Vietnamese students are also paid during their studies and after graduation will work for Taiwanese semiconductor companies.
Exchange with Youth Online, Mr. Han Korea Dieu - head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh City - said that Taiwan's Ministry of Education has just announced the "Special Program for International Industrial Talent Education" (INTENSE) for Vietnamese, Indonesian and Philippine students.
The INTENSE program will focus on training in science and technology, chips, semiconductors... with a combination of three parties including government, businesses and universities. Taiwan will pay all tuition fees, businesses support students with NT$10.000 per month (about VND 7,7 million), and the university will coordinate training according to orders.
Training period is 2 years. After finishing the program, international students will work for a minimum of 2 years for the Taiwanese business that supported them. Students can then choose to continue working in Taiwan or return to Vietnam.