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Pan-American International Education
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Founded
in 1989, the Pan-American International Education Foundation
is dedicated to advancing the internationalization of higher
education in Taiwan and promoting closer ties between East Asian,
European, and North American educational institutions. The Foundation
regularly holds or sponsors language education events. In the
beginning of 1999, the Foundation launched the "English 2000
Project", which recruits and trains seed teachers to teach fifth
and sixth grade primary school students who will now be required
to study English under the provisions of Taiwan's new nine year
Comprehensive Curriculum. The Foundation also regularly sponsors
overseas training for outstanding English teachers. In addition
the Foundation has close ties with many universities abroad.
Since 1998, the Foundation has been sponsoring semi-annual American
Education Fairs held each spring and fall. The Foundation also
welcomes many representatives of international universities
to Taiwan each year and helps organize seminars and presentations.
Striving for excellence, Pan-American International Education
Foundation plays a leading role in the internationalization
of higher education in Taiwan. |
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Merica English Institute |
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Since its founding in 1961, Merica English Institute has assisted
more than 400,000 students realize their dream of studying abroad.
The Institute offers TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, and SAT preparatory courses
and simulated testing in order to afford students an outstanding
environment in which to prepare for and pass ETS examinations.
Merica English Institute is the first step on the road to international
study. |
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Middle-West Publishing
House |
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Middle-West Publishing House has published nearly 400 titles
since its founding in 1969. Because Middle-West titles are chosen
with exacting scholarly standards and edited meticulously, students
have found them indispensable. "Middle-West publishes only the
best" is not an advertising slogan, but an expression of Middle-West's
commitment to publishing excellence. |
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Merica News Agency |
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Merica News Agency was founded in 1977 to provide Taiwan's students
with first hand information about study abroad opportunities.
The Agency's services have enabled Taiwanese students interested
in advanced study abroad to obtain the information they need
effectively. Merica News Agency publishes monthly and quarterly
bulletins with a circulation of more than 50,000. The monthly
bulletin is a four-page newspaper broadsheet published on the
15th of each month. The quarterly bulletin is issued four times
a year in a magazine format. With the rise of the Internet,
Merica News Agency has begun publishing Merica Online, a digital
publication distributed over the Internet. |
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Justice Travel Agency |
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After Sung-Shan Airport opened 35 years ago and made ocean liner
travel a thing of the past, airline tickets were difficult to
come by. The paperwork, procedures, and details of itinerary
planning also often confused students going abroad. In response
to this need, the Merica Group launched Justice Travel Agency
in 1967 to provide students with a complete package of services
from language training to travel arrangements. |
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Study Tour Department |
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During
its 35 years of operation, the Merica Group has accumulated
a wealth of English teaching experience, established a complete
set of international study resources, and built good working
relationships with a number of well-known international universities.
After restructuring its resources, Merica established its Study
Tour Department. Each year, the Study Tour department takes
students for short-term study at UC Berkeley, Columbia University,
the University of Pennsylvania, San Diego State University,
the University of Southern California, the University of London,
and the University of Toronto during the summer and winter vacations.
These programs afford students the opportunity to improve their
language skills, deepen their understanding of another culture,
broaden their views, and develop their independence. This experience
is also an excellent preparation for more formal degree programs
in the future. |
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Application Counseling
Office |
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The Application Counseling
Office is a professional counseling center that Merica operates
directly. The Office assists students in preparing their applications
for undergraduate and graduate programs in the US, Canada, the
UK, and Australia. The Office supports applications to programs
in physical science, industry, medicine, agriculture, humanities,
sociology, business, and education. Our ten years of professional
and caring service places students in their dream programs with
a very high success rate. In cooperation with Justice Travel,
the Counseling Office also helps students plan and apply for
short-term study abroad. Free services include handling departure
procedures, making air reservations, and contacting students
already abroad for airport pickups and lodging. Infused with
a spirit of constant innovation, Merica's Application Counseling
Office affords the latest information and unique services to
help students follow their dreams. |
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High School Cooperation
Program |
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As
Taiwan gradually becomes more internationalized, its educational
system has also undergone major changes. In recent years, Taiwanese
students are leaving home to study abroad at younger and younger
ages. Both students and their parents are quite concerned about
the new multiple avenues of access to higher education. Of particular
importance is the popularity of study aboard and language training.
The Merica Group has responded to these changes by extending
its operations to high school campuses. At the invitation of
a number of private high schools, Merica has integrated our
years of traditional language training experience into college
preparatory courses at several leading high schools. These courses
are intended to place students successfully in Taiwanese universities
or in universities abroad. To this end, Merica commissioned
leading faculty from the international, language training, and
local communities to design exciting, pluralistic preparatory
courses with a special focus on practical language training.
Students save time and money in a highly effective learning
environment that prepares them for a university education here
in Taiwan or abroad. |
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