Binus university establishes first Taiwan studies center
Indonesia’s Binus University (Universitas Bina Nusantara) announced the establishment of a Taiwan studies center on Wednesday after the university signed an agreement with a Taiwanese official representing the country’s Ministry of Education (MOE). Chen Chung (陳忠), Representative of the Taipei Economic and Trade Office (TETO), which functions as Taiwan's de facto embassy in Jakarta, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Bernard Gunawan, chief executive officer at Binus University, and other senior staff of the university on academic exchanges between the two countries, which includes the establishment of a Taiwan studies center. Chen said the agreement would be the first one for which Taiwanese and Indonesian universities collaborate over Taiwan studies with the aim of facilitating academic exchanges between the two countries. Gunawan said in an interview with the CNA that the agreement marked a significant milestone in cooperation between Taiwan’s univers...