Taiwan and the University of Wisconsin–Madison have deep ties that expand all across campus. Especially in regards to culture, art and agriculture, the relationship between Taiwan and the state of Wisconsin itself has never been stronger. This leaves UW-Madison in a position to deepen and develop this connection further and mutually beneficial. Explore this connection and learn more about the relationship.
School of Pharmacy faculty share their expertise & gain international pharmacy insights in Taiwan
Alumnus Liao selected president of Taiwan’s Academia Sinica
Chemical and Biomedical Engineering alumnus James Liao (PhD ’87), the Parsons Foundation professor and department chair in chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, was named president of Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Headquartered in the Nangang District of Taipei, Academia Sinica is the national academy of Taiwan and covers research in the humanities and social sciences, life sciences, and mathematics and the physical sciences. Read more.
Novel Collaboration Links Pharmaceutical Expertise in Wisconsin, Taiwan
In a ceremony in San Diego the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a world leader in biomedicine, will sign an agreement to collaborate with the Development Center for Biotechnology (DCB), a Taiwanese biotech non-profit.
“This collaboration came out of a meeting between a UW–Madison delegation and DCB in Taiwan in 2012,” says John Kao, associate dean of the Division of International Studies and faculty director of the Shanghai Innovation Office.
To Expand Exports, Wisconsin Ginseng Industry Relies on UW-Madison Expert
As ginseng growers in Wisconsin prepare to export fresh ginseng roots to Taiwan, they need assurance that the roots will not carry a harmful nematode that could infect Taiwan’s banana crop.
Nematodes are a broad phylum of soil-dwelling animals that includes some important plant pests. Taiwan is concerned about Radopholus similis, a voracious nematode that occurs in Florida and other warm climates, says Ann MacGuidwin, a professor in plant pathology in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences..
Taiwan Finance Leader Debuts as Visiting Scholar at UW–Madison Law School
Law Professor Charles Irish first invited Yen Ching-Chang, his longtime friend, to come to the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School as a visiting scholar in 2000. But Yen couldn’t accept then, because he was appointed that year Taiwan’s Minister of Finance.
Two years later, Yen became Taiwan’s first ambassador to the World Trade Organization. Then he became chairman of Yuanta Financial Holdings, a leading financial firm in Taiwan.