Taiwan's education ministry hosts Belgium's HOGENT teacher-education leaders at six universities

Why it matters: Six Taiwanese universities that train teachers, including National Taiwan Normal University, held talks with HOGENT on possible future teacher-education cooperation.

Taiwan's Ministry of Education said it invited Lincy Van Twembeke, dean of HOGENT's teacher education school, and Liesbeth Van Heck, its head of educational development and international affairs, to visit Taiwan from 1 to 6 November 2026 to discuss concrete cooperation projects.

According to the ministry, the delegation visited National Taiwan Normal University, National Taipei University of Education, National Tsing Hua University, National Taichung University of Education, National Sun Yat-sen University and National Pingtung University, and identified many directions for future cooperation.

The ministry said the delegation also visited Checheng Elementary School in Pingtung, which is expected to visit Belgium next year, and that a group of Taiwan's Teacher Excellence Award recipients had visited HOGENT and its affiliated primary school in April.

Political Deputy Minister Chang Liao Wan-chien told the delegation on 2 November that the ministry has introduced varied teacher-training routes, such as post-bachelor education credit classes and publicly funded cohorts, and has raised teaching-internship stipends and support for publicly funded students.

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Editor’s view

Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor

The six Taiwanese universities and HOGENT have held talks on cooperation in teacher education; if concrete projects follow, they would extend exchanges that began with the April visit, with Checheng Elementary School's trip to Belgium expected next year.

What to watch

• Checheng Elementary School in Pingtung is expected to visit Belgium next year.