Taiwan opens 4th education center in India

New Delhi, Sept. 4 (CNA) Taiwan is seeking to expand higher education exchanges with southern India though the establishment of a fourth education center that was opened in the South Asian country Wednesday.

The Taiwan Education Center, established by National Tsing Hua University of Taiwan with the backing of the Ministry of Education, is located at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) in the southern city of Chennai.

Representatives of the two universities signed a cooperation agreement at the opening ceremony.

A Taiwanese teacher is expected to arrive in Chennai by the end of the month to start Chinese language lessons. Seven others are already stationed at three other education centers at O.P. Jindal Global University in the state of Haryana, Amity University in the state of Uttar Pradesh and Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi.

The Chinese-language program began in late July, offering 360-hour courses to help Indian students acquire proficiency in Chinese.

The Taiwan education centers teach traditional Chinese characters rather than the simplified characters used in mainland China, according to Taiwan's representative to India James Tien. He said traditional characters better represent the beauty and essence of Chinese culture.

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