緒論：歐亞關係中經濟與規範力量的較勁

Introduction: Normative and Economic Dimensions of EU-East Asia Relations

The U4 Network is a European University Network Made up of GhentUniversity in Belgium, the Georg-August University of G?ttingen in Germany,the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, and Uppsala University inSweden. The aim of the network is to support cooperative initiatives in thefield of education, research, and institutional management, and to enhanceexchanges of students and staff.Being well aware of the growing importance of East Asia in world politicsand economics, and of the special position of Taiwan in the East Asian region,Ghent University, the University of Groningen, and the Georg-August Universit?tG?ttingen/Georg-August Universit?t Stiftung ?ffentlichen Rechts (UGOE) signedan agreement with Taiwan’s Ministry of Education in 2016 to establish a ‘TaiwanChair’. This has been an opportunity for these universities to build on theirexpertise in the field of cultural studies, political studies, and economic studies.For Ghent University, the establishment of their ‘Taiwan Chair’ was the logicalcontinuation of the already existing academic cooperation (in scientific research,and student and staff exchange) with some major universities in Taiwan. The fourparties agreed that the coordination of the ‘Taiwan Chair Project’ would be withGhent University.