During March 20-24, 2016, a Konkuk University (KU) delegation led by President Heeyoung Song visited Taiwan. On March 21, the delegation met with President Hwang Chyi of National Quemoy University and agreed to exchange students. National Quemoy University is the only public university in Jinmen county and has 17 departments with 3,000 students. The next day, the delegation met President Cheng-Hong Yang of National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences to also exchange students. The university has 18 departments, including mechanical and electrical engineering.
On March 23, President Song and President Lee Tien-Rein of the Chinese Culture University renewed the agreement signed in 1994 by the two universities. So far, 90 KU students and 87 Chinese Culture University students participated in exchange programs since the agreement was first signed. In addition, the two presidents discussed how to manage the Taiwan Center which opened during President Lee’s visit to KU last December. The Chinese Culture University has 57 undergraduate programs, 39 master’s programs, and 10 doctorate programs.