GIS Taiwan is an international student forum instructed by National Taiwan University and organized by students. They assemble scholars, entrepreneurs, and student delegates all over the world, integrating academic knowledge into practical application, building a platform across generation and industries, as well as promoting diverse voices.

Established in 2008, Global Initiatives Symposium is the first international official student forum in Taiwan. Pronounced by its abbreviation, GIS hopes to gather young adults worldwide to discuss international issues nowadays and to devise possible essays or action projects that can promote local development.

Moreover, GIS Taiwan holds the largest student forum in July annually. Through assembling scholars from different fields, leaders from business enterprises and student delegates from every corner of the world, GIS Taiwan integrates the application of academy as well as practice. In addition, it’s meant to provide an interdisciplin­ary and cross-generation platform for the goal to produce a practical action project.

High School Program

GIS Taiwan provides an exclusive High School Program in order to increase global awareness among high school students. Furthermore, with a training program before the conference, they anticipate to help high school students integrate with university-level discussions. This year, they will select 60 high school delegates through application assessments as well as interviews in English.

Benefits

• The fee includes all food and drink during the the conference (7th, July, 2019 to 12th, July, 2019), accommodation (7th, July, 2019 to 12th, July, 2019) (5 days) as well as the training program.

Eligibility

• Students who have not yet graduated high school and those who have graduated in 2019.

Financial Aid

• GIS Taiwan 2019 welcomes students to participate in their conference. If any budgetary shortfall should inhibit their ability to attend our conference, it is encouraged to apply for Financial Aid. The financial aid grant will subside conference as well as accommodation fees.

Eligibility

• Students applying for Financial Aid must attach a Low Income Statement in the application and should be enrolled as a student in National Taiwan University.

Application Process

• Please email [email protected] to apply for the Financial Aid. GIS Taiwan 2019 will provide a grant contingent upon the circumstance.