This volume of the Projects for International Education Research (PIER), World Education Series is a study of the structure and content of the education system of Taiwan together with a formal set of placement recommendations based upon the authors' research. The placement recommendations have been reviewed and officially approved by the National Council on the Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials. The following chapters are included in this book: (1) Background; (2) Kindergarten, and the 9-Year Education System; (3) Senior Secondary Level; (4) Five Year Junior College Programs; (5) Undergraduate Education; (6) Graduate Education; (7) Teacher Education; (8) Professional Programs and Licensure; (9) Special Categories of MOE-Recognized Education; (10) Non MOE-Recognized Postsecondary Institutions; and (11) Statement of the National Council on the Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials. The following are appended: (1) Postsecondary Institutions Recognized by Taiwan's Ministry of Education; (2) Community Universities; (3) Non MOE-Accredited Schools; (4) Institutions Established with the Support of the R.O.C. in Hong Kong and the Philippines; (5) Sample Credentials; (6) Useful Addresses, Websites, References; and (7) List of References. An index and glossary are also included.