Achievements of Higher Education Sprout Project in 2020 of YZU
The innovative idea of “Digit+@YZU” is created and implanted as the main concept for planning and executing the Sprout Project of Yuan Ze University. In order to cultivate cross-disciplinary talents in digital professions, the project focuses on academic professionalism, digital capability, global mobility, and a willingness to participate in public affairs.
The five aspects and subprojects for the project are developing teaching creativity, enhancing international mobility, solidifying industrial collaboration, making resources more public and fulfilling social responsibility. The content of aspects and subprojects are listed in the following table.
As for developing teaching creativity, the main core is to build up a student-based learning environment and intelligent-campus suitable for e-learning through applying digital education, cross-disciplinary program, creative teaching system and elevating student employability.
In enhancing international mobility, establishing English professional study programs in colleges serve as a foundation for internationalizing campus and cultivation of students’ global mobility.
To solidify industrial collaboration, it is important to establish an industrial application center, to escalate industry integration and to promote innovative start-up business model.
For making resources more public, there are three ways to apply including supporting program for disadvantaged students, solidifying assisting system for faculties and promoting information disclosure and resources sharing.
With regard to fulfilling social responsibility, measures related to cultural exploration and innovation are taken to strengthen local connection and foster social innovation.
The 2020 Higher Education Sprout Project of Yuan Ze University which include the main project, improve the school assistance mechanism project, and university social responsibility project was completely executed and the target objectives have all been accomplished. Due to the impact of Covid-19, many domestic and foreign activities are restricted. In the situation, we still continue to improve teacher’s teaching and student’s learning and implement the contents of the project through related programs. Most of the measurable performance indices and detailed performance indicators have all been achieved.
To reach the goal as a world-class university, Yuan Ze University will relentlessly strive to persuade international competitiveness and elevate higher educational accomplishments.