台大社科院與德州農工布希政府及公共事務學院正式簽署 Taiwan MVP 國際合作備忘錄
國立臺灣大學社會科學院於2026年2月11日與德州農工大學（Texas A&M University, TAMU）布希政府及公共事務學院正式簽署「Taiwan as the Most Valuable Partner（Taiwan MVP）」合作備忘錄，標誌著台美在國際事務與社會科學領域的重要夥伴關係邁入新階段。本計畫獲外交部支持推動，並由駐休士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處蕭伊芳總領事率陳育仁副總領事及教育組藍先茜組長共同出席見證。
本次簽署由蕭伊芳總領事、TAMU國際副校長Holly Hudson、布希政府及公共事務學院院長Hon. John Sherman、計畫主持人Amb. John Hennessey-Niland，以及專程自臺灣赴美的臺大社科院洪貞玲副院長與郭銘傑國際長代表張佑宗院長共同簽署完成。六名經公開甄選脫穎而出的德州農工大學布希政府及公共事務學院研究生亦將於2026 年3月隨Amb. John Hennessey-Niland 訪問國立臺灣大學社會科學院，進行Taiwan MVP 計劃的首場台美國際學術交流。
蕭總領事致詞指出，德州農工大學系統與臺灣多所大學於半導體、人工智慧與航太等關鍵領域，已建立穩固的人才培育與教育交流基礎。此次進一步拓展至以培養公共事務領袖聞名的布希學院，象徵台美教育合作由STEM領域延伸至社會科學領域，開啟雙方學術合作的新篇章。
The College of Social Sciences at National Taiwan University and Texas A&M Bush School of Government and Public Service have formally signed the Taiwan MVP Memorandum of Understanding for international cooperation.
On February 11, 2026, the College of Social Sciences at National Taiwan University (NTU) formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University (TAMU) to launch the Taiwan as the Most Valuable Partner (Taiwan MVP) initiative. This milestone marks a new phase in the Taiwan–U.S. partnership in international affairs and the social sciences. Supported by Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ceremony was witnessed by Director General Yvonne Hsiao of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston, accompanied by Deputy Director General Chen Yu-Jen and Education Division Director Lan Hsien-Chien.
The MOU was jointly signed by DG Hsiao; Holly Hudson, Associate Vice President for Global Engagement at TAMU; the Honorable John Sherman, Dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service; Ambassador John Hennessey-Niland, program director; and, representing Dean Yu-tzung Chang, Dr. Chen-Ling Hung, Associate Dean of NTU’s College of Social Sciences, and Dr. Jason Kuo, Associate Dean for International Affairs, who traveled from Taiwan for the occasion. Six Bush School graduate students from TAMU, selected through a competitive process, will also visit NTU’s College of Social Sciences in March 2026 with Ambassador John Hennessey-Niland to participate in the first Taiwan–U.S. academic exchange under the Taiwan MVP program.
In her remarks, DG Hsiao noted that the Texas A&M University System and multiple universities in Taiwan have already established a strong foundation for talent cultivation and educational exchange in key sectors such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and aerospace. Expanding this collaboration to the Bush School—renowned for training leaders in public service—symbolizes the extension of Taiwan–U.S. educational cooperation from STEM fields into the social sciences, opening a new chapter in bilateral academic collaboration.