Towards harmonious East-West educational partnerships 1 1 Running head: TAIWANESE VERSUS NORWEGIAN STUDENTS Towards harmonious East-West educational partnerships: a study of cultural differences between Taiwanese and Norwegian engineering students Hua-Li Jian National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Frode E. Sandnes Oslo University College, Norway Yo-Ping Huang National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan Yueh-Min Huang National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Simen Hagen Oslo University College, Norway