Our Mission and Work
Established in May 2024, the Taiwan Program at Stanford University’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) investigates Taiwan’s strides as a modernization exemplar and the challenges of economic, social, technological, environmental, and institutional adaptation it faces in the coming decades as it seeks to drive dynamism and growth in an era marked by shifting global relations.
We will pursue a mission encompassing research endeavors, education and learning initiatives, and exchange opportunities. By investing in these three core areas, the program will produce interdisciplinary, policy-relevant research to understand and address Taiwan’s challenges; prepare the next generation of students to become experts on Taiwan; and facilitate meaningful interactions between Stanford faculty, researchers, and students with their Taiwanese counterparts and with policy experts, industry leaders, and civil society stakeholders in Taiwan.
Our threefold mission is to produce policy-relevant research addressing Taiwan’s challenges of economic, social, technological, environmental, and institutional adaptation in the coming decades, prepare the next generation of experts on Taiwan, and facilitate meaningful interactions between scholars, students, and innovators at Stanford University and their peers in Taiwan.
Learn more about our initial research, explore our education and fellowship opportunities, and view our events calendar.
The Taiwan Program is one of several research programs housed at Shorenstein APARC in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI).
