All Overseas Taiwanese in Ukraine Evacuated, One Chose to Stay Put 第三輛專車入波蘭 旅烏台僑全撤離

A third charter bus arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to evacuate Taiwanese citizens and family members from Ukraine arrived safely in Poland on Thursday evening, March 3. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education said they will provide academic assistance to overseas students returning to Taiwan.

Taiwan's government continues to evacuate overseas Taiwanese students and nationals still in Ukraine. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs arranged a third charter bus on the night of the 3rd, to carry eight nationals and 13 non-Taiwanese family members of Taiwanese citizens to Poland. All Taiwanese nationals originally in Ukraine have been evacuated under the joint effort of the Taipei representative offices in Russia, Poland, and Slovakia, with the exception of one individual expressing no intention of leaving southern Ukraine. Out of the 12 students, seven are currently back in Taiwan quarantining, four stayed in Poland, while one is on the way to Hungary. The Ministry of Education said that it will arrange to have local colleges and universities accepting these students for school.

Tai Nyan-Hwa, Senior Vice President, National Tsing Hua University: “Students upon return will be accepted at schools here with no prerequisites required. Students can transfer their credits here the same way as Hong Kong students from a while ago.”

Overseas students can either apply to become a degree student, an exchange student, or as an auditing student. If the student plans to finish his or her degree in Taiwan, the local school of choice would have to review his or her academic records first in order to get approval from the Ministry of Education (MOE) for final acceptance. In other cases, exchange students at the National Tsing Hua University, for example, would not have to pay tuition and can get through with courses as long as they get a passing grade. The National Chengchi University said it will offer academic assistance to overseas students returning from Ukraine as well.

Lai Tsung-yu, Vice President for Academic Affairs, National Chengchi University: “As an exchange student, he or she will be offered the type of courses with credits that can be transferrable if he or she decides to apply to become a degree student later on. This is to prepare for any change in his or her future status.”

The National Tsing Hua University said on the 4th that many parents of overseas students returning from Ukraine have already consulted with them. Their major concern is how students can complete their degrees. The school said they also need a consultation with the MOE for proper arrangements.

 

俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭，我國政府緊急撤離僑胞與留學生。台北時間3日晚上近7時，外交部第三輛專車從西烏載運8名台僑與13名外配進入波蘭，目前除1位住在南烏台僑無意願離開，旅居烏克蘭台僑已全數安全撤離。12名留學生，3日返台4人，目前共有7人在台居檢、4人留在波蘭、1人轉赴匈牙利。教育部表示將會同各大學，提供返台台生的銜接學習。

清大副校長戴念華表示：「就是說讓他回來的時候，就是沒有條件的接納、轉學回來，我想可能就是比照之前香港的那個模式來做。」

學習銜接可申請學位生、交換生或隨班附讀，但若轉學回台得由學校審查、教育部核定分發。以清大為例，交換生名義修課不必交學費，成績及格即獲成績單。政大也強調考量戰況會提供協助。

政大教務長賴宗裕表示：「他成為一個交換生，也幫他做入（學）籍的準備，他所選讀的這些課，未來都有學分可以證明給他，如果他以後轉成學位生的話，都可以承認這些學分。」

清大表示，4日上午已有多位烏克蘭台生的家長到學校了解，而家長和學生最關心的仍是學籍的取得，這部分會再請高教司協助處理。