This study was part of a research project, entitled “The study of the internationalization of the higher education industry in Taiwan.” The purpose of this study was to explore the strategies which were related to the export of the industry of the higher education in technical and vocational training. By analyzing related literatures, comparing educational systems, integrating the export strategies of the education industry from experienced countries, and conducting two focus group interviews and five individual interviews with experts, this study revealed that 1) Taiwanese governments do think highly on the export policies of the higher education in technical and vocational training and continually promoting these policies; 2) There have related strategies for the export of technical and vocational education but there still have rooms to improve these strategies; 3) the export strategies of education industry used by other experienced countries were helpful for us to expand and modify our current export policies.
Several suggestions were proposed based on the findings of this study. Suggestions for the Ministry of Education included: 1) build a platform for cross-ministry communication; 2) enhance the level of organization which dealing with the export of higher education; 3) establish a mechanism to keep working on the export policies; 4) reward schools which perform excellent in the export of education; 5) integrate government resources and support domains which achieve global standards; 6) examine related regulations and loose policies of learning programs for international students; 7) build a friendly living and learning environment for international students; 8) specify the direction of education export and activate beneficial coordinated sets of measures.
Suggestions for schools included: 1) form a committee to evaluate school policies of education export; 2) make a plan for the development of individual domains with uniqueness and attractiveness; 3) integrate resources inside and outside the schools, and strengthen the mechanism for the recruitment of international students; 4) examine the degree of internationalization on campus and make the campus friendly for international students; 5) work actively on the promoting policies and the execution of these policies; 6) award scholarship to international students; 7) sign bilateral education treaties and set offices in other countries to deal with education affairs. Suggestions for future research were provided at the end of this study in order to appeal to all sectors of the community to keep focusing on the development and achievement of the export of the higher education industry.
