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= FICHET =

== Foundation for International Cooperation In Higher Education of Taiwan or FICHET (Chinese: 財團法人高等教育國際合作基金會), founded in 2005, is founded by the Ministry of Education and more than 100 universities and colleges in Taiwan. It is the largest support organization in the field of international academic cooperation in higher education. ==

= Organization = Horng-Jinh Chang, the President of Tamkang University, found the deficiency of the joint undertaking of universities and colleges in international academic exchange in Taiwan, as well as the needs to invite universities, colleges, and relevant authorities to discuss and tackle issues on international academic cooperation. To against this, experts and scholars devoted constructive ideas in 2002. After years of planning, the Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan (FICHET) is established in 2005 and the formal inauguration was hold in January 2006.

= Goals = FICHET does not offer study courses while it aims to promote international cooperation in the four higher education organizations in Taiwan. The four major education organizations in Taiwan includes the Association of National Universities of Taiwan, the Association of National Universities of Science and Technology of Taiwan, the Association of Private Universities and Colleges of Taiwan, and the Association of Private Universities and Colleges of Technology in Taiwan.