SDG8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Achieve higher levels of economic productivity, encourage the growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, protect labour rights, achieve equal pay for work of equal value, and reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training.
Bridging the Gap in Educational Resources
Curriculum Guidelines of 12-year Basic Education was published in 2019 to guide high school students to explore their interests and foster their autonomous learning abilities through diverse fields of study. However, since regular and vocational high schools located in rural areas (hereinafter rural senior high schools) are inaccessible or too
Summer Online School (SOS) Returns!
In 2020, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) held its first Summer Online School (SOS) program, which offered 20 engaging online courses from each of its colleges to up to 2,165 students. Among them, 540 students were high school graduates and prospective university students. The academic credits earned through
Over 350,000 Users Registered in Ewant, NYCU’s First MOOC Platform
In October 2013, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University established ewant, the first massive open online course (MOOC) platform in Taiwan. This platform assists higher education institutions in Taiwan in advertising and promoting their MOOCs and has currently signed collaboration agreements with 100 universities and academic units in Taiwan
Empowerment and Cultivation of Talent through AIoT Program
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) has incorporated high-end learning techniques—which are usually accessible only to a limited number of talented learners—with a large amount of NYCU professional resources, corporate social responsibility (CSR) plans of high-tech manufacturers, and the new curriculum guidelines on artificial intelligence and Internet of Things
More Than 100 Local and International Students Participate in NYCU’s First 40-hour Online International Creative Hackathon
Fully conducted in English, the competition was NYCU’s first creative hackathon involving domestic and international students. Participants of the competition came from Haiti, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Saint Lucia, Thailand, Pakistan, Ukraine, Russia, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Honduras and Taiwan, who were studying in NYCU, National Taiwan University, National
Cultivate International Talents with Spirit of Sustainability in Industry Development
Under the principle of quality over quantity, National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) continues to recruit outstanding foreign students. To reinforce the connection between foreign students and domestic industry and improve the employability of foreign students, the university has collaborated with domestic enterprises to offer internship and employment opportunities for
