LIFT aims to be accessible to as many people as possible, and to represent a schooling solution for all the French-speaking and Francophile communities of Taipei, based on values that reject elitism and self-serving biases.

LIFT does not receive any direct financial subsidy from the French government, although it must be emphasized that our establishment could not have been created without the continuous and unconditional support of the French Office in Taipei and our parliamentary representatives. LIFT does not receive any financial subsidy from the Taiwanese government, although here too we would like to emphasize the fundamental role of the city of Taipei.

Therefore, the economic model of LIFT is that of a business, where resources consist of tuition fees which will finance all the initial investments, operating expenses and development investments of the establishment. LIFT is a non-profit organization that does not depend on any private investment, nor does it reward any shareholders. Our investments are mainly financed by the French-speaking business communities in Taipei, by institutional and private sponsors and partly by the discount schemes offered to families able to pay tuition fees in advance. In other words, LIFT’s economy is based on the search for financial balance and not on profitability. Our strategy is to maximize the quality of the educational service provided for tuition fees set at the lowest level necessary to achieve financial sustainability.

This level of school fees has been determined according to :

• The desire to ensure a high standard of education for our students. For us, less expensive does not mean lower quality. We believe that at these fee levels, we can fund welcoming facilities satisfying high international quality standards and highly qualified teaching staff, for fulfilling learning experience that brings out each student’s full potential for success.
• Our desire to guarantee an affordable level of tuition from the first year and stability over time, while financing medium term investment needs.
• Solid guarantees from our financial partners that allow all parents to feel confident about the financial sustainability of our establishment over time.