The Ministry of Education announced the quota for publicly funded study abroad in 2027, with AI-related subjects becoming the focus

The Ministry of Education announced the quota for publicly funded study abroad in 2027, with AI-related subjects becoming the focus.

Students who want to study abroad at public expense can prepare early! The Ministry of Education announced today (1) the academic disciplines, research fields, study abroad countries and admission quotas for the publicly funded study abroad examination (2027). A total of 83 academic disciplines and 201 admission quotas are available. In response to the change of the exam to "written review first, interview later", the Ministry of Education announced relevant information half a year earlier than in previous years. Among them, the research fields of 25 departments involve AI artificial intelligence.

Lin Xiaoying, section chief of the International Department of the Ministry of Education, explained that there are 201 admission quotas for the 2027 publicly-funded study abroad examination, including 151 general public-funded students, 10 outstanding public-funded students, 10 handicapped students, 20 aboriginal public-funded students, and 10 government-funded students going to New South Wales. In addition to general public-funded students, a total of 50 places will be provided for other different statuses and policy categories.

In conjunction with the adjustment of examination methods, the Ministry of Education has also comprehensively reviewed the academic disciplines and research fields, consolidating and streamlining the original 92 academic disciplines into 83 academic disciplines, hoping to make the training of talents studying abroad at public expense more in line with national policies and the needs of industry, academia and research, and also take into account the employment development of publicly funded students after they return to Taiwan after completing their studies.

Facing the advent of the AI ​​era, this time a total of 25 disciplines are involved in related research fields involving AI artificial intelligence. Lin Xiaoying said that cultivating professional talents in various fields through the publicly funded study abroad system not only responds to the development of science and technology and industry, but also hopes to guide candidates to connect their research directions with the country’s future talent needs.

Lin Xiaoying pointed out that the purpose of announcing the subject, research field, study abroad country and quota in advance is to allow interested applicants to confirm their research direction as soon as possible and prepare written review materials. Detailed application qualifications, documents due, examination dates and procedures are still subject to the admissions brochure scheduled to be published in the first half of 2027.

Candidates can go to the Ministry of Education's global information website and click on "Certification and Examination Abroad", "Publicly Funded Study Abroad and Various Scholarships" and "Publicly Funded Study Abroad Examination" in order. If you have any questions, you can also call the Ministry of Education's hotline (02) 7736-5759 or (02) 7736-5730.