The MIT of Taiwan

We asked and they delivered! Chris and I asked to visit a university as one of our business visits and our hosts in one day arranged a fantastic meeting with the #2 and #3 administrators at Tsing Hua University - the "MIT of Taiwan." Tsing Hua is famous for being one of Taiwan's top universities and a top engineering university in the world. We learned about the university's history and vision, received beautiful crystal business business card holder gifts, visited a pretty garden on university grounds and the new Technology Management College, home to its MBA program among others.

Their university system is different than in the U.S. Taiwan Uiversity funding comes primarily from the government, 20% from industry and the rest from the student. Thus, the cost is significantly less than American universities. At Tsing Hua, tuition & fees cost NT$60,000 - $80,000 - about US$2,000 - $2600 per year. A lot less expensive!