• Karl Ho is:

  • Director, UTD Taiwan Studies Initiative
  • Professor of Instruction at University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences (EPPS)
  • Co-founder of the UTD Social Data Analytics and Research program (SDAR)
  • Website: karlho.com (talks, lecture, publications)

About Taiwan Studies Initiative

• Established in 2023 under the School of EPPS in early 

• Founder: Karl Ho

• Faculty: Professor Joanne Zhen-Yi Wu

• How to find us: Google UTD Taiwan

About Taiwan Studies Initiative

• Established in 2023 under the School of EPPS in early 

• Founder: Karl Ho

• Faculty: Professor Joanne Zhen-Yi Wu

• How to find us: Google UTD Taiwan

TSI Support

Taiwan Ministry of Education support since 2017:

• Jindal School of Management

  • Scholarship

  • Faculty Training

• School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences (since 2024)

  • Taiwan courses

  • Taiwan Research Academy

  • Huayu Scholarship

  • Conferences on Taiwan

Agenda

Purpose:

• Introduce TSI and functions

• New program in job matching

• Create database for Taiwan investors and UTD Taiwan students

  • Objectives:

    • Providing services for Taiwanese students job search process
    • Consulting and matching
    • Organizing meetings for students and employers
    • Research opportunities for CPT/OPT

What students can do?

• Provide CV/Resume data

• Volunteer for database

• connecting TSA withlocal Taiwan chambers

What TSI can do?

• Services including supporting and sponsoring events

• Organizing events for TSA students and local chambers and companies

• Other TSI programs