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[QCEF] 2016 Global Culture Ambassador & Statesperson

Christine Chou

INTRODUCTION

Global Culture Ambassador is a competition held by the Quanta Culture and Education Foundation (QCEF) to encourage foreign college students taking on roles as culture ambassadors in Taiwan. By going to one of the 13 primary or secondary schools located around Taiwan, candidates are given the opportunity to develop practical Mandarin skills, grow an in-depth understanding of Taiwanese culture and share their own culture while teachers and students in Taiwan obtain the acknowledgement of their own community value and opportunity for exchanging a globally co-existing point of view.

PARTNER SCHOOLS

Partner schools are selected for geographic dispersal to offer candidates the best opportunities to explore different parts of Taiwan and embrace a wider variety of Taiwanese Culture. This year’s partner schools are located in New Taipei City, Keelung, Hsinchu, Taichung, Nantou, Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Miaoli, Changhua and Kaohsiung. These schools have also been selected for their solid relationship with QCEF to ensure reliability and support by the school of the projects.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Foreign students studying at universities or colleges in Taiwan
    (include degree, exchange, and Mandarin students; exclude overseas Chinese and native speakers of Chinese)
  • Taiwan visa valid until December 31, 2016
  • Test result of TOCFL Band B or above, CEFR B1 or above, or equivalent Mandarin ability 

APPLICATION

  • Get updates and downloads from the 2016 Global Culture Ambassador webpage http://www.quanta-edu.org/info_page.php?cid=74
  • Invite a student or teacher as a counselor to help you understand the program.
  • Finish the application:
    Download “Culture Missions” attachment and select 3 desired missions and schools
    2. Fill out the basic information in Chinese
    3. Upload a copy of your visa and Mandarin test score
    4. Paste your video link that includes self-introduction and 1st mission plan in Chinese.
    The video should be no longer than 5 minutes.
  • Application Deadline: 2016/08/15

SCREENING & SELECTION

  • Application Period: Announcement date until 2016/08/15Screening Period: 2016/08/19－2016/08/31Announcement of the Candidates: 2016/09/05Candidate Orientation: 2016/09/11 (temporarily)
  • Screening Content: Basic information and video of the self-introduction and mission plan
  • Candidate Selection: One candidate will be selected to go to and carry out one partner school’s mission. Ten Ambassador Candidates and ten alternates will be selected on the strength of their application and on availability of the desired schools. Candidates who  are unable to participate the orientation will be replaced by the alternates.
  • Screening Criteria:
Criteria Details

Completeness of Application

40%

·    All required documents and information

·    Submission by deadline

·    Following guidelines for application

Self-Introduction & Mission Plan Video

40%

·    Composure on camera (reflecting composure on stage)

·    Expression in clarity and logic

·    Presentation content and style

·    Creativity

Selection of School

20%

·    Flexibility to go to alternate schools

·    Geographic distance to the desired school

CULTURAL MISSION

  1. 2016 Global Culture Ambassador
    Mission Execution: 2016/09/12－2016/11/25Candidates should coordinate with their assigned school’s contact person as soon as possible to arrange the travel plans, dates, space, props, and all details relative to the cultural exchange missions. Candidates must conduct the project for at least 2 days and keep accurate records of their project execution including documents, photographs or other means. Candidates will maintain their weekly blog entries containing photos and an account of their experiences during the planning and execution. Where possible, blog posts should be made in their personal Facebook pages, choose “Public” for posting privacy, non-Facebook blog links should be shared with QCEF.
  2. 2016 Global Culture Statesperson
    Mission Execution: 2016/09/12－2017/01/26Candidates should coordinate with their assigned school’s contact person as soon as possible to arrange the travel plans, dates, space, props, and all details relative to the cultural exchange missions. Candidates must conduct the project for at least 4 days and work together with students to accomplish the culture exchange scheme; candidates also need to keep accurate records of their project execution including documents, photographs or other means. Candidates will maintain their weekly blog entries containing photos and an account of their experiences during the planning and execution. Where possible, blog posts should be made in their personal Facebook pages, choose “Public” for posting privacy, non-Facebook blog links should be shared with QCEF. 

FINAL JUDGING

  1. 2016 Global Culture Ambassador
    • Candidate Self-Evaluation Report Submission Deadline: 2016/12/02
      School Evaluation Report Submission Deadline: 2016/12/02
      Judging Period: 2016/12/05－2016/12/09
      Winner Announcement: 2016/12/23
      Award Ceremony: To be announced
    • Judging Content: Evaluation reports from candidates 60% and their schools 40%
    • Winner Selection: A panel of expert judges will take into account of the candidate’s self-evaluation report as well as the report from the school to choose a winning Ambassador from among the 10 candidates.
    • Judging Criteria: Overall report 30%, planning and execution ability 30%, impact 20%, creativity 10%, and Mandarin ability 10%
  2. 2016 Global Culture Statesperson
    • Candidate Self-Evaluation Report Submission and Culture Exchange Scheme Deadline:2017/02/28
      School Evaluation Report Submission Deadline: 2017/02/28
      Judging Period: 2017/03/01－2017/03/10
      Winner Announcement: 2017/03/24
      Wrap-up presentation: To be announced
    • Judging Content: Evaluation reports and culture exchange scheme from candidates 60% and their schools 40%
    • Winner Selection: A panel of expert judges will take into account of the candidate’s self-evaluation report and culture exchange scheme as well as the report from the school to choose a winning Statesperson from among the 3
    • Judging Criteria: Overall report 30%, planning and execution ability 30%, impact 20%, creativity 10%, and Mandarin ability 10%

REWARD

  1. 2016 Global Culture Ambassador
    • Candidate: Certificate and Execution Fee NT$15,000
    • Candidate Counselor: Certificate and Counseling Award NT $5,000
    • Candidate Partner School: Certificate and Assistance Execution Fee NT $10,000
    • Winning Ambassador: Certificate and Transportation to Kinmen and Accommodation for 3 nights
    • Winning Ambassador Partner School: Roundtrip Airfare to Ambassador’s home country
    • Best Creativity Award, Best Promotion Award, and Best Effort Award to Candidates: Certificate and Gift

All travel rewards must be completed by August 31, 2017. The winning ambassador must make daily blog entries recording his/her trip and experiences during the travel.

  1. 2016 Global Culture Statesperson
    • Candidate: Certificate and Execution Fee NT $25,000
    • Candidate Counselor: Certificate and Counseling Award NT $5,000
    • Candidate Partner School: Certificate and Assistance Execution Fee NT $15,000
    • Winning Statesperson and Partner School: Certificate and Roundtrip Airfare to statesperson’s home country

All travel rewards must be completed by August 31, 2017. The winning statesperson must make daily blog entries recording his/her trip and experiences during the travel, the statesperson partner school must present the culture exchange trip report about statesperson’s home country before September 30, 2017.

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