Charles University has expanded its network of strategic partners to include two Taiwanese universities: National Taiwan University (NTU) and National Chengchi University (NCCU). These partnership agreements were signed by Vice-Rector Karel Kouba, who is leading a group of Charles University representatives in Taiwan as part of a delegation headed by Miloš Vystrčil, President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.
This strategic partnership with both universities opens up new opportunities for collaboration, both in terms of academic and student mobility and in the funding of joint research projects. “Strategic partnerships are not only a way to expand cooperation to other study programs and faculties at Charles University, but they will also enable the development of more ambitious forms of cooperation in the future, such as joint international study programs or research projects,” stated Karel Kouba, Vice-Rector for Accreditations and Quality of Education.
Strengthening cooperation with NTU and NCCU marks another step forward in building partnerships with Taiwanese universities, with whom we share common values not only in the fields of education and research. At the same time, as part of its internationalisation strategy, Charles University is firmly committed to expanding its network of key partners to include prestigious universities around the world. Until now, Charles University’s strategic partner universities have included three institutions: the University of Zurich (Switzerland), Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia), and the e (Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom). With today’s signing, two Taiwanese universities are joining their ranks.
NTU is the highest-ranked Taiwanese university in international rankings; in the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings, it is ranked 63rd among the world’s universities. With its 17 faculties, it covers a similarly broad range of disciplines as Charles University.
NCCU is a leading university primarily in the humanities and social sciences and, together with four faculties at Charles University (CU SOC, CU LAW, CU ARTS, and CU SCI), is collaborating on a joint project researching the resilience of supply chains in the semiconductor industry, among other initiatives
Charles University has a long-standing partnership with Taiwanese universities, as evidenced by a total of nine university-wide agreements and an additional seven agreements focused on cooperation between individual faculties.
This article was first published on 4 June by Charles University
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