Taipei Travel

On the first day of city affairs summer camp, Mayor Ko Wen-je addressed the participating university and college students during an orientation event at Liu Ming-chuan Hall. He presented an oversized city hall staff ID card to the student representative.
 
The mayor noted that one of the characteristics of Taipei City Government is its willingness to listen to the voice of the younger generation. Whether in the Universiade or in the Taipei International Lantern Festival, young people have a chance to try out their visions, and the result indicated that the policy is effective. He encouraged the participants to visit city agencies and learn from the experience. For the city government, it is considered city policy promotion, but for the students, they can ask questions and offer suggestions, thereby infusing new perspective into the government.
 
A total of 62 university and college students have been accepted in the summer camp. They will have a chance to visit 14 city government agencies and obtain hands-on experience of how work is conducted at the respective departments. On the last day of the program, they will take part in a mock city executive meeting.
 
According to the Department of Education, the interns will be split into two groups following the orientation. One group will accompany Education Commissioner Tseng Tsan-chin in attending a showcase event organized by Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Scholars at Xue Xue Institute Building, while the other members will follow Deputy Secretary-general Lin Wan-fa to Feitsui Reservoir Administration for an inspection trip.
 
This is the fourth year for city hall to organize the city affairs summer camp since its naissance in 2015. The sessions for middle school and elementary school kids will kick-off on July 10 and 12, respectively.