Taiwan's Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science (CNU) and Cheng Shiu University (CSU) visit
On 9 August 2007, AIT welcomed a delegation from Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science (CNU) comprising Professor J.S. Chang, Dean of Research and Development, Prof. J. M. Chen, Dean of Student Affairs, Associate Professor C.Y. Chang, Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Science, Assistant Professor Y.S. Peng, Director of International Cooperation Division, Mr. S.R. Cheng, Dean of International Development Office, and Professor C.Y. Hsu, Head of Dept. Chemical and Material Engineering.
The AIT administration was informed by the CNU delegation that the AIT-CNU general MoU (renewal) will be signed by the CNU President shortly upon his return from an overseas trip. There are currently two CNU faculty members pursuing their doctoral studies in SOM, and two more CNU faculty members will be joining SOM in the August 2007 intake.
AIT and CNU agreed to jointly pursue the AIT-CNU unified bachelor's-master's program and the combined master's and doctoral program initiatives, which will be combined into one MoA. As a fast track, it was proposed that an AIT-CNU dual master's degree program could be considered, initially in the environmental engineering field of study, and could later be expanded to include other areas. AIT was invited to partner Taiwanese universities for which there is funding available, such as the National Science Council of Taiwan, which provides funds for foreign professors to visit Taiwan.