Russia plans to sharply increase defense spending, cut funding for education and raise taxes next year as costs mount in its war with Ukraine, draft budget documents showed.The plans have been submitted to Russia’s lower house of parliament for approval.The government plans to spend a record 17.1 tr
As the dust has yet to settle on the controversy over Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an’s (蔣萬安) supposed doctorate, the Legislative Yuan has chosen the perfect timing to amend Chiang’s educational credentials in his former legislator’s profile. The label of Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) that persist
National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) has been designated by the Ministry of Education as southern Taiwan’s only national drone center as the government seeks to bolster domestic drone development and reduce reliance on Chinese supply chains.The university recently won two three-year projects incl
A teacher who is truly happy and supported in their work does not need extra fanfare and check ins — “are you happy?” — on Teachers’ Day. If they already enjoyed respect and trust in the day-to-day, they also would not need the minister of education to send a letter of thanks on the eve of the holid
Amid nationwide teacher shortages, elementary and junior-high schools across Taiwan have managed to get through the first month of the school year relatively smoothly.However, many schools are seeing the first waves of resignations from substitute teachers they painstakingly recruited over the summe
The Ministry of Education (MOE) and the University of Zurich (UZH) have renewed the Taiwan Studies Project, extending the academic partnership over the next five years, the Taiwan Representative Office to Switzerland said.The new agreement, covering this year to 2031, was signed in Zurich on Wednesd
