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SUMMARY:Reframing Educational Diplomacy in the AI Era: From Cultural Affin
 ity to Organizational Diffusion - Sheng-Ju Chan (National Chung Cheng Univ
 ersity\, Taiwan)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260324T140000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260324T150000Z
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DESCRIPTION:This study investigates whether cultural soft power generated 
 through educational exchange produces measurable institutional outcomes\, 
 using alumni of the Taiwan ICDF scholarship programme as an empirical case
 . While prior research demonstrates that international scholarships foster
  cultural affinity and intercultural competence\, less is known about whet
 her these attitudinal shifts translate into behavioral and organizational 
 change. Addressing this gap\, the study proposes and tests a three-stage f
 ramework — Affinity → Integration → Influence — linking individual
  experience to institutional diffusion.\n\nDrawing on survey data from ove
 r 500 alumni across countries\, sectors\, and cohorts\, the analysis exami
 nes whether Taiwan-related knowledge application and sustained transnation
 al networks predict behavioral integration\, defined as the adoption of Ta
 iwan-influenced practices in alumni’s home contexts. It further assesses
  whether integration is associated with organizational influence\, particu
 larly among alumni in leadership roles. Results highlight that affinity al
 one is insufficient\; practice transfer and positional authority are criti
 cal conditions for converting soft power into institutional impact.\n\nThe
  findings contribute to education diplomacy literature by clarifying the m
 echanisms through which cultural attraction becomes organizational diffusi
 on. The framework also has contemporary relevance\, as AI-enabled transnat
 ional networks and digital alumni platforms may further accelerate practic
 e transfer and influence pathways in global knowledge diplomacy.\nSpeakers
 :\nSheng-Ju Chan (National Chung Cheng University\, Taiwan)
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URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9a58c77a-1734-4e8f-a2d7-3ca9819d1895/
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