National Ilan University Higher Education SPROUT Project – 2019
Results Presentation
1.Taking teaching as
the core
In regards to the teaching
innovation aspect, our school aims to nurture students’ hard power (professional
practical skills), soft power (key ability in liberal arts), as well as smart
power (combination of soft power and hard power) through the implementation of
“Innovative Practical Advancement Project” and “Soft/Smart Power Creation
Project.” In terms of the hard power aspect, our school strives to cultivate
“innovative pragmatic thinkers with problem-solving skills” through effective
guided teachings and innovative teaching materials based on a series of courses
focusing on the concept of “4 Years for One Problem” (subject-centric courses)
as well as by measures that enable flexibility in course selection. In terms of
soft/smart power, the cultivation of such powers relies on a combination of
formal curriculum (professional and general education courses), non-formal
curriculum (practical activities), and hidden curriculum (learning
space).
All innovative teaching
programs will be fully supported by both the Teaching & Research Units as
well as the Administrative Unit. During its execution, “PDCA”
(Plan-Do-Check-Act), quality management method shall be performed to allow for
immediate problem discovery and rolling
revisions.
2.Developing
University
Features
Throughout the years, our university has been actively promoting academia in
Yilan as well as industry-academia collaborations, thus accumulating a wealth of
industry counseling/collaboration experiences. National Ilan University is able
to provide a variety of assistances, such as: nurturing spaces, expert
counseling, low-cost professional manpower training, and exceptional manpower;
these have ultimately enabled our university to further strengthen our
competiveness through technology transfer and industry-academia collaboration.
By meticulously integrating the results of teaching, learning, and research with
development features of the local industry in combination with local resources,
our university has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Yilan County
Government to create sustainable development for the local industry/academia as
well as talent cultivation, thereby establishing a win-win situation. In view of
the maker culture popularized in advanced countries, which has pragmatic
effectiveness in cultivating students’ creative mindset, “I3E Center”
was constructed in 2019, making full use of existing teaching
space.
3.Making
resources more public
In order to raise the
accessibility of higher education, our university offers students with economic
hardships or culturally-deprived students interview aids as well as admission
channels to assist him/her to better understand the university and provide
academic and living counseling after admission. Additionally, our university
conducts professionalization of student recruitment, improves faculty structure
and performs institutional research. In compliance with the policies of the
Ministry of Education, National Ilan University has raised the additional
admission placement quota from 2% to 5% for fields/subjects that are more
desired by the societal needs of the indigenous population. Furthermore, 14.7%
of our total enrollment quota is offered to the aforementioned
students.
4.Fulfilling
Social Responsibility
National Ilan University has established close-knit ties with local community
resources, creating a bond with the campus to develop unique features,
collaborating with local community organizations to stimulate the local area
while finding its footing with superior services. By bringing students to
explore the knowledge in their surroundings, so to understand the local history
and environment our university has laid down the cultural groundwork for the
area, starting from the acknowledgement of one’s origins. In compliance with the
environmental protection mission of the Yilan County as well as the development
goal of creating an elder-friendly city, National Ilan University proudly
solidifies a symbiotic bond with the local area.
In terms of assisting the upgrade of the local industry, in 2019 Global Views
Monthly assessed National Ilan University as having the most “influential
industry-academia collaboration research” in the country. Aside from helping
local industries, our university has signed an USR (University Social
Responsibility) Cooperation Agreement with the local government, in addition to
signing a “Yilan District USR Alliance Letter of Intent” with the local colleges
in the Yilan district, jointly realizing University Social
Responsibility.
In regards to the USR project, National Ilan University has implemented the USR
project for the past two years. Through micro credit courses, our university has
enabled students to attain internships in museums, striving towards the closing
of the talent gap. Using technologies such as IoT, AR, VR, and iBeacon, our
university has strengthened digital marketing and mobile navigation.
Additionally, we’ve founded “Yilan Science Park Innovation Green Energy Co.,
Ltd.,” stationing ourselves in the newly created base at “Yilan Science Park –Yu
Cheng Building 2” to develop industries such as: green energy, drones, smart
micro grids, vehicle charging stations, and cooling
batteries.