National Taiwan University of Sport Project Highlights
Project Highlights 2022

Implementing Pedagogical Innovation

  • A total of 164 teaching assistants assisted in academic and professional mentoring; a total of 129 students benefited from the mentoring program.
  • 76 instructors from the dual industry-academic teaching program gave students a clear picture of industry trends. A total of 84 courses are subsidized.
  • English classes were proficiency-based, sports-themed, and small in size; not only English lessons on sports were offered, but English study groups were also included in the courses.
  • Conducted Writing Contest (70 works),  TED Talks were used in Chinese/English reading and writing (51 essays) to improve students' written and oral language skills.
  • The proportion of students taking programming courses accounted for only 32% in 107, but it has grown to 68% in 111. Students have basic computational thinking skills.
  •  Five cross-disciplinary programs were established to reduce the number of required major credits, increase students’ course flexibility, and utilizing maker spaces to broaden students’ hands-on experiences.


Developing School Specialization

  • Increased metal count (155 in total with 109 golds) by incorporating sports science and sport-specific training.
  • Created an English-friendly environment by offering all-English and Chinese language courses to improve students' language skills and enhance their willingness to communicate internationally.
  • Provided professional athletic testing and coaching for the school’s teams and students from neighboring high schools.
  • Established the Central Taiwan Sports Base to monitor athletes' physical condition through various tests, so as to enhance their athletic performance and help them win medals.
  • Founded a wearable testing team for sports science, built a database for athletes and the elderly, and developed a cloud-based monitoring app.
  • Created a video makerspace that helped complete 73 videos news and 184 news, and 20 episodes of audio-visual.
  • Organized an information and data analysis team that teaches students to collect and interpret athletes’ testing and competition data, and supports students in starting their own businesses.
  • Sports Tourism: a BMX event and ski instructor training were held.

Fulfilling the Public Role in Higher Education

  • Continuing to provide diverse enrollment opportunities for economically or culturally underprivileged students. Offering exam fee subsidies. Improving students’ learning outcomes by incorporating a variety of counseling activities and motivational drives.
  • Funds raised from alumni and businesses were properly allocated to various support programs for underprivileged students; 246 grants were given in the financial aid program.
  • By designing aboriginal cultural tours and hands-on courses, we offer practical experiences for economically and culturally underprivileged students.
  • Established a platform to disclose important information about the school's finances.

Taking on Social Responsibilities

  • Set up a rural sports promotion train, and go to Dongshi District and Wuqi District to organize sports camps, encourage rural children to exercise and develop sports skills.
  • Transformed Taichung into a sports paradise for children and adolescents by connecting the sports industry, academic programs and makerspaces, fulfilling social responsibility and creating job opportunities. More than 3,000 people have attended sports events.
  • Offered fitness classes and workshops for seniors to achieve the goals of continuous learning and healthful exercise; a total of 2120 participants attended the workshops.
  • Organized a variety of exercise classes and workshops for seniors to deepen their understanding of LOHAS, helping them achieve their goals of continuous learning and healthful exercise.