u/AGuyInHisBestYears

Funderar på att gå tillbaka och plugga en master efter ett tag i arbetslivet, gärna utomlands. Ser arbetsgivare generellt positivt på examen tagna utomlands, eller i alla fall inte negativt? Min spontana känsla är att svenska arbetsgivare inte heller bryr sig så mycket om universitetsranking. Det kommer inte vara något exklusivt universitet som alla känner igen, ex. Harvard eller Oxford.

I'm currently debating on coming back to Taiwan to study a Master, but only if I receive the MoE scholarship (tuition free + 20k TWD a month). Originally I'm from Sweden where our education is tuition free per default, and our universities are in general more highly-ranked in the world rankings. This withstanding, would you recommend doing a masters in Taiwan at some of the more reputable universities like NTU, NSYSU, NCKU? I'm more drawn to the south.. Program-wise, I'm leaning towards a Master related to information systems/informatics/data science or similar, even though the "fun choice" for me would be in the humanities or at least towards Asian Studies somehow.

I'm somewhat proficient in Chinese and would be open to finding a job in Taiwan (or East Asia in general) after my studies, and doing a master's here would probably make it easier to find a job? I already have some post-graduation work experience.

The main reasons why I'd like to do a Master's here is because I like Taiwan and I'd like to improve my Chinese even further even though I'm at a solid point today.

Also another question, do most complete their Master in 2 years? I find it weird that all universities mention you need to finish it within 4 years, which makes it seem that Taiwan masters are longer in general.

I'm thinking about stuff that trends towards Jared Henderson or The Daily Stoic but with my own unique twist based on my interests, life and previous studies. A bit niche but still adapted for the general public. A big part of it is just for fun, but I aim to go into it fully dedicated, run it like a business and also use other channels to draw in visitors and in the future build up a revenue stream that doesn't rely on YouTube monetization. I plan to use my face and voice.

Do you think this is a niche worth pursuing over a longer period of time, like a couple of years?