Lai said he was prepared to "invest in future generations" by supporting families with children and students aged from 0 to 22 with subsidies and various programs built on those rolled out by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) over the past seven years.įor every individual, their development from 0 to 22 years old is key to their life, and therefore the government "has a responsibility" to provide "adequate support" to people in that age group, Lai said. The plan to establish a new fund is part of a policy platform, dubbed the "National Project of Hope," launched by Lai last week.
In response to a reporter's question on how his plan would be funded, Lai said it would mainly draw from government budgets but that his administration would welcome donations from private citizens or organizations. In addition, part of the fund will be allocated to provide scholarships for foreign students to do exchange programs in Taiwan, Lai said, noting that this would help promote understanding of Taiwan in the international community.įormer Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) made similar pledges in 2019, when he was vying for president as the main opposition Kuomintang's (KMT) candidate, saying he would launch a program to fund all university students in Taiwan to study abroad for one year.Īt that time, the Ministry of Education estimated that such a plan would cost the ministry around NT$5 billion to NT$10 billion.
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It remains unclear, however, whether the pledged fund will be available for students wishing to pursue a full degree at an overseas institution, for short-term study tours, or both. The NT$10 billion (US$312.39 million) planned fund, to be set up if Lai is elected president, will mainly be used to encourage the nation's students to go abroad to "broaden their horizons" and "increase their global competitiveness," Lai told a press conference at the DPP headquarters. 12 (CNA) Vice President and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Tuesday said he would launch a new fund to provide grants for Taiwanese students who wish to study abroad.
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