Which degrees are recognized?

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@darktoad

Hey everyone. I have been told that only certain degrees are recognized by the Taiwan MOE. They have a list. If your University isn’t on the list, you can’t teach English in Taiwan. But here’s the thing. someone told me that if I want to know if my University is on the list, I should go to english.moe.gov.tw and so I did. But I didn’t find anything. I can find which Universities within Taiwan are nationally accredited. But I can’t find the list of foreign Universities which are accepted in Taiwan. I hate to sound dumb, but does anyone know where I can access that list?

I don’t think they have a list. However, the MOE does have a regulation with articles mentioning that the applicant must submit a Letter of Consent on the authorization of an examination into whether the institution where he/she receives the degree from is accredited in its home country.

Here’s the URL: english.moe.gov.tw/content.asp?CuItem=7364&mp=1

Here’s the snip of the accreditation credential:

Article 7
Items in foreign academic credentials that institutions of higher education apply to the overseas agenciess for examination assistance are as follows:

admission requirements.
term of study.
curriculum.
whether or not the school is recognized by the competent educational authority or by a relevant accreditation agency in the home country.
other necessary items.

Suffice to say that the applicant will have no problem if he/she has a degree from Harvard (but then who would wanna come work in the 'wan with a Harvard degree except for Ma?).

But then an Acupuncture Uni? Hmmmm…