The “2018 International Week” held by the Office of International and Cross-strait Affairs (OICA) will kick off with a lecture made by the Foundation for Scholarly Exchange on October 22. There will be daily events during the week till the 26^th, including a series of lectures, multicultural activities, experience sharing of overseas study and interaction with overseas students. It will join the school’s anniversary carnival by showcasing global food cultures, providing opportunities for students to trying traditional dishes of various parts of the world.

The International Week, which aims to develop students’ multi-cultural perspectives and facilitate the exchange between local and overseas students to further increase NCUE students’ willingness to study abroad, is part of the five-year Higher Education Sprout Project sponsored by the Ministry of Education.

There will be a lecture on the 22^nd and 26^th of October respectively made by the Foundation for Scholarly Exchange and the German Academic Exchange Service. The speeches are entitled “Perspectives on the U.S.A.” and “Study in Germany with an Eye toward Europe”. The speekers will interpret the significance of the U.S. and Germany through an introduction to their history, politics, economy, education, cultures, tourism and working holiday programs. There will also be an experience sharing seminar on October 23 inviting former exchange students studying abroad to talk about their overseas experiences, as well as how they prepared their applications for exchange.

To enable students to experience foreign cultures, OICA will arrange for Indian and Indonesian students to introduce their cultures on October 25 and 26 by offering local students an opportunity to apply Indian Henna tattoo and teaching them how to make Indonesian Batik. On the 24^th, OICA will host a culture exchange café that groups exchange students and local students to have discussions on assigned topics to share their viewpoints. By doing so, the students not only grab an opportunity to practice English speaking, but also acquire a better understanding of the views of people with diverse nationalities on specific issues.

The international food stands set up at the school’s anniversary carnival on October 27 are something shouldn’t be missed. Foreign students are going to cook their home town dishes to share with local students, marking the International Week a perfect ending.