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| 2017-02-17 |
NTNU Discovers the Secret of Autotomy |
點閱次數: 503 |
| Birdwatchers often report their bird watching records to the database of Chinese Wild Bird Federation, but little did they know that their efforts can be a key to disclose the secret of tail regeneration. Students and teacher from the Department of Life Science solved the puzzle of caudal autotomy with the help of the long term database from Chinese Wild Bird Federation. The study was published on Proceeding of the Royal Society B.more |
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| 2017-02-15 |
NTU System visited the Philippines in January |
點閱次數: 520 |
| From January 10th to 13th, the NTU System delegation went south to the Philippines and received a fruitful outcome. In addition to visiting University of Asia and the Pacific, Ateneo de Manila University and University of Santo Tomas to discuss the possibilities of cooperation, NTU System have also discussed with the Ministry of Science for future cooperation and established the relationship with well-known higher education institutions in the Philippines.more |
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| 2017-01-25 |
Sending Future Teachers Abroad with Grants from the Government |
點閱次數: 496 |
| This year, the ministry of Education first granted the oversea educational internship program and the list was revealed in January 18th. Three projects from NTNU pass the selection and was granted 2.75 million. The destination of the projects are Canada, Shanghai and Singapore.more |
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| 2017-01-25 |
Saving Solar Energy make it to the cover of Inorganic Chemistry |
點閱次數: 534 |
| Prof. Chang I Jy from the Department of Chemistry and PhD student Kelvin Yun-Da Tsai has a breakthrough in the research of solar power. The ruthenium bipyridine complex, under the excitation of light will effectively catalyzes the oxidation of bromide to bromine. The research result was published at the famous journal Inorganic Chemistry and was chosen as cover story.
The laboratory of Prof. Chang has been focusing on Photochemistry for years. more |
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| 2017-01-22 |
DPPOCS Held Ancestor Worshipping Ceremony for New Year |
點閱次數: 559 |
| The Division of Preparatory Programs for Overseas Chinese Students has the largest overseas student in Taiwan. To welcome the upcoming lunar New Year, a luncheon was held on January 6th at the student restaurant of Linkou campus. Every year, the DPPOCS will held a ceremony worshipping ancestors in accordance with formal rituals. President Chang is the officiate. Guests from the Ministry of Education and other officials came and joined the worshipping ceremony. By this event, students can chat with their friends and greeted each other. more |
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| 2017-01-22 |
Mapúa Institute of Technology’s first visit of NTNU |
點閱次數: 535 |
| On January 9th, Dr. Reynaldo B. Vea from Mapúa Institute of Technology visited NTNU with the accompany of Karen Ku from Manila Economic and Cultural Office. President Chang and Director Yu from OIA received them and welcomed them. more |
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| 2017-01-22 |
NTU System Goes to the Philippines for Collaboration |
點閱次數: 571 |
| From January 10th to 13th, the NTU System delegation went South again to the Philippines, after their last endeavor to Malaysia and Indonesia for recruitment. NTU System held the "Taiwan-Philippines Academic Exchange Forum” with the officials and paid a visit to the Ministry of Science and with well-known higher education institutions. more |
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| 2017-01-20 |
Collaborating with U. of British Columbia on Leader Development |
點閱次數: 551 |
| In order to assist the academic leaders and teachers who has just worked in NTNU on their understanding of the working environment, the Flying Geese Camp was held. In addition to the offsite training during the semester, there’s also a training course on January 6th, helping the deans to acquainting how the international business is run in the campus, answering the questions that faculties may have.
President Sheu Tian Ming of the National Academy of Educational Research and President Chang Kuo En came to give a toast, encouraging the academic leaders. President Chang said that internationalization is the most important step for NTNU to transform. The leaders shoulder the responsibilities to lead the departments towards internationalization. President Sheu, who was the Dean of the College of Department of NTNU said that he was proud and honored to see that NTNU is performing better every year on internationalization. He is positive about it and bless all the departments to become successful in their filed. more |
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| 2017-01-17 |
Research finds pesticide impairs echolocation ability in bats |
點閱次數: 586 |
| Taipei, Jan. 11 (CNA) In the wake of ongoing debate by experts, neonicotinoid pesticide, imidacloprid, has been proven a threat to the survival of bats in Taiwan after last year being confirmed as harmful to bees by the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States.more |
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| 2017-01-12 |
Taiwan Higher Education Leads Southbound Effort |
點閱次數: 534 |
| “National Taiwan University System” holds joint “Taiwan- Philippines Academic Exchange Forum” with the Philippine government, followed by a visit to the country’s Department of Science and Technologymore |
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| 2017-01-12 |
The Research Center for Conservation of Cultural Relics Repairs Art Works |
點閱次數: 487 |
| When famous paintings gets old with age, they needed to be checked restored regularly. The Research Center for Conservation of Cultural Relics here at NTNU is like a health care center for art works, which is specialized in preserving the paintings that worn out because of time or other factors. The center has rescued paintings from Pablo Picasso, Renoir Pierre Auguste, the portrait of an ancestor of one of IPO company owners in Taiwan and other important manuscript owned by the government. more |
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| 2017-01-11 |
Mysterious Master Defeated 60 Go players developed by Aja Huang |
點閱次數: 556 |
| A mysterious Go player named “Master” has won 60 matches in a row on a Chinese Go website lately since December 29th, 2016. People have been guessing the real identity of the player, and now Master have revealed itself as AlphaGo, the artificial intelligence Goplayer from Google and Aja Huang, the lead programmer played the game according to the system’s moves. Huang is the 16th Excellent Alumni Award receiver. more |
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| 2017-01-11 |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology visited The Special Education Center |
點閱次數: 468 |
| The Special Education Center in NTNU has been the lead of special education in Taiwan. Therefore, many people in this field will pay a visit and hope to learn from them. On January 4th, the visit group from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology also came to study for a day with the topic of “Supporting college students that need special education”. more |
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| 2017-01-10 |
Alumna Wang Sue Lein Receives National Professorships |
點閱次數: 466 |
| The 15th Excellent Alumni Award Receiver Wang Sue Lein was awarded the lifetime honorable award National Professorships by the Ministry of Education. Wang now serves as professor at the Department of Chemistry of National Tsing Hua University, focusing on Solid-state Inorganic Materials Chemistry and X-ray Crystallography. When speaking of her study history, Prof. Wang said that the key to success is to work hard and being down to earth. more |
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| 2017-01-03 |
Christmas Party at MTC |
點閱次數: 540 |
| Upon the arrival of Christmas, MTC has prepared a set of celebration events for foreign students that come to Taiwan to study. In the morning of December 23rd, small gifts were available and the most expected Christmas singing contest was held. Students, faculties and teachers all enjoyed a happy evening. more |
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| 2017-01-03 |
Guests from Chiang Mei University Came to NTNU |
點閱次數: 464 |
| On December 20th, Associate Prof. Rome Chiranukrom, Acting Vice President of the Chiang Mei University came visited NTNU with the accompany of a graduate student from NTU. Vice President We, Deputy Director Huang from OIA received them and welcomed them. more |
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| 2016-12-30 |
Urawa Girl’s High School Visit Taipei with NTNU Students |
點閱次數: 525 |
| Taiwan has become the top choice of Japanese School Trip because of its location. In mid-December, Urawa Girl’s High School student arrived in Taiwan for a 4 day study tour. One of the day was planned by students of Geography Department who want to show Japanese students the charming Taipei. more |
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| 2016-12-29 |
Yonsei University Visited NTNU |
點閱次數: 536 |
| On December 13th, Prof. Suh Hong Won, Mr. Jung, Dae Shik and Mr. Choi, Jun Woo from the International Campus Education Complex of Yonsei University came to NTNU. Yu Kuang Chao, Director of the Office of International Affairs, Prof. Chu Wo Hsin from the Department of Chinese as a Second language and senior administrator Wang Cha Yu received them and they have a delightful meeting. more |
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| 2016-12-29 |
Thai Guests from Department of Higher Education Visited NTNU |
點閱次數: 442 |
| On December 12th, Mr. Kajorn Jitsukummongkol, Deputy Director of the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education of Thailand, led a delegation of 53 officials and university faculties to visit NTNU. Yu Kuang Chao, Director of the Office of International Affairs and Deputy Director Chiang I Tsun welcomed them with personally. more |
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| 2016-12-27 |
Prayer Rooms in DPPOCS for Oversea Students |
點閱次數: 524 |
| There are more than one thousand overseas Chinese students from more than 20 countries studying at The Division of Preparatory Programs for Overseas Chinese Students. With a view to respect different religions, the prayer room for Buddhist, Taoist, Islamist, Catholists and Christians are set up. On the evening of December 22nd, president Chang, irector Wu Chung Hsin attended the open ceremony of this prayer room with faculties. This is one of the first prayer rooms set up in Universities in Taiwan. more |
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| 2016-12-21 |
Research Find Possible Cure to Dialysis Patient |
點閱次數: 604 |
| Taiwan is known as the "Kingdom of Dialysis for many years and the population of dialysis patient has surpassed 80,000 in 2015. The genetic disease Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease accounts for 5 to 10% among dialysis patients but there’s no cure for it. The project led by National Taiwan Normal University and National Applied Research Laboratories and National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) might provide a critical first step to cures for polycystic kidney disease or similar conditions, researchers said. more |
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| 2016-12-21 |
The University of Nottingham Ningbo China Visited NTNU |
點閱次數: 462 |
| Vice President of The University of Nottingham Ningbo China came visit NTNU on December 9th. President Chang, Director of OIA Yu Kuang Chao and Vice Director Huang received them in person, hoping to turn new page for the cooperation between two sides.more |
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| 2016-12-21 |
Chair Prof. Ovid J.L. Tzeng Become Member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts |
點閱次數: 500 |
| On December 7, 2016, Chair Professor Ovid J.L. Tzeng received a formal letter from Prof. Dr. H. C. Felix Unger, President of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, to inform him of his election as Member of this august body. President Unger also invited Board Member Tzeng to journey to Salzburg in March 2017 in order to receive a medal honoring this achievement, as well as devote future efforts to the causes of promoting the Academy’s new NEXT EUROPE project and the Alma Mater Europaea program dedicated to cultivating young talent. Prof. Tzeng has dedicated himself to the support of scholarship in the European Region. The Foundation is deeply proud of his outstanding achievements.more |
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| 2016-12-20 |
Taiwan Tops the 2016 International Junior Science Olympiad |
點閱次數: 611 |
| The Taiwan team, trained by professors of NTNU, had a good showing at the 13th International Junior Science Olympiad. Six delegates from Taiwan won 5 gold and 1 silver medals and boosts the best performance of all countries. Lai Chun Mao from Tainan Jiansing Junior High School grabbed two individual prizes — best theoretician and best overall student — for his outstanding performance in the competition.more |
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| 2016-12-19 |
2016 International University Exposition |
點閱次數: 536 |
| The Division of Preparatory Programs for Overseas Chinese Students held an international University Exposition on 12th of December. As much as 94 colleges and universities are invited to set stalls at the Division of Preparatory Programs. This is a great opportunity for oversea students to know the universities in Taiwan and a place for them to be connected.more |
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| 2016-12-19 |
Three NTNU Professors Received Art Education Contribution Award |
點閱次數: 517 |
| On the 5th of December, the ceremony of the third Art Education Contribution Prize was held. Chair Prof. Liao Shiou Ping, the father of printmaking, and Prof. Ann CS Kuo, received the honorary award. Prof. Lin Shu-Cheng from the Graduate Institute of Performing Arts received the excellent teacher award. more |
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| 2016-12-12 |
Team from NTNU Grabbed Gold Metal from Hong Kong Invention Expo |
點閱次數: 641 |
| Taiwan delegation participated in the "2016 Hong Kong Inno Design Tech Expo", grabbing 41 gold, 21 silver and 15 special prize. The total score of Taiwan delegation has remain the highest for three consecutive years. The team from the graduate institute of Electro-optical Science and Technology developed a non-invasive and non-consumable detective technology of orchid disease. This can not only be used for orchid but any other plants. The invention won a gold medal and a special prize.more |
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| 2016-12-09 |
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Visited NTNU |
點閱次數: 573 |
| NTNU has nearly 300 sister schools around the world and 96 of them are in Asia. On December 2nd, Principal of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies(HUSF), Prof. In-Chul KIM, Director of OIA, Prof.Jae-Ho HWANG, Prof.Dae-Guen LIM and Assistant Chang from the Department of Internaional and Corss-strait Education. They were welcomed by Vice President Cheng Chi Fu, Yu Kuang Chao, and Vice President for Office of International Affairs and Director Hsu from the Chinese Department. more |
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| 2016-12-08 |
First Thanksgiving Dinner at MTC with Food from Hometown |
點閱次數: 552 |
| The fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving, one of the important holidays in western countries. On November 24th, Mandarin Training Center held a year end gathering dinner, inviting more than 80 students to eat and share their traditional food.more |
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