Dr. Richard Jurasek, president of Medaille College, and Dr. Norman Muir, dean of the undergraduate college, recently spent four days in Taiwan signing a dual-degree 2+2 partnership with the Fortune Institute of Technology in Kaohsiung. They delivered a presentation on Medaille College and trends in higher education to over 100 students at
Ping Dong High School in Kaohsiung and Yan Ping High School in Taipei, and participated in a country-wide university recruitment fair in Taipei.
Students completing the 2+2 will earn a B.S. in business from the Fortune Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Liberal Studies from Medaille.
The high schools are among the most prestigious in Taiwan, with a number of high-quality students interested in pursuing a postsecondary degree in the United States or other countries.
At the recruitment fairs, Drs. Muir and Jurasek met personally with over 50 prospective students interested in either the 2+2 Medaille in Taiwan program, the first such dual-degree program in Taiwan, or applying to attend Medaille in Buffalo to answer questions and share information.