Taiwan Insight

At Different Stages, the Same Roots: How Kew Gardens Shaped Our Path in Plant Science

19 November 2025 Chee-Hann Wu

Written by Ni-Chen Lin and Chih-Wei Hsieh. Two NTU students, Ni-Chen and Chih-Wei, joined Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank through the NTU Overseas Internship Programme. Their experiences, studying seed survival and tree seed diversity, broadened their global perspectives on conservation. Returning to Taiwan, both apply Kew’s collaborative, research-driven values in academic and governmental roles.

Connecting Science and Society: Reflections from the Placement Based on a Citizen Science Initiative at Kew

18 November 2025 Chee-Hann Wu

Written by Ssu-Han (Evelyn) Chiu. This article recounts the author’s 2024 internship at Kew Gardens. Working with Kew’s Science Education Team, the author explored citizen science initiatives, attended the International Botanical Congress, and co-organised a workshop on public engagement, which reshaped the author’s understanding of collaboration, communication, and innovation in global plant science.

Supporting the Next Generation of Taiwanese Biodiversity Experts

17 November 2025 Chee-Hann Wu

Written by Richard Gianfrancesco. This article introduces the collaboration between the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the National Taiwan University (NTU) to train future biodiversity experts. Beginning in 2022, the partnership has provided NTU students with research placements in Kew’s collections and laboratories.

Taiwan-India University Cooperation: Emerging Corridors of Academic Exchange and Technological Diplomacy

14 November 2025 Chee-Hann Wu

Written by Neeraj Mehra. This article examines the growing educational partnership between Taiwan and India as a strategic soft power tool. Nearly 1,500 Indian students now study in Taiwan, primarily in engineering and technology fields, facilitated by a 2010 MOU and Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy. This collaboration offers complementary benefits: Taiwan’s semiconductor expertise paired with India’s demographic dividend and emerging tech sector. While recent high-level delegations signal strong governmental commitment, challenges remain in administrative barriers, visa processes, and funding stability. The author argues that with proper institutional mechanisms, this partnership could become a major Indo-Pacific academic alliance serving both knowledge diplomacy and technological self-reliance.

Concerning the Origin Myths of Austronesian Taiwan

13 November 2025 NGA Shi Yeu

Written by Valdis Gauss. This article introduces a published book which traces shared motifs, cross-cultural resonances, and divergent ancestral origin theories, providing an authoritative, researched contribution to understanding Taiwan’s deep-time aboriginal histories and cosmologies.

Eighty Years After the Battle of Okinawa, Thousands of Taiwan’s World War II Dead are Still Missing

12 November 2025 Adrian Chiu

Written by Bryn Thomas. This article interviews one of the thousands of Taiwanese who fought for Japan in the Battle of Okinawa. With at least 1000 Taiwanese troops took part and suffered a casualty rate of over 90% during the battle, the Okinawa Peace Memorial only listed 34 names of Taiwan’s war dead. The postwar political situation in Taiwan made it complex to honour these fallen soldiers.

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