President Tsai and Marshall Islands President Heine, equally determined to emphasize education, witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing a fund to finance a joint presidential scholarship program.
President Tsai also pledged to help Tuvalu set up a technical and vocational training program to give more people a chance to learn marketable skills.
She also announced that beginning in 2018, Taiwan's six Pacific allies will be granted an additional 18 higher education scholarships under the Taiwan Scholarship Program to help overcome their limited higher education resources.