Chen made the remarks at a seminar on collaboration between the NSTC and the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) in Yilan County, which continued through yesterday. Partificpants hold up placards at a seminar on collaboration between the National Science and Technology Council and the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research in Yilan County yesterday. Chen said that the NSTC had signed a memorandum of understanding with the SSF in July 2024, which provides for continued collaboration between the two groups through 2031. Swedish Representative to Taiwan Helena Reitberger said that Sweden has collaborated with Taiwan across many fields and the NSTC-SSF collaboration has been widely lauded. To further bilateral collaboration, the Swedish Trade and Invest Council, Taipei Office is in talks with the Ministry of Education to jointly establish scholarships to foster talent on both sides, Reitberger said.
