Highlights and Key Achievements of the 2025 National Taichung University of Education Higher Education Sprout Project
－Smart Leadership and Sustainable Practice－
The second-phase, first-stage plan of our university covers 12 SDGs and, based on the characteristics of smart learning and refined teacher education, focuses on "Quality Education" and "Reduced Inequalities" to build an "Innovative and Sustainable Teacher Education University Centered on Smart Learning." In 2025 (Year 114), it achieved outstanding performance in international evaluations.
Ranked among the top 26%–35% globally
In 2025, our university participated for the first time in the Times Higher Education (THE) “University Impact Rankings,” achieving an overall global ranking of 601–800, placing it in the top 26%–35% worldwide. This fully demonstrates our university’s outstanding capabilities in promoting the SDGs and enhancing social impact.
Outstanding Performance in SDG 4: Quality Education, Globally and Domestically
In 2025, in the THE core SDG 4 indicators, our university ranked 301–400 globally and 9th nationally. According to the “Global Views Monthly” Best University Rankings, we were 25th among the top 30 public universities, 13th among the top 20 central-region universities, 15th among the top 30 humanities and social sciences universities, and 9th nationally in the field of education, reflecting the core focus of our Higher Education Sprout Project.
QS Asia – Ranked Among the Top 500 Universities in East Asia
In 2024, our university participated for the first time in the QS Asia (including East Asia) rankings, achieving 459th place in the East Asia region. This significantly enhanced our international reputation and visibility, demonstrating our “small but excellent, refined and impactful” educational capabilities.
In addition to news highlights and outstanding international rankings, this year our university has placed special emphasis on leading the smart education ecosystem and deepening interdisciplinary talent cultivation. Externally, our university spearheaded the establishment of the “Smart Education Teacher Training Alliance,” connecting teacher education universities nationwide with municipal and county government resources to accelerate the integration of AI technology into education. Internally, we are comprehensively promoting the integration of generative AI technologies into curricula across all departments and have developed the nation’s first “Ohm Academy” platform. Through guidance from AI teaching assistants and AI tutors, it provides students with a 24/7 autonomous learning environment. While enhancing students’ information application skills, our university also strives to break academic boundaries. By introducing undeclared majors and promoting interdisciplinary learning modules, we provide students with more diverse opportunities for exploration, ensuring graduates possess both deep professional knowledge and practical AI capabilities.
Highlight 1: AI-Driven Autonomous Learning, Integrating Virtual and Physical Spaces to Create a New Blueprint for Smart Learning
Nation’s First “Ohm Academy” AI Learning Platform, Creating Generative AI Learning Companions That Accompany Every Student
Ohm Academy deeply integrates generative AI to create a 24/7 autonomous and interactive learning environment for students, with AI teaching assistants and AI tutors personally designed by faculty. The “AI Teaching Assistant” incorporates generative AI tools into daily instruction, enhancing interaction quality, monitoring student learning in real time, and continuously optimizing course content. The “AI Tutor” guides AI to act as a learning companion, supporting students’ autonomous study and increasing their motivation to learn.
Integrating Virtual and Physical Spaces to Co-Create High-Quality, Student-Centered Autonomous Learning Environments
In addition to the virtual platform, our university has simultaneously upgraded physical spaces in collaboration with the Student Council. The English Self-Learning Center at the Minsheng Campus, the library discussion rooms, and the study rooms at the Yingcai Campus have been completed or renovated, providing students with high-quality self-learning environments that encourage interactive discussions.
Figure 2. University-Designed Autonomous Learning Spaces Based on Student Needs
Highlight 1: AI-Driven Autonomous Learning, Integrating Virtual and Physical Spaces to Create a New Blueprint for Smart Learning
With 8 million NTD from the University Affairs Fund, by November 2025 (Year 114), one-quarter of professors completed AI integration training for their courses.
Our university planned AI capacity-building courses for faculty, and by November 2025 (Year 114), over one-quarter of full-time professors had completed in-depth training in AI course design. To encourage broader participation, 8 million NTD from the University Affairs Fund was allocated to support a two-year training program, motivating all full-time faculty to join. This ensures that emerging technologies are deeply integrated with teaching methods, directly benefiting students.
Significant Improvement in Students’ Technology-Assisted Autonomous Learning Abilities
According to our university’s Technology-Assisted Autonomous Learning Scale, students who entered in the 2022 academic year showed steady improvement in technology-assisted autonomous learning from their second to third year, with the greatest growth of 3.14% in the “Technology-Assisted Learning” dimension, demonstrating significant progress in promoting smart learning.
Highlight 2: Linking International, National Policy, and Industry Resources to Deepen Interdisciplinary and Flexible Learning
Building a Flexible Curriculum to Drive Interdisciplinary Innovation
Our university is committed to institutional reform and flexibility, establishing implementation guidelines such as the “University Bachelor Plan,” “Student-Designed Programs,” and “Project-Based General Education” to create a highly flexible framework for cultivating interdisciplinary talent. We encourage students to move beyond standardized course paths, connecting university-wide teaching resources through project-based practice and self-directed planning. This not only relaxes curriculum constraints but also nurtures future talent with high creativity and proactive problem-solving abilities.
Reconstructing General Education Curriculum, Integrating UNESCO AI Literacy, Empowered by Data Science, Deepening Local Taichung Knowledge
Drawing inspiration from the general education philosophy of Harvard and Oxford, “Data Science and Problem Solving” has been transformed into a university-wide required course, making data literacy a core competency for humanities and social science students. This year, we also incorporated the “Taichung Studies” course cluster, guiding students to use emerging technologies such as generative AI to address local issues. This represents a shift from tools to mindset, allowing students to embrace global digital trends while remaining deeply rooted in local culture.
Dual-Teacher Digital Instruction Cultivates Practical Educators for the Smart Era
In response to educational transformations in the smart era, we have tailored a required “Digital Teaching” course for teacher education students. Breaking traditional teacher training frameworks, senior in-field teachers participate in “co-teaching,” bringing real classroom digital application experience into the university setting. Through in-depth dialogue between theory and practice, this effectively reduces the gap between learning and application, ensuring that every teacher candidate graduates with the professional skills to manage future digital classrooms.
Interdepartmental Collaboration Builds Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Programs, Cultivating Next-Generation π-Shaped Talent Beyond Traditional Boundaries
Our interdisciplinary credit programs integrate academic strengths across the university, supported by the College of Science’s “Semiconductor Skills Credit Program” and “Smart Manufacturing Skills Credit Program,” the College of Humanities’ “Taichung Urban Literacy and Guided Tour Micro-Credit Program,” and the College of Future Education’s “Educational Big Data Credit Program.” Closely aligned with industry trends, these programs break traditional departmental barriers, providing a flexible curriculum structure characterized by “diverse choices, interdisciplinary integration, and practice-oriented learning.” Students can freely explore different fields while building a solid professional foundation, cultivating compound talents with technological, cultural, and managerial skills.
Responding to National Policies by Cultivating Data and Green Talent
Aligned with the “Digital Learning Advancement Plan” and the “2050 Net Zero Emissions” policy blueprint, our university actively secures external resources and successfully established the “Educational Big Data Micro-Credit Program” and the “Sustainable Development and Net Zero Emissions Credit Program.” We transform national strategies into practical teaching experiences, guiding students to simultaneously master the two emerging fields of “Data Governance” and “ESG Sustainability,” precisely aligning with the key competencies required for national development. From 2023 to 2025, 57 students have completed certification in these programs.
Highlight 2: Linking International, National Policy, and Industry Resources to Deepen
Interdisciplinary and Flexible Learning
PBL Problem-Based Courses Grow by 17%
The proportion of interdisciplinary courses designed using the PBL (Problem-Based Learning) teaching model increased from 10% to 27% (from the 2022 academic year to 2024), significantly enhancing students’ ability to solve real-world problems.
Collaborating with Industry Leader TSMC to Cultivate Semiconductor Talent
The “Semiconductor Skills Credit Program” and “Smart Manufacturing Skills Credit Program” ensure that our students’ knowledge seamlessly aligns with the needs of the nation’s key industries.
Top in Cross-University Minors and Double Majors, Further Linking Medical Resources
Our university is committed to breaking campus boundaries. Through participation in the “National University System of Taiwan,” we successfully fostered a culture of cross-university learning. Enrollment in cross-university courses increased from 70 to 181 students, a significant growth. In 2025 (Year 114), we achieved the highest number of cross-university minor and double major applicants within the system, with an approval rate of 87.5%. Furthermore, we expanded beyond the system by establishing a strategic alliance with Chung Shan Medical University, opening opportunities for cross-university minors, double majors, and credit programs in the medical field, providing students with rare interdisciplinary pathways and broadening their career horizons.
Highlight 3: Establishing University-Wide Undeclared Programs to Provide Diverse Options
Our university established a university-wide undeclared bachelor’s degree program, enrolling students starting from the 2025 academic year (Year 114). All departments opened their “Specialized Domain” courses for students across the university, and the “University Bachelor Degree Establishment Guidelines” were formulated to provide a more flexible learning system. In the 2025 academic year, the undeclared bachelor’s degree program admitted a total of 15 new students.
Highlight 4: From General Education to Professional Courses – Advancing Deep AI Integration
Based on departmental characteristics, each department is required to integrate generative AI into at least one course per semester to deepen the exploration of disciplinary knowledge. The AI integration highlights for each college are as follows:
Highlight 4: From General Education to Professional Courses – Advancing Deep AI Integration
Based on departmental characteristics, each department is required to integrate generative AI into at least one course per semester to deepen disciplinary inquiry. The AI integration highlights for each college are as follows:
[College of Science] Department of Science Education and Applications – Concept Modeling and Data Validation
In the “General Physics II” course, teaching units are designed using a problem-based learning approach. Under the guidance of instructors, students build concepts, create models, and validate them through data analysis using multiple physics problems. AI platforms such as ChatGPT or Gemini are employed to assist in overcoming difficulties. Students compare AI-generated answers with their own findings and document their analytical processes and solutions in assignments, enhancing both problem-solving skills and conceptual understanding.
[College of Management] Master’s Program in Higher Education Administration – Decision Analysis and Critical Dialogue
In the “Higher Education Evaluation Research” course, ChatGPT is used to facilitate academic discussions, emphasizing the integration of AI tools with knowledge to enhance students’ questioning, information literacy, and critical thinking skills. Students learn to evaluate AI-generated content, reflect on outcomes, and cultivate innovation, adaptability, and critical thinking through teacher-student interactions.
Highlight 4: From General Education to Professional Courses – Promoting Deep AI Integration
[Teacher Training Courses] Office of Teacher Education and Career Guidance – Integrating AI Teaching Tools with the Four Learning Modes
In the courses on Elementary School Chinese Language Teaching Methods and Elementary School Health and Physical Education Teaching Methods, the “Four Learning” cycle (self-learning, guided learning, collaborative learning, and interactive learning) is used as the core framework, deeply integrating subject knowledge with teaching practice. Teacher candidates engage with the “Ohm Academy” platform for learning and human-AI collaboration, enhancing their CK+PCK professional knowledge. Additionally, teacher education faculty conduct clinical teaching practice in elementary schools, personally guiding students to use the AI learning companion “e-Du” and feeding the practical experience back into the methodology courses. This ensures seamless integration of teacher training courses with real-world elementary school teaching, enabling teacher candidates to effectively apply AI teaching tools in classroom settings.
[Evidence of Effectiveness] ICT Competency PR Values Surge by 20, Leading National Employment Competitiveness
For students entering in the 2022 academic year, UCAN pre- and post-test PR values (freshman vs. junior) showed significant growth in Communication and Expression (47→51), Lifelong Learning (45→54), and Information Technology Application (43→63). Teacher certification pass rates exceeded national averages, performance in teacher selection exams was outstanding, and public-funded students ranked first nationwide. Employment rates for both teacher candidates and non-teacher candidates exceeded 90%, outperforming the average for public universities.
Highlight 5: Nation’s First “Three-Mentor Model” Internship System
Nation’s First “Three-Mentor Model” Internship System, Creating a Seamless Transition and Guaranteed Employment Blueprint for Students
To reduce the gap between learning and practice, our university provides students with internship-related subsidies. Each college actively develops industry partnerships based on their professional fields—for example, the Department of International Business in the College of Management collaborates with 20 international companies, such as TECO Electric & Machinery, Tonghui International Consulting, and MOS Burger. The university has launched the nation’s first “Three-Mentor Model” internship system, creating a brand-new internship blueprint that ensures a seamless transition from study to work and guarantees employment for students.
13.4%
The number of bachelor’s students participating in internships at our university increased by 13.4% (from 202 students in the 2022 academic year to 229 students in the 2024 academic year).
83%
Companies are willing to offer internships to our university students at a rate of 83%, and the retention rate of our interns within these companies reaches 76.5%. Our students’ performance during workplace internships is highly recognized by the host organizations.
Highlight 6: Pioneering an AI Literacy Questionnaire to Enhance Technology-Assisted Self-Directed Learning
Anchored in UNESCO’s Student AI Literacy Framework, the university has been actively advancing smart campus initiatives and AI education. In the 2025 academic year, it became the first institution nationwide to launch the “AI Literacy Questionnaire,” which has since been formally incorporated into the university-wide survey system. With a response rate as high as 92%, the initiative demonstrates the institution’s strong commitment to leading emerging trends. Meanwhile, data from the university-wide “Technology-Assisted Self-Directed Learning Scale” reveal a significant increase in technology-assisted learning among students admitted in the 2022 academic year (from freshman to junior: 3.48 → 3.62). This notable improvement highlights the university’s exceptional achievements in promoting digital learning and cultivating AI literacy.
92%
University-wide survey response rate
3.62
Scores on the Technology-Assisted Learning Scale
(成長自 3.48)
Highlight 7: Cross-Domain Collaboration from Campus to County Level, Driving “Professor-Level” AI Empowerment Across the National Teacher Education System
Connecting the capacities of 29 universities and 22 counties/cities to establish the “Smart Education Teacher Training Alliance.”
Recognizing that teacher education begins with the “professors,” the university places strong emphasis on “training the trainers.” Through intensive professional development and resource integration, the institution has spearheaded a nationwide transformation in teacher preparation. It has coordinated the collective capacity of 29 teacher-training universities and 22 county/city education bureaus to jointly plan and advance the integration of AI technologies into education. This collaborative effort promotes the widespread adoption of digital teaching solutions and, in partnership with the technology industry, establishes a cooperative platform that drives digital transformation across the education system.
Providing Ohm Academy resources free of charge to support the placement of 102 AI-empowered seed professors nationwide.
The university developed the Ohm Academy and made it available to all alliance institutions, while also organizing multiple training sessions and workshops on AI teaching assistants and AI tutoring applications. To date, 102 teacher-education professors nationwide have completed the training, accelerating the transition of AI technologies from theoretical concepts to practical classroom implementation.
Introducing major technology partners—Google, Microsoft—and broader industry resources
The university established the Smart Education Center and partnered with leading enterprises such as Apple RTC, E Ink, AOC, Google, and Microsoft to create high-standard smart classroom demonstration sites and develop a Smart Education Campus. In addition, the university has continued to advance campus digitalization, investing over NT$10 million in recent years to upgrade large-display equipment in 85 classrooms. These enhancements provide real-time interactive smart learning environments that better simulate digital teaching settings in K–12 schools, thereby offering teacher-education students more authentic practice opportunities and improving overall learning engagement.
Highlight 8: Demonstrating the Power of Sustainable Governance Through the “One University, One River” Initiative
A model of cross-sector integrated governance by the four-university alliance, honored with the 2025 Global Views USR Model Award in the Ecological Co-Prosperity Category
The university has proactively collaborated with local industries, government agencies, and academic institutions to advance resource integration and value-added innovation. Together with Tunghai University, Feng Chia University, and National Chung Hsing University, it formed a four-university USR alliance to jointly implement the Ministry of Education’s USR initiatives. Through the “One University, One River” project, the alliance demonstrated an innovative model of cross-university, cross-sector, and cross-department watershed governance and ecological stewardship. In 2025, the project was honored with the Global Views USR “Ecological Co-Prosperity” Model Award.
The university has long been deeply committed to University Social Responsibility (USR) and sustainable development, and its outstanding achievements have been repeatedly recognized by leading national institutions.
Since 2020, the university has received the CommonWealth Magazine “USR University Citizen Award” for five consecutive years, demonstrating its steadfast commitment and continuous dedication to University Social Responsibility. In the most recent evaluations, the university further achieved second place in the “Public Medium-Sized Universities” category for two consecutive years starting in 2024. This recognition not only highlights the university’s well-rounded performance across four major dimensions—social impact, environmental sustainability, teaching commitment, and institutional governance—but also affirms its leading position in sustainable governance among public medium-sized universities nationwide.
Awards and Honors
Highlight 9: Advancing UGC Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration to Strengthen Local Engagement and Academia–Industry Co-Creation
78 locally rooted “City Impressions” creative projects
The College of Humanities collaborated with the Taichung Public Library and junior high schools in Taichung to guide students in reshaping urban memories through an artistic lens, resulting in 78 “City Impressions” creative works.
Innovative UGC Collaborative Model for Teacher Education
The College of Education integrates multi-stakeholder collaboration across the U（University）-G（Government）-C（CounselingGroup） to develop a teacher education system distinguished by its focus on practical teaching applications.
Regional collaboration empowering students to lead the public in discovering the wonders of science
The College of Science has been invited annually to participate in the Science Festival at the National Museum of Natural Science, where students guide the public in exploring the fascination and mysteries of science.
Top Three Nationwide in the International PMI Project Management Awards
The College of Management implemented industry–academia co-created courses, and in the 2025 PMI Taiwan Campus Project Management Awards, Department of Creative Design and Management Master program of Business Administration and the Department of Computer Science earned second and third place, respectively. In addition, students from the Department of Creative Design and Management won the Silver Award in the Morita Group Product Advertising Design category at the 2025 34th Times Young Creative Awards International Competition.
Highlight 10: Systematic Support and Diverse Incentives Driving Academic Research
In 2025, five professors from the university were selected among Stanford University’s “Top 2% Scientists Worldwide.”
In 2025, five faculty members from the university—Vice President Kuo-Chen Huang, Dean Chin-Chang Chen, Chair Professor Chih-Hung Wu, Director Chih-Hung Chen, and Dr. Chi-Chen Lin—were named among Stanford University’s “Top 2% Scientists Worldwide.” Among them, Vice President Kuo-Chen Huang ranked 7th globally and 1st nationally in the field of Education, with a lifetime scientific impact placing him in the top 0.047% worldwide (approximately 5,097th), demonstrating the university’s world-class influence in the field of educational technology.
Research incentives provided, with per-capita research funding increasing by 56%.
Through multiple incentive measures—including flexible compensation, distinguished professorship programs, and the Teaching Practice Research Program—the university has effectively strengthened faculty research motivation. The average funding obtained per faculty member from academic research and industry–academia collaboration projects increased from NT$1.56 million in 2020 to NT$2.43 million in 2024, demonstrating strong research momentum and substantial recognition from external funding sources.
Ranked among the Top 30 Universities in “Academic Achievement” in the 2025 Global Views Best University Rankings
In 2025, the university rose significantly to 25th place nationwide in the Global Views Monthly Best University Rankings under the category of “Academic Achievement,” demonstrating continuous improvement in research capacity, quality of scholarly output, and overall academic impact.
66.6% growth in publications in Tier-I journals
Since the successful recruitment of Professor Kuo-Chen Huang in the 2023 academic year, the number of Tier-1 journal publications at the university has increased by 66.6% over three years (from 63 articles in 2022 → 80 in 2023 → 105 in 2024). In alignment with the Higher Education Sprout Project, the university has actively encouraged faculty members to disseminate their research through publications, academic journals, and conference presentations. From 2023 to 2025, a total of 153 academic outputs were completed.
Highlight 11: Implementing the "Six Good" Strategy to Promote Cultural Inclusion and Ensure
Educational Equity
Our university promotes the "Six Good" Strategy to comprehensively enhance students' learning and living quality, continuously strengthening student support services, including dormitory life improvement, academic guidance, career planning, and health promotion. The goal is to create a campus environment with a sense of belonging akin to home. In the 2025 academic year, the following achievements were accomplished:
- [Good Living] Dormitories across the campus offer communal kitchens and host health promotion activities and food safety cooking workshops, cultivating students’ healthy eating habits and self-discipline in daily life.
- [Good Learning] Through diverse mechanisms, the university significantly improves students’ academic and employment readiness. A total of 23 teacher recruitment sessions and competency lectures were held, with 729 participants. Fifty-two students participated in educational public service activities, practicing social responsibility. Students gained practical experience by assisting in campus anniversary events, graduation ceremonies, and 11 design competitions. Administrative work-study experiences further enhanced students’ "administrative process" skills, with post-test improvements reaching 186%, effectively strengthening career planning and administrative proficiency.
- [Good Activity] To expand career development opportunities, the university organized digital sports certification workshops, subsidizing 17 students to obtain professional certificates. The campus-wide health promotion program, the "Student Fat Reduction Challenge," attracted 426 participants, resulting in an average body fat percentage decrease of 2.07%.
- [Good Health] The university pioneered the "Healthcare Subsidy for Economically or Culturally Disadvantaged Students" and added nighttime counseling hours to help students manage stress. Gender equality education was also conducted to increase students’ awareness and coping ability regarding digital gender-based violence and interpersonal interactions.
- [Good Admission] Since the 2024 academic year, the "Yanagawa Admissions Team" has been established to provide dedicated quotas for all teacher education departments, increasing priority admissions by 125% from the 2024 to 2025 academic year. Additionally, registration fee reductions, accommodation, and transportation subsidies are provided to low-income and middle-low-income students, effectively easing their financial burden.
- [Good Culture] The university actively supports Indigenous students in reducing financial burdens. In the 2024 academic year, 56 Indigenous students were assisted with scholarship applications, totaling NT$889,000. In terms of cultural promotion, 70 Indigenous cultural sharing and hands-on workshops were held in 2025, with 2,112 participants. Nine tribal cultural field trips attracted 269 participants, fostering deeper understanding of tribal culture and transitional justice issues. Indigenous Week and the university’s first Cultural Inclusion Day promoted extensive cross-cultural exchange.
Highlight 11: Implementing the "Six Good" Strategy to Promote Cultural Inclusion and Ensure
Educational Equity
Highlight 11: Implementing the "Six Good" Strategy to Promote Cultural Inclusion and Realize
Educational Equity
Global SDG16 Ranking: 24th
In 2025, our university achieved outstanding results in THE's "University Impact Rankings" for Sustainable Development Goal SDG16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions), ranking 24th globally and 4th nationally, reflecting a friendly and inclusive campus culture.
Innovative Promotion with Virtual Idols Vtuber Kam and Ohm-Chan
Our university is a pioneer among national universities in creating a campus virtual idol. Jointly planned and produced by the Office of Student Affairs and the Department of Digital Content Technology, the virtual idol "Kam the Divine Horse" debuted during the 2024 University Anniversary, receiving enthusiastic responses and an invitation to share on the Educational Broadcasting Station, showcasing students’ creativity and execution skills. At the same time, our successful mascot "Ohm-Chan" was designed by alumnus Xu Qianshun, a 2011 graduate who won Taiwan’s top mascot design award. The design of Ohm-Chan draws inspiration from the campus Ivory Fountain and incorporates the Chinese character “中,” reflecting the rich campus culture. Ohm-Chan obtained trademark rights in October 2025, followed by the creation of a usage manual, planning of cultural and creative merchandise, and production of a mascot costume to strengthen the brand. On December 5 of the same year, the "Ohm-Chan Birthday Party Theme Day" was held, providing faculty, students, and alumni with an up-close interactive experience, successfully enhancing the university’s visibility and modern image.
**Highlight 12: Empowering with Smart Technology for Administrative Upgrades**
64% of Administrative Units Implement AI in Administration
Since 2025, administrative operations have incorporated AI tools, alongside AI competency training, to achieve intelligent workflow upgrades. In document processing, AI can quickly generate official documents, drafts, and multilingual materials, significantly reducing drafting time while providing professional suggestions for greater accuracy and fewer errors. In meetings and information management, AI’s speech-to-text functionality efficiently compiles complete meeting records, accelerating decision-making processes. Additionally, AI is applied in visual design, simplifying the creation of posters and presentations, thereby enhancing promotional effectiveness. Overall, the implementation of AI effectively reduces repetitive tasks for staff, improves cross-departmental collaboration efficiency, and ensures the quality and consistency of administrative outcomes.
Figure 18. Offering Administrative AI Courses to Enhance Operational Efficiency
Ohm Academy International Student Information Station Provides Multilingual Smart Services
In terms of services for international students, the Office of International Students Information Station at Ohm Academy has been established to guide new international students in accessing campus information. Workplace English seminars were conducted to enhance the language and cultural competence of administrative staff, and university personnel were encouraged to take English proficiency tests. Cross-cultural learning programs and Chinese language support mechanisms for international students were also planned, providing guidance to a total of 44 international students.
Figure 19. International students access campus information through the Office of International Students Information Station at Ohm Academy
Highlight 13: Connecting with Top International Universities to Deepen Smart EducationCollaboration
A Model of Cross-School Integrated Governance by the Four-University Alliance, Winner of the 2025 Vision USR Ecological Co-Prosperity Award
Our university proactively collaborates with local industries, government, and academia to promote resource integration and value-added innovation. Together with Tunghai University, Feng Chia University, and National Chung Hsing University, we formed a Four-University USR Alliance to jointly implement the Ministry of Education's USR program. Through the "One University, One River" initiative, we demonstrate innovative practices in cross-school, cross-domain, and cross-department watershed governance. In 2025, this effort earned the Vision USR "Ecological Co-Prosperity" Model Award.
Active Collaboration with International Academic and Research Institutions
The Smart Education Center at our university actively strengthens interactions with Monash University in Australia and Kyoto University in Japan. Our business research teams collaborate on AI-powered smart education, learning analytics, and cross-national studies, opening a new chapter in educational technology. In the future, we will also engage in substantial academic exchanges and cooperation in educational AI with Korea Education & Research Information Service (KERIS) and the Netherlands National Education Lab AI (NOLAI). Thanks to our university’s continuous investment and strategic planning, the two major developmental advantages—"Smart Learning" and "Refined Teacher Training"—have already taken shape, injecting strong momentum into the institution.
Figure 20. Our university hosted multiple platforms and assessments for the Ministry of Education
Figure 21. Collaborative visit to our university's business research by Kyoto University, Japan and Monash University, Australia