Exchange Programs
One of the major development strategies of Sias University is the promotion of international education. The Founder, and Chairman of the Board of Sias, Dr. Shawn Chen, is a former President of the Association of Universities of Asia & the Pacific (AUAP) from 2014 to 2016, and currently serves as an Executive Board Member. Sias has carried out multi-level exchanges and cooperation with over 200 universities and scientific research institutions from over 40 countries and regions, involving the exchange of teachers, teaching material, students, and credits, forming an internationalized educational ethos of cultural integration and resource sharing. Every year, educational delegations, celebrities, entrepreneurs, university presidents, women's rights groups, and university student delegations from the United States, United Kingdom, South Korea, and other countries visit Sias for academic exchanges and discussions. In addition to this, many foreign universities and middle schools take part in summer camps at Sias. The university regularly organizes overseas study tours during winter and summer vacations and holds large-scale foreign affairs activities to give students the experience and opportunities of an international community.
Sias University also carries out international student education programs. There are over 200 international students at Sias, who come from over 25 countries, including Europe and the United States, the Middle East, Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. As a member of the governing body of the UMAP exchange alliance, Sias ensures that its students and faculty members can participate in flexible exchange programs from over 600 universities in the alliance.
Sias University has exchange programs for its students with the following universities:
Brunei
Canada
France
Georgia
Germany
Private Fachhochschule Göttingen (PFH Private University of Applied Science)
Indonesia
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY)
Japan
Lithuania
Malaysia
The National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Mexico
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla [Autonomous University of Puebla]
Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora [Sonora Institute of Technology]
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC)
The Philippines
De La Salle University, Manila (DLSU)
Lyceum of The Philippines University
Technological University Of Philippines
Romania
South Korea
Busan University of Foreign Studies
Taiwan, China
Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology
National Taichung University of Education
Thailand
Christian University of Thailand
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Panyapiwat Institute of Management
Suranaree University of Technology
USA
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Point Loma Nazarene University
Texas A&M University - Kingsville