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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and TAITRA on Tuesday held a job fair for international students in Taiwan. The fair especially targeted students from Africa and from central and eastern Europe, who can be an important asset for companies looking to expand abroad. The fair featured 22 companies offering job and internship opportunities for more than 2,000 students from these areas living in Taiwan.

To encourage more international exchanges, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commissioned TAITRA and a job bank to hold a career fair for foreign students in Taiwan. The ministry hopes to attract students from Africa and central and eastern Europe to join internships and accept jobs in Taiwan and abroad, to merge the worlds of academia and business. Officials say that after foreign students graduate, they can become an important asset for business hoping to expand abroad.

Isaac Chiu
Ministry of Foreign Affairs official
We want to encourage Taiwanese businesses, to hire students from allied countries and emerging markets who are acquiring professional skills and studying in Taiwan. They have the advantage that they speak the local languages, and know the local culture. They can help businesses expand abroad.

A total of 100 students signed up to consultations with 22 Taiwanese enterprises, including Au Optronics, Powerchip and Gigabyte Technology. According to government data, there are more than 2,000 students from Africa and central and Eastern Europe in Taiwan. Among them, 1,200 are pursuing a degree, mostly in business management, engineering or healthcare. Over the years, about 600 students from Taiwan’s African ally Eswatini have come to study in Taiwan.

Promise Sithembiso Msibi
Eswatini’s ambassador to Taiwan
We know what each of us is providing. So in terms of the potential, it is just massive. We want to market Taiwan in Africa, so that we can become the window, the mirror, through which the continent can see Taiwan.

Africa has the fastest growing population in the world, meaning there are plenty of opportunities for profit. Eswatini’s ambassador says he hopes professional cooperation can deepen the friendship between the two countries. At the event, was a student from Eswatini who has been in Taiwan for five years and is currently studying business management. He that during his stay, he has built up a wealth of professional and cultural knowledge.

Mlandvo Kunene
Eswatini student
My studying has been amazing. The first day I came here I didn’t know anything and I was able to be helped by a Taiwanese. He was very nice to me. Trying to make sure that I get enough knowledge about Taiwan, and experience, because I’m trying to make sure that I can go back home as well to make sure that I can develop the country, the community.

The foreign ministry encouraged Taiwanese to show off their skills and establish themselves in Africa, which has a population of more than 1.2 billion. It also said central and eastern Europe are good markets to explore, as the areas continue to set new trade records.