At the beginning of March 2003 representatives from 29 vocational colleges in Taiwan participated in the first Southeast Asia technical and vocational education expo, held in Malaysia. Minister of Education Huang Jung-tsun was also present and lauded the quality of vocational education in Taiwan.
今年三月初，台灣二十九所技職大專院校到馬來西亞參加第一屆東南亞技職教育展，由教育部長黃榮村親自出馬，推銷台灣的技職教育。