Hsin Shih-chang () is a

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academic. He was the Deputy Minister of the

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of the

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, having served since 18 August 2014 to 19 May, 2016.

Early life and education

Hsin obtained his bachelor's degree from the Department of Chinese Literature and Language of

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. He then continued his study to the

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and obtained his master's and doctoral degrees in Instructional Systems Technology.

Early career

In 1994-1995, he was the Associate Professor of the Department of Visual Communications at

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. He then moved to the Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language of

to become Associate Professor in 1995-2001, Full Professor in 2001 to present, and Chair in 2001-2007. In 2010-2011, he was the Deputy Dean of the International Affairs Division. He was also the President of Association of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language. In 2004-2005, he was the Visiting Scholar of the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations of

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in the

and in 2008-2009 as a Visiting Professor of the

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Political career

Hsin had worked with the OCAC on the promotion of overseas Chinese education for over 20 years and thus invited to be the Deputy Minister for OCAC, in charge of educational and cultural affairs, in terms of overseas Chinese language education, overseas Chinese students recruitment strategies and overseas Chinese media collaborations.

References

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