TNUA's Higher Education SPROUT Project focuses on "integration of the arts and sciences for interdisciplinary teaching" and "sustainability-oriented social practices." It aims to enhance the quality of professional teaching and learning across our seven colleges. The project considers global social trends and implements changes in administration and teaching systems. Internally, it promotes innovative teaching models to improve students' basic skills, employability, interdisciplinary knowledge, international mobility, and digital AI capabilities, enhancing educational diversity and student autonomy. Externally, it encourages teachers and students to engage in social practices beyond the campus through performances, educational outreach, and collaborations with industry, government, and academia. This public display of knowledge production transforms individual work into collective energy, maintaining the dynamic artistic drive and promoting the publicness and influence of the higher education art resource platform.
Ⅰ. Take Teaching as the Core
1.Developing Innovative Teaching Models to Enhance Teaching and Learning Quality
Over the years, our university has introduced top domestic and international faculty and training systems, promoted "cross-cultural" and "bilateral" international cooperation benchmark courses, and deepened professional innovation, interdisciplinary, and international cooperation capabilities. By encouraging teachers to participate in communities and supporting the development of diverse teaching materials and methods, we have achieved significant results. Recently, several teachers have developed innovative teaching models through the Ministry of Education's Teaching Practice Research Program. For example, in 2023, Professor Yu Hsin-Yen from the Graduate Institute of Arts Education led the course "Innovative Teaching and Educational Rooting of Traditional Ballads: Teaching Practice of Hengchun Peninsula Folk Songs," exploring diverse teaching methods for the continuation and preservation of traditional ballads in Hengchun and Manzhou. In 2024, Professor Wei De-Le from the Department of New Media led the course "Research on Teaching Methods of Generative AI Applied to Art Creation and Design," cultivating interdisciplinary, highly creative talents with AI technology and art creation knowledge to meet the changing needs of the AI era.
Highlights: University-Level Integration for Innovative Course Mechanism: Centralized Experimental Courses
To further encourage teachers to engage in course development and innovative teaching, our university implemented a university-level integration mechanism in 2019, introducing centralized experimental courses. These courses allow flexible and diverse scheduling, breaking traditional course frameworks and exploring interdisciplinary teaching possibilities. Some funding is provided to invite domestic and international experts to teach, reducing the burden on full-time faculty and enhancing course effectiveness. In 2023, 14 centralized experimental courses were offered; in 2024, 20 courses were offered.
2. Innovative Entrepreneurship Education Courses: Opening a New World for Students' Artistic Careers
From 2017 to 2024, innovative entrepreneurship courses were primarily offered by the General Education Center, the Graduate Institute of Arts Administration and Management, and the Micro-Credit Program in Arts Entrepreneurship. These courses provided diverse learning opportunities to inspire students' vision and capabilities in innovation and entrepreneurship. Through comprehensive course reviews and project meetings, courses such as "Exhibition and Curating" from the Department of Fine Arts, "Symphony Orchestra Management" from the Department of Music, "Dance Administration" and "Dance Production Internship" from the Focus Dance Company courses in the Department of Dance, and "Film Festival Practices" from the School of Film and New Media were identified to help students directly connect with industry innovations after graduation.
Our university's arts entrepreneurship education aims to cultivate students' entrepreneurial spirit through their creative works and enhance the entrepreneurial atmosphere on campus. The Office of Research and Development has established an innovative incubation support mechanism, encouraging students to form teams and propose projects to secure more external resources. For student teams interested in entrepreneurship, we provide consultation and guidance services, assist in applying for external grants, competitions, loans, or match other resources (marketing channels, incubation spaces, etc.). In 2023, eight teams were selected, each receiving four consultations from industry experts, NT$340,000 in entrepreneurial awards, and NT$234,000 in production subsidies. In 2024, eleven teams were selected, each receiving four consultations from industry experts, NT$670,000 in entrepreneurial awards, and NT$230,000 in production subsidies. These initiatives provide opportunities for project validation and practical skills in transforming artistic creativity into business opportunities. Our university will continue to guide potential entrepreneurial teams into incubation support, advancing towards the path of arts entrepreneurship.
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3. Accumulating Professional and Interdisciplinary Knowledge to Enhance Learning Efficiency
Our arts courses emphasize both theory and practice, encouraging students to publicly present and exchange their professional learning outcomes. We invite domestic and international experts and artists, and focus on students gaining practical industry experience through hands-on learning to improve employability. Through general education, reading and writing, programming, innovation and entrepreneurship, and interdisciplinary courses and activities, we strengthen students' basic skills and cultivate their critical thinking and humanities foundation, providing diverse perspectives in art training.
Over the years, we have offered various interdisciplinary learning pathways, enriching the interdisciplinary creative environment and increasing learning diversity and freedom. This includes minor and double major programs, credit programs, and education programs. The General Education Center offers "Interdisciplinary Art Appreciation" courses, with about nine courses each semester. The School of Film and New Media provides "Interdisciplinary Core Courses" and promotes cross-college teaching projects, art matching service learning, and the BEN Awards - Art Innovation Practice Competition.
Highlights: International Collaboration in Dance Education - Embodied Practices for the Meta-Generation
The School of Dance regularly conducts international flagship projects, introducing world-class masters' training systems and reconstructing classic works to enhance the educational vision of dance faculty and cultivate students' foundational dance skills. For example, in 2023, Professor Chiang Chiu-O organized the "2023 Asia-Pacific Contemporary Dance Platform," inviting four alumni: Lin Chang-Yuan from the Hong Kong Ballet, Chen Kuang-Hsuan from the St. Gallen City Theatre, Liao Chien-Shun from the Wayne McGregor Company, and Lai Yun-Chi from Humanhood, to conduct workshops, teach dance techniques, and share their experiences in international productions and collaborations with various choreographers.
In 2024, the exchange program "2024 Taipei/Japan Hokuhoku Dance Workshop" will lead TNUA faculty and students in joint performances and participation in Japanese performing arts workshops, including "Iwami Kagura" and "Tendo-ryu Aikido." These workshops provide an excellent opportunity to understand Japanese body culture, witnessing concepts like合氣道「受け身ukemi 」（被動的主動性）、「流しnagashi」（下沉的勁力流）, which validate the influence of Aikido on contact improvisation in dance history and the shared philosophy of East Asian body-mind practices.
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Highlights: School of Music "2023 Guandu Arts Festival II: Timeless Sound"
In 2023, the School of Music at TNUA celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Guandu Arts Festival with the theme "Timeless Sound," aiming for sustainable artistic development. The festival featured 12 concerts combining diverse Eastern and Western styles, held at various campus venues such as the TNUA Concert Hall, Water Stage, and Tech-Art Gallery. These performances showcased the professionalism and passion of TNUA's faculty, students, and music partners. Concerts included:
- Voice of Life: Genesis
- Voice of Transformation: Shao-Jia Lü and TNUA Orchestra
- Voice of Wind: Organ Chamber Music
- Voice of Heaven and Earth: TNUA New Music Workshop Pre-Korea Concert
- Voice of Love: Hsin-Yun Huang and Friends
- Voice of Mountains and Waters: Outdoor Piano Concert
- Banquet of Southern Wind: Traditional Music and Eurasian Dance
- Voice of the Wilderness: Mastaneh - Whispers from Central Asia
- Voice of the Sun: World Music - Percussion and Organ
(圖5-左) 蛻變之聲—呂紹嘉與北藝大管弦樂團
(圖6-右) 南風之宴－傳統音樂與亞歐舞蹈
相關連結｜音樂學院 「2023關渡藝術節 II:聲生:II Timeless Sound」
Ⅱ .Industry University Cooperation
Through university-level key development projects, we develop interdisciplinary courses that showcase our school's unique strengths and innovative teaching outcomes. These initiatives, such as the "Guandu Light Art Festival," "Tech and Music Interdisciplinary Experimental Theater," "Lightweight Workshop," and "Guandu International Animation Festival," serve as exemplary models of higher art education, fostering long-term and planned student self-directed learning. This interdisciplinary learning model is unique and irreplaceable in Taiwan.
1. Innovative Courses in Art and Technology Integration Leading Interdisciplinary Art Experiments and Creating International Art Festivals through Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration
Highlight: Guandu Light Art Festival "Lulu"
The Guandu Light Art Festival, organized by the Department of New Media Art at TNUA, continuously explores and experiments with the concept of interdisciplinary art. The 2023 festival, "Lulu," continues the tradition of interpreting local culture and landscapes through new media art, aiming for a harmonious coexistence of residents, animals, and plants. Local ecology experts were invited to guide tours, highlighting the unique hydrology and diverse ecology of Guandu, bridging tradition and technology, past and future, to find our cultural language. Guandu, a treasure by the mountains and rivers, enriched by the Tamsui River's moisture, nurtures diverse ecosystems.
相關連結｜關渡光藝術節 Facebook官方粉絲專頁
2023關渡光藝術節《漉漉》 計畫簡介
(圖7、8)2023關渡光藝術節《漉漉》
Highlights: 2024 Guandu Light Art Festival X Back Garden Experimental Field Interdisciplinary Performance "Burning Voice"
"Burning Voice" explores the aesthetics of energy transformation and destruction through fragmented and flickering light and sound, symbolizing the conversion of matter into heat and light. In Min Nan dialect, "Burning Voice" refers to a hoarse voice, suggesting suppressed or damaged experiences. This performance aims to delve into these themes through dynamic and interactive art spaces, creating a unique visual and auditory feast that also prompts deep reflection on energy, destruction, and regeneration.
相關連結｜2024關渡光藝術節《燒聲》計畫介紹
(圖9、10) 2024關渡光藝術節X後花園實驗場跨域展演《燒聲》
Highlights: Guandu International Animation Festival
Since 2021, the Department of Animation at TNUA has annually hosted the Guandu International Animation Festival, the only academic unit in Taiwan capable of organizing an international animation festival. The festival includes industry-government-academia forums and workshops, inviting renowned animation industry experts from Taiwan as speakers and judges, and artists or scholars from Europe, the US, and Japan to bring international perspectives and the latest trends, strengthening the department's industry-academia teaching philosophy.
In 2023, the festival invited Belgian animation director and stop-motion animator Kim Keukeleire, French VFX and post-production supervisor Fabrice Faivre, and CalArts animation producer Professor Steven Brown to conduct workshops, helping students advance their understanding of industry animation production, character design, and performance. The international animation competition received 2,277 submissions from 101 countries. In 2024, Hollywood modeler Chen Yan-Xi introduced digital modeling and design in films, and German experimental animator Max Hattler shared experimental animation content and guided students in creating short experimental animations. The festival received over 1,800 submissions from various countries. In May, TNUA students were invited to the Zagreb International Animation Festival in Croatia, with 10 students' works selected for exhibition. In August, TNUA students were invited to the Hiroshima International Animation Festival, with 23 students' works selected for special screenings.
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Highlights: Guandu Film Festival
Each year, the Guandu Film Festival features a different country, hosting film screenings and exchanges with that country's film schools. Since 2023, the festival has participated in the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France, promoting cross-border academic and industry collaboration. Past partner film schools include Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), Thammasat University (Thailand), NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia, Korea National University of Arts, London Film School, Japan Institute of the Moving Image, University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts, Film and Television Institute of India, Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Film and Television Institute (India), Łódź Film School (Poland), Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Tel Aviv University (Israel), FAMU (Czech Republic), National Autonomous University of Mexico, Sam Spiegel Film and Television School (Israel), La Fémis (France), and Le Fresnoy (France). Partner film festivals include Southeast Asian Short Film Festival (Malaysia), IFVA (Hong Kong), Kaohsiung Film Festival, Fukuoka Independent Film Festival, and Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France).
The 15th Guandu Film Festival "Moving Perspectives" attracted 2,100 attendees and 160 participants in two international exchange lectures. The 16th Guandu Film Festival "Echo Location" attracted 2,200 attendees and 190 participants in two international exchange lectures.
相關連結｜2024關渡電影節執行成果
北藝大關渡電影節KDFF臉書專頁
(圖12、13)16屆關渡電影節活動照片
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2.Doctoral Experimental Courses: "Crossing [Desire] • Original Intention • Ritual Series Lectures" and "Hsu Yu Visiting Taiwan Series Lectures"
TNUA, adhering to the spirit of "Rooted in Guandu, Looking Globally," offers doctoral programs in five major arts and cultural fields: music, fine arts, drama, dance, and cultural resources. To cultivate high-level talents with independent research and thinking abilities, foster creativity and external thinking, and enhance deep interdisciplinary dialogue among faculty and students, TNUA has designed a diverse interdisciplinary academic exchange platform for doctoral students. Each semester, two series of lectures are planned. Since the first semester of the 2021 academic year, scholars on important art and cultural topics have been invited to offer the experimental elective course "Hero's Journey: Interdisciplinary Academic Topics in Art."
In 2023, the Doctoral Laboratory held the "Crossing Lin Chang-Tso [Desire] • Original Intention • Ritual" series lectures, inviting speakers such as Liao Ren-Yi and Lin Kai-Shi on "Ritual: From Anthropology to Art History and Aesthetics"; Lin Chang-Tso and Wu Rong-Shun on "From Secular to Sacred"; Hong Guang-Ji and Ji Jin-Qing on "Creative Turn and Environmental Humanities"; Yang Ru-Bin and Zhong Ming-De on "Body View • Kung Fu Theory • Truth." Each topic featured two speakers from different backgrounds to spark deep and interdisciplinary insights.
In 2024, the "Hsu Yu Visiting Taiwan Series Lectures" were planned, divided into two series: "Hsu Yu Visiting Taiwan Series Lectures II: Machines and Desire" with topics like "Desire and Technology: To Bernard Stiegler" and "Art and Media: On the Enhancement of Perception"; and "Hsu Yu Visiting Taiwan Series Lectures III: After Automation" with topics like "Possible and Impossible" and "Automation and De-automation," stimulating deep dialogue with doctoral students.
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Ⅲ. Make Resources More Public
1. Comprehensive Student Assistance Mechanism to Promote Social Mobility
In line with the Higher Education SPROUT Project Appendix 1 "Enhancing Publicness in Higher Education: Improving Assistance Mechanisms for Disadvantaged Students to Promote Social Mobility," our university has implemented and improved mechanisms to assist economically, culturally disadvantaged, or under-resourced students. We actively conduct various admission channels such as "Star Recommendation," "Independent Admission," "Individual Application," "Four-Year Technical and Two-Year Junior College Programs," and "Special Talent Selection" to recruit talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds. We provide fee reductions, subsidies, and support services to ease the burden of entrance exams. The admission rate for first-year undergraduates was 5.29% in 2023 and 7% in 2024. Since the introduction of the special talent selection channel in 2019, the number of applicants has significantly increased, with the proportion rising from 3% to about 7%.
To enhance understanding of our admission and support mechanisms among disadvantaged students, we organize diverse art experience activities and campus open days. According to a 2024 survey, 2.4% of participants in our admission promotion activities came from economically disadvantaged families, 2.4% were indigenous students, and 2.9% were new immigrants or their children, indicating that nearly 8% of participants were from disadvantaged backgrounds. We will continue to analyze and adjust our diverse admission mechanisms based on feedback and participation data.
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Highlights: Special Talent Admission Program
(1)Enhancing Admission Mechanisms for Economically or Culturally Disadvantaged Students with Special Achievements, Talents, Performances, or Potential
Departments set qualification criteria, allowing students to bypass academic performance thresholds. This provides opportunities, consultation, and resources for economically or culturally disadvantaged students, those with diverse educational backgrounds (e.g., overseas Taiwanese students, new immigrants and their children, experimental education students, students with foreign academic qualifications and credible entrance exam scores), and talented candidates. In 2024, out of 189 candidates who passed the special talent admission exam, 47 were economically disadvantaged (31 in 2023); culturally disadvantaged included 19 new immigrants and their children (17 in 2023), 5 indigenous students (9 in 2023), 6 from remote areas, 1 from a special family situation, and 40 experimental education students (54 in 2023). The Department of Drama only accepts economically disadvantaged students, providing opportunities regardless of academic resource limitations. In 2024, 47 economically disadvantaged candidates applied, with 32 applying to the Department of Drama. Despite fierce competition, the department aims to find talented and potential students through this special admission channel, offering support and professional training to help them transform their lives and family environments.
(2)Indigenous Student Resource Center: Counseling Effectiveness and Promoting an Ethnic-Friendly Campus
Our university established the Indigenous Student Resource Center on July 1, 2020, with an inauguration ceremony on October 22. The center provides comprehensive one-stop counseling services to ensure students' peace of mind and promotes a diverse and ethnic-friendly environment. In collaboration with the Academic Affairs Office, Computer Center, and Student Counseling Center, we initially assessed indigenous students' language abilities and hometowns, gradually collecting relevant data.
In 2023, the center held four end-of-semester gatherings and Christmas gratitude dinners for indigenous students. Additionally, in conjunction with the Youth Development Administration's "Career Counseling Subsidy Program for Colleges and Universities," the center organized career-related lectures and activities for indigenous students, encouraging them to plan their future careers early. Two "Artistic Dreams" career lectures were held in 2023. In 2024, the center continued to collaborate with indigenous student associations to better understand their needs and plan activities accordingly.
(3)TNUA Open Resources and Performance Transparency
Each year, TNUA achieves significant results in teaching, performances, art education promotion, and community and industry activities. In 2023, the School of Dance hosted "TNUA Open," featuring the "Towards Excellence - Dance Talent Showcase" for students with professional dance backgrounds, with 135 high school students participating. The second phase, "One-Day Dancer - Promotion Showcase," in collaboration with the National Taiwan University Alliance, involved 107 university students in workshops, offering diverse dance experiences.
In 2024, "TNUA Open: Come! Explore the Body Journey" featured courses for students with dance talents, led by former Cloud Gate 2 dancer Hsu Chia-Ching, based on Cloud Gate Dance Theatre Artistic Director Cheng Tsung-Lung's work "Come." TNUA ensures transparency in school performance through various channels, including the Ministry of Education's school information disclosure platform, a school information push app, and the official website. The Higher Education SPROUT Project website digitally archives annual achievements, and information is also shared on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
相關連結｜本校執行教育部美感教育中程發展計畫
本校校務資訊公開平臺
本校高等教育深耕計畫網站
Ⅳ.Fulfill Social Responsibility
TNUA established the Center for Art and Social Practice, leveraging its professional expertise to form partnerships with local communities. The center systematically builds cultural knowledge and focuses on transforming and representing local cultural content through creative performances, thereby fulfilling the social responsibility of an art university.
1. Social Practice Responsibility Plan
Highlight: "Fishing Village Transformation, Cultural Sustainability: Co-Learning and Co-Creation of Local Knowledge Translation and Utilization by the Sea"
In 2023-2024, our university's third phase of the Ministry of Education's University Social Responsibility Practice Plan was approved as an emerging university characteristic project. This project, "Fishing Village Transformation, Cultural Sustainability: Co-Learning and Co-Creation of Local Knowledge Translation and Utilization by the Sea," partners with local cultural workers and four museums along the northeast coast, including Zhengbin Fishing Port, Badouzi, Magang, Guishan Island & Guishanli, and Nanfang'ao. Recent years have seen active local cultural and historical activities, achieving the translation of local knowledge and public resource sharing, local dialogue, interdisciplinary connections, and talent cultivation, contributing to the ecological, cultural, and developmental transformation of fishing villages.
Highlights: Local Art Festivals and Communities
a. Taipei, Beitou, Guandu: "Guandu Christmas - TNUA Festivities" Project: This project revitalizes the Guandu Mazu Birthday celebration, integrating it into the community. Assistant Professor Yeh Chin-Chang from the Department of Dance collaborates with local offices and traditional experts to teach temple culture, traditional martial arts, and folk arts, balancing Western dance education with Eastern cultural perspectives.
b. New Taipei City, Shiding: Dream Village in Garbage Valley - Shiding Shibajhongxi Community Accompaniment Project: Led by Associate Professor Yu Kuo-Hua and Professor Lin Shao-Jen, students engage in interviews, historical research, and oral history documentation. Art festivals, workshops, and guided tours promote community awareness of cultural, historical, and natural resources, fostering economic development and improving residents' quality of life.
c. Taitung County, Guanshan: Leigonghuo Cultural Life Festival - Denglou Cultural Transmission and Artistic Creation: Since the USR project began, TNUA has helped the community address aging, migration, and cultural gaps. Through song and dance collection, cultural workshops, and performances, traditional culture is revived. The project now focuses on developing the Leigonghuo Cultural Life Festival's market and activities, led by Director Yu Hsin-Yen and involving students and local associations.
d. Hualien County, Xiulin: True Ku/True - Indigenous Rituals and Dance Exploration: This project enhances cultural preservation and talent cultivation through learning about Taroko rituals, community life, dance history, and traditional attire. Collaborations with TAI Body Theatre and local experts aim to integrate indigenous culture with contemporary art, achieving goals of interdisciplinary teaching innovation, talent cultivation, sustainable development, and value creation.
e. Pingtung County, Laiyi: Listening to Vuvu's Voice - Laiyi Nanhe Community Music and Dance Ritual Collection and Promotion Project: Led by Director Yu Hsin-Yen, students collaborate with local associations to document and promote traditional music and dance. Workshops on printmaking and cultural translation help create educational materials for cultural preservation and promotion.
相關連結｜北藝大USR HUB 藝術與社會實踐中心官網
藝術社會實踐中心 深耕計畫歷年成果
(圖17-左) 113年True Ku/True-真我律動—樂齡舞蹈教學
(圖18-右) 112年版畫創作工作坊
2. Art Matching Service Learning: From Local to International
The art matching social connection plan includes four sub-projects: "Innovative Interdisciplinary Course Collaboration," "Art Power Social Support," "Service Learning Literacy Cultivation," and "International Environment Shaping Global Citizens." These projects use service learning methods and concepts to connect society, promote sustainability, and fulfill social responsibility.
"Innovative Interdisciplinary Course Collaboration" and "Art Power Social Support" use art as a medium for mutual participation and stimulation, creating disturbances in each other's living spaces and generating local cultural knowledge. Art practice aims to promote dialogue between different communities, establishing connections between art and communities, recruiting various departments for interdisciplinary cooperation, and designing activities for service targets, allowing students to learn that art is not confined to campuses or theaters.
"Service Learning Literacy Cultivation" involves a series of lectures to enhance students' awareness of social issues and different ethnic groups, deepen the concept of art service and service learning, understand work norms, and build empathy. To improve project quality and team administrative efficiency, TA training courses are provided to strengthen student guidance.
"International Environment Shaping Global Citizens" cultivates students' understanding of their local art culture, achieving mutual cultural experiences through learning from different nationalities and ethnic groups.