Oxford Taiwan Studies Programme

Oxford Taiwan Studies Programme will host a documentary screening with director Neal Robbins of his film, Taiwan Undaunted: In Search of the Nation That Cannot Call Itself a Nation, on 23 February 2026. The screening will run from 5:00 pm to 6:50 pm, followed by approximately 30 minutes of Q&A with the director. Please RSVP via Eventbrite.

Taiwan Undaunted: Documentary Screening with Director Neal E. Robbins “Documentary Screening with the Director – Taiwan Undaunted: In Search of the Nation That Cannot Call Itself a Nation”

The Oxford Taiwan Studies Programme is delighted to host Professor Chung-Min Tsai (蔡中民) and Professor Yen-Pin Su (蘇彥斌) from National Chengchi University for a joint talk on “Semiconductors and Transitional Justice: Reassessing Taiwan’s Place in the East Asian Order.”

Join us on Thursday 6 November, 5pm at the University of Oxford China Centre, St Hugh’s College.

All are welcome — sign up if you’re around!

Semiconductors and Transitional Justice in Taiwan Talks by Professors Chung-Min Tsai and Yen-Pin Su, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan

We are pleased to host Dr Wei-ting Yen (顏維婷) from Academia Sinica, Taiwan, for a talk that draws on Taiwan’s COVID-19 experience to evaluate how civil society might respond under wartime conditions. Join us on Thursday, 19 June at 5:00 p.m. at the University of Oxford China Centre, St Hugh's College.

RSVP via the link.

Assessing Taiwan's Societal Resilience Using COVID Governance Experience [Oxford Taiwan Studies Seminar Series] Speaker: Dr Wei-ting Yen, Academia Sinica; Host: Dr Bo-jiun Jing, University of Oxford

We are thrilled to host Professor Chang-Ling Huang (黃長玲) for a talk on how Taiwan became Asia’s leader in women’s political representation—particularly in comparison with neighbouring democracies such as Japan and South Korea.

Join us on Monday, 16 June at 5pm at the University of Oxford China Centre, St Hugh's College.

RSVP via the link.

Is Taiwan Leading Asia in Women's Political Representation? [Oxford Taiwan Studies Seminar Series] Speaker: Professor Chang-ling Huang; Host: Dr Bo-jiun Jing

The Oxford Taiwan Studies Programme is excited to host Dr Robyn Klingler-Vidra for a talk on her new book Startup Capitalism: New Approaches to Innovation Strategies in East Asia, co-authored with Prof Ramon Pacheco Pardo. Join us on Thursday 5 June, 5pm at the University of Oxford China Centre, St Hugh's College. Sign up if you’re around!

Startup Capitalism: New Approaches to Innovation Strategies in East Asia [Oxford Taiwan Studies Seminar Series] Speakers: Dr Robyn Klingler-Vidra; Host: Dr Bo-jiun Jing

This Thursday, 27 February, at 17:00, Professor Thitinan Pongsudhirak from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand will deliver a talk at the Oxford China Centre, titled "The US–China Conflict and a Divided Southeast Asia: Implications for Taiwan". If you're in the area, please join us for the third event of the Oxford Taiwan Studies Seminar Series in Hilary Term 2025.

The US-China Conflict and a Divided Southeast Asia: Implications for Taiwan Southeast Asia’s security and prosperity are dependent and determined by great-power relations. When the great powers are at relative peace and in rough balance, Southeast Asia can find common ground to play a central organising role in its wider neighbourhood. Such a role was operationalised and ...

Workshop: Connection in Contemporary Taiwan Cultural Studies
Date: 19 February 2025, 10:10
Venue: Dickson P**n Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
(Funded by the International Taiwan Studies Center at National Taiwan Normal University)

Workshop: Connection in Contemporary Taiwan Cultural Studies In her 2020 book on Japanese colonialism and translators, Wang Huei-chen examines bilingual intellectuals born during the period of Japanese Rule, highlighting their ability to 'cross languages and borders' (跨語越境) through both their lives and writings. Building on Wang’s concept of linguis...

This Thursday 13 February, at 17:00, Prof Alexander C. Tan from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, will be giving a talk on Taiwan and its Southeast Asia Challenge at Oxford University China Centre. If you’re in the area, please join us for the second event of the Oxford Taiwan Studies Seminar Series in Hilary Term 2025.

The Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, University of Oxford

Taiwan and its Southeast Asia Challenge Taiwan’s awareness of the danger of dependence on the PRC market and the need for de-risking is nothing new and meant that it has always sought to diversify its economic relations. In the Taiwanese context, this has often led to looking south towards Southeast Asia. In the early 1990s, President L...

Briefing on Scholarship Opportunities Offered by the ROC (Taiwan) Ministry of Education

Date: Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 13:00 – 14:00
Venue: China Centre, University of Oxford
Audience: Members of the University only

Are you interested in studying or working in Taiwan? Join us for a scholarship briefing hosted by education officers from the Education Division of the Taipei Representative Office in the UK (TRO). This session will provide information on various opportunities, including:

✅ Huayu Enrichment Scholarship (HES) – for Mandarin language studies
✅ MOE Taiwan Scholarship – for degree programmes in Taiwan
✅ Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL)
✅ Additional opportunities – TFETP and YMS schemes for working in Taiwan

🔹 Hear from past HES recipients about their experiences in Taiwan!
🔹 Discover how you can study, work, and immerse yourself in Taiwan’s vibrant academic and cultural environment!

📢 Don’t miss out on this chance to explore exciting opportunities in Taiwan!

For more details, visit: Oxford Talks Event Page below:

Briefing on Scholarship Opportunities Offered by the ROC (Taiwan) Ministry of Education We are pleased to invite students at Oxford to a scholarship briefing on Tuesday, 18 February 2025, from 13:00 to 14:00, hosted by representatives from the Education Division of the Taipei Representative Office in the UK (TRO). This session will provide insights into various scholarships and program...

[Oxford Taiwan Studies Seminar Series] EU-Taiwan Relations in a New Reality: What Lies Ahead?

📚 Join us on Thursday, 5 December, at 17:00 at the Oxford China Centre for an engaging talk by Dr Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy (馮儒莎). Dr Ferenczy will share insights and research from her latest book, Partners in Peace: Why Europe and Taiwan Matter to Each Other.

EU-Taiwan Relations in a New Reality: What Lies Ahead? Speaker: Dr Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy, Assistant Professor, National D**g Hwa University, and Affiliated Scholar, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

The Oxford Taiwan Studies Programme invites you to the Annual Oxford Taiwan Studies Conference 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford. Join us to explore the implications of this pivotal election year worldwide for Taiwan and the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific region. Due to limited venue capacity, please RSVP.

Taiwan and Indo-Pacific Geopolitics: Implications of 2024 Pivotal Elections Around the World The Oxford Taiwan Studies Programme invites you to the Annual Oxford Taiwan Studies Conference 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford. Join us to explore the implications of this pivotal election year worldwide for Taiwan and the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific region.