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.
The College of Social Sciences at National Taiwan University formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the “Taiwan as the Most Valuable Partner (Taiwan MVP)” initiative with the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University (TAMU) on February 11, 2026, marking a new phase in the important partnership between Taiwan and the United States in the fields of international affairs and the social sciences.
The agreement was jointly signed by Vice Dean Chen-ling Hung and Associate Dean for International Affairs Jason Kuo of the NTU College of Social Sciences, representing Dean Yu-tzung Chang; Holly Hudson, Associate Vice President for International Affairs at TAMU; the Honorable John Sherman, Dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service; Ambassador John Hennessey-Niland, Principal Investigator of the program; and Director General Yvonne Hsiao of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston.
Six graduate students from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at TAMU, selected through a competitive public process, will also visit the NTU College of Social Sciences in March 2026 alongside Ambassador John Hennessey-Niland to participate in the first Taiwan–U.S. academic exchange under the Taiwan MVP program.
In her remarks, Vice Dean Hung noted that at a time of rapid geopolitical change and increasingly complex global governance challenges, cross-national collaboration among institutions of higher education has never been more essential. Through this Memorandum of Understanding, Taiwan and the United States will not only strengthen their connections in public policy, diplomatic affairs, and social science research on artificial intelligence and semiconductors, but also lay a solid foundation for cultivating the next generation of leaders with global vision and public responsibility.