April 4th, 2018, in Brussels

April 4th, 2018, in Brussels

On the early morning we headed towards the EU commission for Competition. It was a meeting with the section dealing with laws about competition on the market. Due to a large security process at the entrance the meeting had to be held quite short. We learned about the...
April 3rd, 2018, in Brussels

April 3rd, 2018, in Brussels

We started the second day visiting the European Parliament. Brussels hosts the main offices of the Members of the European Parliament so we could not miss the opportunity to experience how they work and what they do. We were given an introductory talk and then we went...
April 2nd, 2018, in Brussels

April 2nd, 2018, in Brussels

On April 2nd at 4:20 in the morning a tired bunch of UPF travel committee all met at Lund C on our first step on the way to Brussels, but no matter how tired people were everyone was no doubt excited for what was ahead. After some sleep on the flight we arrived in the...
December 1st, 2017 in Taiwan

December 1st, 2017 in Taiwan

Last day of study visits. We got up early after a late night outing. We took the public transport to a new side of the city that we’ve never seen to visit the Nicaraguan Embassy. This meeting was very interesting and different. Nicaragua is one of the few countries...
November 30th, 2017 in Taiwan

November 30th, 2017 in Taiwan

On Thursday, our group marched on to the headquarters of the World League of Freedom and Democracy (WLFD). We were warmly greeted by the President of the WLFD, Mr. Yao Eng-Chi, and the WLFD R.O.C. Chapter President, Mr. Tseng Yung-Huan, as well as four other long-term...
November 29th, 2017 in Taiwan

November 29th, 2017 in Taiwan

Out of all the days we spent rushing through the streets and offices in Taipei, Wednesday was by far the most intense, albeit being a lot of fun. We started the day with a short briefing about Taiwan’s role in Asia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They showed us a...