills and cross-cultural communication skills.
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Education Bureau of New Taipei City cultivates cross-cultural talents. (Photo / Provided by the Education Bureau of New Taipei City)
Education Bureau of New Taipei City said that the change of names holds three meanings. The first meaning is “practicality”. The establishment of the "New Immigrants Cultural and Educational Support Section (新住民文教輔導科)" since 10 years ago has combined inter-agency efforts to build foundations for life support and education & culture promotion.
The second meaning is “Significance”. To provide a better living environment for migrant workers, new immigrants and their children, a 2030 policy that aims to ‘Live happily, Work happily and Learn happily’ was introduced.
The third meaning is the “city competition”. Besides promoting new immigrants’ language courses from elementary school to senior high school, New Taipei City has added new immigrants learning center to focus on the education of their children.
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Education Bureau of New Taipei City cultivates international talents. (Photo / Provided by the Education Bureau of New Taipei City)
Zhang Ming Wen (張明文), the chief education officer, stated that the Education Bureau strives to take care of education for different ethnic groups, develop multicultural education, and promote international education courses. It is hoped that children in New Taipei City are able to shine on the international stage confidently by demonstrating their proficiency in languages.
