為增進在台修讀博、碩士學位之境外研究生對台灣企業及環境有更多的認識，特別安排參訪我國優質企業之活動，藉由實地了解企業之經營實況及雙向交流討論；期使對台灣企業有更深入的瞭解，進而提升境外生加入台灣企業的意願，亦同時協助企業網羅優秀國際人才，達到創造雙贏的局面。 本社自2014年首度試辦境外研究生企業參訪活動，截至今(2017)年度吸引了來自36國的353位外籍生報名活動，累計共甄選出155位學員參訪我國優秀國際企業。今年度企業參訪活動，共收到來自20個國家、19所大學之143位之外籍生報名(包括博士生61位及碩士生82位)角逐兩梯次共60位活動名額，顯示本活動及成果已獲得外籍生及企業的認同。 今年度企業參訪行程主要針對修讀理、工相關領域之境外生進行規畫，除特別拜訪經濟部招商投資服務中心之外，同時安排參訪在高科技、製造、資通訊等業界頗具盛名、深具實力的五家優質企業，第二梯次參訪企業(依參訪順序)為神通資訊、中鼎工程、研華物聯網園區、寧茂企業以及上銀科技。透過深入介紹企業經營理念、產品特色及核心價值，與雙方的即時交流問答，以及帶領學員走訪廠區參觀實際運作，讓學員打破書本的局限，讓課堂所學知識與實際營運生產運作連結，從實務面拓展學員的視野，預見未來進入企業的工作情況；企業除了可近距離觀察參訪學員的態度及潛力，找到相互適配的優秀人才之外，同時亦可藉此推廣，提高企業知名度。 本活動為加深學員對台灣風景及人文的感受及體驗，特於第三天規劃不同面向的參觀行程，包括第二梯次之日月潭風景區及苗栗客家文化園區，讓境外生感受台灣的真善美、以及對文化的珍重。以下摘錄2017年度學員參與第二梯次企業參訪活動的心得感想與眾同享。

We started our visit at InvesTaiwan Service Center under the Ministry of Economic Affair of Taiwan, and learned about the supports and requirements to start business or work in Taiwan. There are two systems of job application to obtain work permit in Taiwan. The first one is by work experience and wages; detailed requirements include working experience for more than two years and the monthly salary is no less than NTD 47,971. Second is acquiring at least 70 points from eight categories of the Point System. The categories include (1) education background; (2) salary; (3) working experience; (4) qualified to serve in relevant capacity; (5) Chinese language ability; (6) multilingual ability; (7) personal overseas development; and (8) compliance with government policy. MiTAC has focused on the IoT (Internet of Things) system integration. They provide the system integration for the government’s information technology infrastructures, industrial automation, smart transportation, smart library, smart campus, and cloud platform. By applying radio-frequency identification (RFID), they make a smart system integration to provide and deliver information. CTCI Corporation is a company working on engineering, procurement, and construction and the business expands from hydrocarbons, environmental and power infrastructures, and plant machinery. Advantech services include IoT system integration, smart city, and industrial equipment manufactures. It mainly focus on the IoT system integration, especially IoT devices (platforms), IoT solution ready packages (hardware and software), and IoT cloud services. Now, they are focusing on business-to-business marketing by providing embedded system, industrial system, services, and allied design and manufacturing service (DMS). Rhymebus is a manufacturing company of AC motor drive for the energy-saving electricity and provides Original Design Manufacturer and Original Equipment Manufacturer (ODM and OEM) services for customers. Its generating electricity with human power project is by putting the AC motor on sports equipment of treadmills and static bikes to create energy. HIWIN has been producing mechanical components and electronic parts for machinery manufacturing and solar panels. It has received numerous awards on precision ball screws, linear guideways, industrial and medical robots, and bearings. From this trip, I have realized that Taiwan has plenty of well-developed high-tech companies, which are progressively doing research and development on advanced technologies to improve human life as well as keeping the earth sustainable. I sincerely thank the CTCI Foundation for granting me this experience. I hope someday I can collaborate with Taiwanese companies in creating a better future for all.

CTCI Enterprise Visit is an annual activity organized by CTCI Foundation for international graduation student. This program encourages international graduated students to pursue careers in Taiwan. And during the trip, students could interact with the companies directly while the visit companies could recruit international talents. At InvesTaiwan Service Center, participants received important information about applying for a working visa and steps of starting business in Taiwan. This section was very informative and useful to foreigners. MiTAC is an IT company providing system integration services such as Industry 4.0 for smart transportation, library, enterprise, and banking in Taiwan and overseas. At CTCI Corporation, we learned about how CTCI Corp. doing businesses in various sectors, such as in hydrocarbon processing, infrastructure, power, and transportation industries. Advantech is a leading supplier of system integration and design. In recent years, Advantech has been actively involved in automation industry, embedded computers and Internet of Things and focused in Embedded-IOT, Allied-IOT, Industrial-IOT, and Service-IOT. At the showroom, we saw the system development of industrial 4.0 at the factory. Rhymebus is a professional manufacturer of AC inverter, auxiliary control equipment, and automation control system integration. It is involved in the development of energy-saving products. We learned about their production line and methods of energy saving. HIWIN develops linear motion control and has many inventions in automation manufacturing. We enjoyed leisure day by visiting Sun Moon Lake at Nantou and Taiwan Hakka Culture Development Center in Miaoli. Sun Moon Lake is the largest lake and water reservoir in Taiwan. We explored the lake by riding a motor boat, watched a traditional dance by aboriginals and visit Hakka culture Development Center. This enterprise visit activity encouraged all participants to pursue career in Taiwan by providing detailed information about the regulation of applying for working visa and starting a business. It also gave us a realistic understanding about the visions and business daily operations of Taiwanese corporations. Therefore, participants were able to better prepare for careers in the chosen industries. I greatly appreciate CTCI Foundation warm hospitality and services throughout the 3-day Enterprise Visit!

During the annual activity of CTCI Foundation’s 2017 Enterprise Visit on August 23rd 2017, we had the opportunity to visit the MiTAC Information Technology Corp. in Taipei. Since its establishment in 1982, under the leadership of Chairman Matthew Miau and the Corporate Director Billy Ho, the company has risen to become the leader in ICT industry ever since. We were welcomed by the staff and led to a very modern audiovisual presentation room to watch presentation on introduction of company business. We were granted a rare opportunity to learn about the experiences of applying system integration services in many fields, including electronic surveillance, navigation, tax and fare collecting system, banking and health service. I was astonished at how many of the company’s applications I have already used or observed in my daily life in Taiwan—first and foremost the EasyCard, which my family and I find extremely convenient. Throughout the presentation, we were able to watch broadcast from the showroom on a big screen, from which we were shown the system usage focusing on smart library services, enabling users to borrow, return, or clean the dust from the book. Their Global Marketing Director, Mr. Rich Liao, told us in an eloquent way about the nature of the implemented technologies, emphasizing the transactional character of every system; the information is being sent to the processing center in a secure and distinct way (using the personal key), after which the information can be processed for the desired outcome to be displayed. We were also told about the future of the company’s investments in southwest Asia and India. The Q&A session touched on various topics, like the possible usage of AI, and security and counter-traffic system development in big cities. The last panel gave every participant the opportunity to voice their opinions and share observations, which enriched our knowledge and created a room for discussing the possibilities for expansion and development. Overall, I felt very inspired by the wide range of company’s activities, great perspectives for understanding many different fields and regions, as well as the way MiTAC company has been evolving throughout the years while maintaining its top position in the ever-changing digital society.

We recently finished our tier 2 of 2017 CTCI Enterprise Visit trip. I was much honored to join this activity. It was with immense pleasure to write about my feelings and how much I enjoyed the entire trip. We had visited 5 Taiwanese companies; all of them are really very nice and worthwhile. My major is Mechanical Engineering and I am very passionate about my research. I had asked many questions and speakers of these companies were able to clarified all. I would like to mention these companies’ presentations are really good, and I learned a lot personally. I didn’t have many words to say about this visit except that it is very impressive. This was the best visit during my entire career, and it would be a memorable time in my life. Thanked to CTCI for this awesome enterprise visit and also to the director and entire staffs took care of all of us and provided such wonderful resources and with excellent time schedule. I know that Taiwanese are humble and generous as always. Your constant support and care made me very happy. For me, it was with great satisfaction and pride to be a part of the CTCI Enterprise Visit in 2017. And I will always be a part of CTCI in the future. Thank you very much.

Once I received the Enterprise Visit admission confirmation, I was eager to meet other participants from different countries and cultures. Even though I had industrial working experience in India, I was not certain whether the working style and culture of Taiwanese companies. Excellent manufacturing is well-known to Taiwanese enterprises that make me want to learn from these leading companies. Our first visit was to InvesTaiwan Service Center where I learned how the Taiwan Government can help us with investment and job search. For investment, the government agency can help searching for potential business partners. As for job finding, foreign talents are evaluated based on the Point System with minimum requirement of 70 points. And the Contact Taiwan website can help matching potential recruiters between foreigners and corporates. Another important finding for me is that Taiwan is one of the best destinations for anyone to invest or work amongst the Asian countries in terms of lifestyle and growth. Being new here, this was a big finding for me. Therefore, I can start to prepare myself for working or investing in Taiwan as early as I can. The visiting companies included MiTAC, Advantech, Rhymebus, HIWIN and CTCI Corporation. I learned about how company like MiTAC is evolving as an IT company specializing in system integration. MiTAC is trying to solve traffic problem with smart card as the single card for all transactions. That is a really brilliant idea, because most countries have multiple cards for each and every type of transit. Advantech is number one company in industrial computer and has been trying to become expert in IOT and industry 4.0. Rhymebus manufactures inverter and focuses on green technology. HIWIN is a linear motion control company that has started building robots and many other products. CTCI Corp. has shown how foreign talents can work and enjoy life in Taiwan. After interacting with company staffs and students from different countries, I felt more confident about my future once I started working for betterment of the society. I realized that Taiwan corporate culture matches global standard, and all the companies take care of their employees by providing working motivation and freedom. CTCI Foundation takes good care of 31 international students from different countries and with distinct cultures and religions as participants never felt uncomfortable during the trip. What I learn from the trip is that, despite of the differences among us, all of us aim to make this world more sustainable and better for all human kind. CTCI’s annual funding of total 60 international students for the Enterprise Visit is a significant and unique way to do CSR by uniting the world and bridging the communication gap. Thanks to CTCI Foundation for the effort.

The 3 day visit gave me a precious opportunity to visit enterprises and discuss with their representatives about the latest products and future trends. The InvesTaiwan Service Center provides insights on entrepreneurship opportunities and requirements to fulfill in order to obtain a work permit in Taiwan. It was an eye-opener for me because I was not aware of Point System for foreigners. MiTAC provides solutions for electronics and manufacturing services and has an extensive experience in system assembling and providing traffic solutions for hi-tech cities. This company provides easy card services which can be used for transportation fee charges. Other projects of MiTAC include providing services for Japan’s 2020 Olympics and metro rail project in Chennai, India. CTCI Corporation provides engineering services like automation for plants, chemical additives for refinery and petrochemical plants, and construction management. Students from Chemical, Mechanical and Civil Engineering background can find great opportunities here. Advantech is the producer of personal computers. The introduction on products includes IoT, Embedded Systems, Automation Controllers, and Medical Equipment. There was a demonstration of products like automated systems developed for personnel to check factory efficiency. Another notable product is the cloth outfit suggestion based on face recognition. Rhymebus manufactures electronics goods. It has R&D studies on saving energy from cycling machines in gym. It is also a robotic company that provides products from car engines to healthcare equipment. The whole visit was very informative and gave me an exposure to Taiwanese organizations and its cultures. I am very thankful to CTCI Foundation and staffs. This visit was very helpful for expatriates like us and should be continued in the future as well. This visit was important to me because after coming to study in Taiwan, I always wondering about job opportunities here. I used to have an impression that Taiwanese enterprises are mostly electronics companies. But after the visit, I found out that Taiwanese companies produce a wide variety of products such as software, electric equipment, and robots.

I find Taiwan to be a great place to explore new things. There always exits opportunities and challenges for international students to develop new skills. And the CTCI Enterprise Visit is one of the best opportunities I have ever experienced. InvesTaiwan gave extraordinary useful information about entrepreneurship and exciting possibilities available in Taiwan. MiTAC gave an outstanding introduction and showed me the successful developments of smart cards in Metro stations and E-gate immigration systems. At CTCI Corporation, thanks to Mr. Louis Chen, I learned useful information about the power stations, working culture, and related opportunities for young minds. At Advantech, thanks to Mr. Vincent Chang, the Director of Industrial IoT group. We explored the real time working environment through control room, and learned about how IoT could actualize human dreams in the near future. The integration of hardware and software can give solutions to make the world so powerful. Rhymebus showcased their successful control of power saving circuit designs; it was wonderful to generate electricity power by doing exercise. Mr. Sam Chang and Mr. Lanson Lin also explained the job opportunities for the young minds. HIWIN showed students their existing modern technologies in the nearest future, the single axes and multi axes robots and their amazing applications in transportation and medical applications. It was interesting to see how companies run business, how they formulate problems and integrate successful products for improving the human society and lifestyle. Smart Libraries in the companies are one of the best resources I found. Aside from learning career opportunities, the visit allowed me to understand important things such as the basics of entrepreneurship, how academic research could be implemented in the industries, the working culture in the industries, what possible improvements could still be made, and how to utilize resources efficiently. I would like to give sincere thanks to CTCI Foundation for having selected me for the Enterprise Visit and the staffs for timely support. This was a wonderful opportunity and experience!

The 2017 Enterprise Visit for International Graduate Students was organized by the CTCI Foundation from August 23rd to 25th in 2017. Total of thirty one international students had visited one governmental organization and five Taiwanese corporations. Before visiting corporations, we started first by visiting InvesTaiwan Service Center to learn about the organization, its operation, and useful information for foreign talents to work in Taiwan. Follow up by visiting Taiwanese corporations to learn about current market trends, latest technologies, and working condition. At MiTAC Information Technology Corp., we learned about important information on Industrial 4.0 and the projects that MiTAC is implementing around the world. At CTCI Corporation, we learn about the organization, daily operation, and its branches around the world. On the second day, we visited Advantech Corporation, Rhymebus Corporation, and HIWIN Technologies Corporation. As these companies are leaders in the high-tech and motor drive industries, we learned many things from them. We spent the third day by visiting the Sun Moon Lake where is a very beautiful and peaceful place. I was very happy to make new friends and learned more information about the Taiwanese companies. It was an informative, interesting and a successful visit. This visit was a significant experience in my journey, and I would like to express my deep and sincere gratitude to the CTCI Foundation and the accompanying staffs for organizing this activity and providing financial support during the trip.

The CTCI trip was comprised of three day events. For the first day, we went to InvesTaiwan and representatives explained details regarding how to work in Taiwan, and what sorts of points are considered for hiring by Taiwanese companies. Then we visited MiTAC. I came to understand that e-gate and easy card are their products. At the presentation, all students were very enthusiast to ask many questions until there was not enough time to ask more questions. After that, we went to CTCI Corporation in Taipei. The company tour was exciting as they showed us around the building aisle, where exercising and relaxing facilities such as massage chairs were set up for its employees. It is a really good place to work. The second day, we went to Linkou to visit Advantech. The company has a beautiful building based on concept of campus building. It looks like a really friendly working place. It was great to see the product display sites. Rhymebus representatives introduced us the company history, products and job openings as well as the assembly factory. The last company we visited was HIWIN. This company specializes on motion control and system technology manufacturer. They showed us their entire product line which includes very unique and innovative robot product. The third day was filled with fun events. The beautiful Sun Moon Lake sightseeing by boat was memorable. Then we watched a traditional dance show. The Hakka culture Development Center was a fascinating place to learn about tribes in Taiwan. It was great to know friends from same country as me (Indonesia) and others countries such as India, Pakistan, Vietnam, Philippines and China.

The main itinerary of this trip was divided into three parts: visit to InvesTaiwan Service Center, five prominent corporations, and tour to cultural attractions. At InvesTaiwan Service Center, the staff explained to participants about investment procedures in Taiwan, work-related points system, and existing program for foreign students. MiTAC specializes in system integration services for smart cities including smart library, transportation, healthcare, and school. MiTAC has successfully satisfied their customers from different countries by providing solution services. CTCI Corporation gave us a heartwarming welcome. As one of the leading EPC firms in Taiwan, CTCI has been undertaking significant projects internationally. We had the opportunity to walk around inside the headquarter building to see their working environment. Advantech is a top company that specializes in industrial computer and branding business. The business direction also crosses over to the popular field of Internet-of-Things (IoT). Their goal is to apply technologies in areas of Industry 4.0 and smart cities. During the visit, the staffs have showcased its products and showed us the working environment. Rhymebus runs generator, AC inverter, and electric motor business. Their prospect project called R-Rider, which is a joint development with universities, claims to produce electricity to fulfill building electricity needs. HIWIN has successfully devoted resources to R&D innovation and brand innovation, and numerous awards were addressed to the company. Last day included a relaxing tour to cultural attractions. In the morning, we visited the Sun Moon Lake which is a beautiful scenery combined with gorgeous landscape of hills. In the afternoon, we visited Miaoli Hakka Culture Development Center to learn about historical Hakka culture. In conclusion, the enterprise visit was really useful for foreign students to get a deeper understanding of Taiwanese corporations, business philosophy, vision, industrial development, which all help to motivate foreigners to pursue careers in Taiwan. I appreciate the opportunity to join the activity, as well as the supports from CTCI Foundation.

It was an honor for me to participate in the activity of 2017 Enterprise Visit for International Graduate Students. Along the journey, as a chemical engineer, I learned a lot of knowledge related to the engineering field, especially at the CTCI Corporation. During the trip, we visited the CTCI Corporation, MiTAC Information Technology Corp., Advantech Corp., Rhymebus Corp., and HIWIN Technologies Corporation. It was very interesting as these companies walked us through on their products overviews and working environments. In each and every company, we got to see their excellent technological research and development. It is truly remarkable to see the technologies they are developing for business and production. MiTAC has evolved into a multinational organization offering R&D design, manufacturing, assembly, and marketing solutions covering full ranges of electronics manufacturing services (EMS). These services include: joint development management and manufacturing (JDM), original design manufacturing (ODM), original equipment manufacturing (OEM) and original product manufacturing (OPM). CTCI Corporation is an active player in the international power, environmental, and transportation industries. It adopts an uncompromising approach to quality solution coupled with an eagerness to learn, enabling the company to become a global provider of engineering services today. Advantech provides automation-related products and solutions. Specifically, Advantech offers comprehensive system integration for hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support, all of which are backed by industry-leading front and back office e-business solutions. Advantech also manufactures high-quality and high-performance computing platforms. Rhymebus is a professional manufacturer for AC inverter, auxiliary control equipment, and automation control system integration. Their outstanding accomplishments of inverters applications cover fields such as Textile, Food, Transportation, Plastics, Treadmill, and many others. HIWIN produces and sells rail guides, ball screws and positioning measurement systems; supplies machine tools to metalworkers, woodworkers, plastic workers, manufacturers, and companies in the fields of measurement and testing technology, packaging, general automation, semiconductor, medical, photovoltaic, and solar industries. After visiting these companies, I am interested in joining them if I have an opportunity to work in Taiwan. Among all the visiting companies, I would be so glad if I were able to join the CTCI Group since my study major well fits the industry background. After my study, I will send my CV to these companies. Thanks to CTCI Foundation for organizing this event. It is a valuable and unforgettable experience in my life.

It was a big honor for me to join the Enterprise Visit and learn about the working environment and working opportunities in Taiwan. At the InvesTaiwan, we learned about the steps for working or starting investment in Taiwan, that were useful information for those of us that have interest to work in Taiwan. MiTAC Corporation is one of the most prestigious companies in Taiwan. Their products are very close to our daily life, such as developments of the Easy Card, e-Gate in Taoyuan International Airport, ATC (Automatic Toll Collection), auto gate in MRT station. Their current MRT project carries out in other countries include India, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Their future plans like Tokyo Olympics 2020 have opened my mind to a very advanced world. If I could work in Taiwanese companies, I would choose to go back to my country so as to promoting development. We also visited CTCI Corp. which was also the holder of this event. I think there are big opportunities for international students like us to work in CTCI Corp., as it has so many branches around the world to support this. On the second day, we visit Advantech, Rhymebus and HIWIN, that all are leading pioneers in their fields. Advantech is a leading Taiwanese company in developing new chips, CPU, processor and computer parts. Rhymebus is very good at developing inverters, especially AC inverter. Developing a power generator bike is very helpful for the world. HIWIN is very advanced in robotics making. I think it is the best robotics company in Taiwan with their good management system and work environment. If I have a chance, I really want to work for CTCI, MiTAC, or Rhymebus. The third day to Sun Moon Lake was also a really nice choice. Although I had already been there before, the place is always memorable. Another precious thing that I got from the trip is friendship. I love to meet new friends from different countries. Thank you for the consideration and everything!

The visit to the InvesTaiwan Service Center (ITSC) was a surprise for me as I learned that opportunities to work at Taiwan are very open and easy to foreigners. This is certainly not a difficult issue to international graduate students since all we have to do is achieving certain points in order to meet governmental standards. Among the visited companies, MiTAC Information Technology Corp. gave us detailed information on traffic conditions in many countries. The traffic condition in my country, Vietnam, faces a huge problem because of an increasing population. One of the most efficient ways to solve this problem is through the metro system which is still under constructions. MiTAC has showed us that it provides an advanced solution for the operation and maintenance of the metro system. As a civil engineer, my interest is in works on structure and construction. Therefore, I was very eager to visit CTCI Corporation since I had known about this company a long time ago. I also had a chance to work in a CTCI project of testing NMB Splice Sleeve in 2017 with Professor Hsu Hsieh-Lung’s lab at the National Central University. These were the reasons why I had applied for the activity of 2017 Enterprise Visit. The trip gave me not only the opportunity to visit CTCI Corporation in person, but also allowed me to learn how a real business operates. I hope that I could become a member of CTCI Corporation in the future. Companies of Advantech, Rhymebusn, and HIWIN are in other fields which differ from my specialty of civil engineering. Nonetheless, these companies are extremely useful for my friends and other participants. They provide insight into Taiwan’s business operation. On the other hand, the trip was a good chance for me to make new friends from many other counties. They have great desire to work at Taiwanese companies as I do. Finally, I would like to extend a special thanks to the CTCI Foundation for holding this great trip.

I want to express my gratitude to the CTCI Foundation that gave me this opportunity to visit advanced companies in Taiwan. At MiTAC Corp., I learned about their working projects related to IoT, and it really opened my eyes in this area. I gained knowledge about the development of IoT applications in industries and our daily life. It was a good chance to learn about CTCI Corp. since it is possible to develop and extend their connection into my native country of Indonesia. Moreover, CTCI’s working environment is Muslin-friendly, for example CTCI sets up a prayer room for their clients from the Middle-East; the room is really nice and clean. Advantech Corp. has great products such as facial recognition to detect emotions of the buyers in the market. The other application is human gender recognition which will display fashion advertisement depending on the gender of the subjects in front of the camera. It was a really great experience to visit this company and I learned the latest technologies of IoT application. It was nice to visit Rhymebus Corp., the staff explained to us on how they work, and showed us on how they conducted manufacturing at the real sites. It was my privilege to visit HIWIN Corp. which has great achievement such as the “First Taiwan Mittelstand Award”. Overall, this program helped me to gain insights into the latest technologies and had a deep impact on my future career plan.