Mr. Mateo (洪健程, Jian-Cheng Hong) was born and raised in Taiwan and holds a Master’s degree in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language from National Taiwan Normal University, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Chinese Literature from National Kaohsiung Normal University. He is a licensed teacher in Taiwan with over seven years of international teaching experience in Panama, Mongolia, and Vietnam.

Passionate about multiculturalism and languages, he has self-taught Japanese, Spanish, and Vietnamese, earning the JLPT N2 in Japanese and the C1 Vietnamese Language Proficiency Certificate.

In 2022, he was honored with the Best Research Paper Award (Student Category) in the OCAC Research Paper Awards for his outstanding academic work. With his expertise in Chinese language teaching and foreign language skills, he strives to inspire and support every student in reaching their full potential.