Taiwanese universities like this one are offering more and more science and technology courses.

像這樣的臺灣大學開設了越來越多的科技課程。

But that's not enough to meet the country's demand for talented workers.

但這還不足以滿足國家對人才的需求。

The government has been working to attract Taiwanese with the necessary skills back from overseas.

政府一直在努力吸引擁有必要技能的臺灣人從海外迴流。

But those efforts haven't met expectations.

但這些努力並未達到預期目標。

Over the past four years, the country's National Science Council has spent a staggering 12.4 million U.S. dollars on a STEM recruitment program to attract Taiwanese talent residing overseas.

在過去的四年中，國家科學委員會花費了 1240 萬美元開展 STEM 招聘計劃，以吸引居住在海外的臺灣人才。

But since its launch, only 131 people have returned, with fewer than 100 actually staying.

但自推出以來，只有 131 人返回，實際留下來的不到 100 人。

Despite failing to attract citizens living abroad, universities say they've successfully recruited foreign students.

儘管未能吸引居住在國外的公民，但各大學表示他們已經成功招收了外國學生。

The STEM recruitment program implemented in 2020 has only recruited a small number of people.

2020 年實施的 STEM 招聘計劃只招聘了一小部分人。

And in a recent legislative debate, an opposition Kuomintang legislator said the results were less than ideal.

而在最近的一次立法辯論中，一位反對黨國民黨議員表示，結果並不理想。

We spent more than 400 million dollars in four years.

我們在四年內花費了 4 億多美元。

We questioned the effectiveness of the program, and only 97 people stayed.

我們對計劃的有效性提出了質疑，結果只有 97 人留了下來。

Do you really think that we have achieved the plan you had in mind?

你真的認為我們實現了你心中的計劃嗎？

The program's lackluster results have become a hot-button issue regarding government spending.

該計劃乏善可陳，已成為政府開支的熱點問題。

One NGO that bridges international and Taiwanese institutions says that overseas recruitment programs often struggle to convey their initiatives to their target audiences.

一家為國際機構和臺灣機構牽線搭橋的非政府組織表示，海外招聘項目往往很難向目標閱聽人傳達他們的倡議。

When it's an internationally-facing program, sometimes it's not necessarily the best marketed or even actively marketed sometimes.

如果是面向國際的項目，有時不一定是最好的營銷項目，甚至有時也不一定是積極的營銷項目。

So a lot of times the effectiveness of people being informed about this is actually very, very low sometimes.

是以，很多時候，人們獲知這些資訊的效率其實非常非常低。

Without proper promotion, government-funded recruitment initiatives may struggle to reach their quotas.

如果沒有適當的宣傳，政府資助的招聘活動可能難以達到配額要求。

The National Science Council has recently launched a doctoral scholarship program to address the issue of understaffed Taiwanese universities.

國家科學委員會最近啟動了一項博士獎學金計劃，以解決臺灣大學人員不足的問題。

But with their track record on recruiting talent, the council is under increasing pressure to prove that their funds aren't going down the drain.

但是，鑑於他們在招聘人才方面的記錄，理事會面臨著越來越大的壓力，必須證明他們的資金沒有白白浪費。

Devin Tai and Wesley Lewis for Taiwan Plus.

Devin Tai 和 Wesley Lewis 代表 Taiwan Plus。