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The past two weeks have been pretty eventful. Our team has seen a lot of contradictory messages in the press, and we have heard many different things from our partners working at local universities. Things have settled a bit and we can now bring a bit of clarity into the situation.
In essence, several different ministries have been pushing for different outcomes: The ministry of health to conserve its pristine record (zero new local cases in over 2 months) and be very strict on admissions of foreigners into the country, and the ministry of education/ministry of trade to restart the economy and allow foreigners back in.
The current solution is a compromise that border closer to the strict side:
A lot of you who signed up for this newsletter are exchange students from Europe trying to figure out what will be your options at the end of this summer. We suggest waiting before booking any flight or accommodation. The official position has changed a lot from only two weeks ago, and the local universities are pushing hard on the government to try and make sure you can come and study. We expect new announcements over the summer, and we will keep you updated of important developments via this newsletter.
If you already got a visa and you need a place, congratulations and do contact us to see how we can help with accommodation.
To end this post on something more pleasant, the summer is in full force in Taiwan and we are taking advantage of the great weather to head to the beach and waterfalls. Rooms.Taipei took the housemates out for a BBQ last Saturday at our secrete waterfall spot. Check out the photos here.