Background and Role of the Panel

The Taiwan Panel was established in March 1995 to undertake the task that the ATEC Policy Board was responsible for with regard to the Education promotion work of ATEC (hereinafter referred to as British Council Taipei).  The conditions for operating the Panel agreed with the EUKP Board are:

			That it continues with the functions of the former ATEC Policy Board, namely: to advise on the policy for British Council Taipei education promotion and counselling work and ensure the interests of the membership are taken in account; to decide on the use of unallocated British Council Taipei reserves.
			That British Council Taipei subscriber membership, which in addition to Higher Education Further Education includes English language schools and private secondary schools, should be fully represented on the Panel.
			That one member of the EUKP Board should also be a member of the Taiwan Panel.

There are 10 members of the Panel as follows:

			3 Higher Education representatives
			1 Further Education representative
			1 EFL representative
			1 Secondary representative
			1 Link Member (EUKP Board of Directors appointed)
			British Council Director Taipei
			British Council Director Education East Asia
			British Council Director EUKP

Director Programmes, British Council Taipei, is in attendance at Panel meetings.