Ya-Wei Chou
Contributions
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“A war between democracy and totalitarianism”
The Taiwan Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) invited Ms. Oleksandra Matviichuk, the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, to visit Taiwan. She spoke at a public forum titled “Ukraine and Taiwan Experiences: The Resilience of Democracy”. In her speech, Mrs. Matviichuk emphasized: “Ordinary people can do extraordinary things. When ordinary people step up to help each other, they can change the trajectory of history.”
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Register for our releasing event: Crowdsourcing Watch Bot and Visualization Platform for Monitoring Parliament’s Budget Review Process
As a citizen, have you ever felt puzzled about how members of parliament review government budget? Register for our releasing event for the Crowdsourcing Watch Bot and Visualization Platform for Monitoring Parliament’s Budget Review Process, which we co-developing with Citizen Congress Watch (CCW) and READr. The event will take place on Dec. 10, 18:30-21:00 at A747B Room, 7F, Center for Public and Business Administration, NCCU! Please click here to register.
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“Freedom is borderless”
During her visits to the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand, Oleksandra Matviichuk, the Ukrainian human rights lawyer and 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, delivered a message she believes lies at the heart of her country’s resistance to Russia’s invasion: freedom, she said, belongs to no single nation.
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Register for our Ukraine and Taiwan experiences: The Resilience of Democracy panel with Ms. Oleksandra Matviichuk, 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate!
On November 19, 2025, we will host Ukraine and Taiwan experiences: The Resilience of Democracy panel at Virgo and Pegasus Room, 2F, Le Méridien Taipei with Ms. Oleksandra Matviichuk, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in 2022. If this is of your interest, please register by clicking here before November 14.
