According to CPA figures, since 1979 over 1,000 civil servants have been sent abroad to study for advanced degrees or to undertake specialized research, including departmental heads sent abroad for study and observation. All such research was connected with each individual's field of work.
根據人事行政局的統計，從民國六十八年至今，公務員被送到國外進修學位、做專題研究，以及主管級出國考察的，已有一千人以上。