<strong>Lift student entry ban</strong>
Since shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic began at the end of 2019, exchange students have not been able to enter Taiwan. Many students kept their hopes up — especially as Taiwan led the way in coping with the situation — and kept submitting applications, hoping that they would finally be able to realize their dream semester abroad.
For many of those who have been waiting for almost two years, the spring semester is their last chance. They have changed study plans, sometimes even extending studies, and accepted delays and financial losses.
It has been frustrating to watch businesspeople travel