Highlights
Summary of Goals Achieved and Highlights【Part 1】
- Strengthening Cross-Disciplinary Programs
- Offered 47 cross-disciplinary programs through 34 colleges and departments.
- A total of 1,941 students participated in these programs.
- Introduced a university-wide “Arete Honors Program” for students admitted via recommendation.
- Co-Creation and Hands-On Courses
- Delivered hands-on micro-programs, including 234 core and advanced courses.
- Offered 252 innovative micro-courses and workshops.
- Recorded 6,449 enrollments across these courses.
- Improving academic research capacity
- NYCU was ranked the top 1% in 15 fields among 22 fields of the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) database. (1 new field added in 2024).
- 90 articles from the university were published in Science and Nature series journals during 2023-2024.
- 297 articles were listed as “highly-cited” papers in 2024, an increase of 8% from 2022.
- Recruitment of scholar excellence (outstanding scholars)
- Over 20% of the recipients of the Flexible Salary Program are from assistant and associate faculty members.
- In 2024, NYCU has recruited 44 Yushan Fellows including 20 Yushan Young Fellows.
- Launched the “Presidential Young Chair Professorship” initiative to attract 43 young scholars.
- Approved 62 “Faculty Development Plans” in 2023-2024, supporting interdisciplinary research.
- Provided 79 new faculty funding packages to encourage research and improve academic performance.
- Deepening International Collaboration and Talent Mobility
- Joined international organizations like APRU and UAiTED.
- Established dedicated offices for Taiwan-Japan exchange, semiconductor collaboration, and international promotion.
- Partnered with Indian Institute of Technology for dual Ph.D. degrees and UIUC for dual master degrees.
- Launched Taiwan’s first overseas semiconductor master program with Vietnam National University.
- Collaborated with MIT, Purdue, and UIUC to facilitate student internships in Taiwan.
- Facilitated over 1,000 student exchanges post-pandemic with more than 300 partner institutions globally.
- Enhancing Industry-Academia Co-creation
- Facilitated technology transfer for several enterprises, with 7 professors successfully securing contracts exceeding NTD 5 million each in 2023.
- Supported faculty members in founding 28 university spin-off companies.
- Improving Access for Economically and Culturally Disadvantaged Students
- Increased admissions for disadvantaged students to 158 through special application channels.
- Assisted 509 economically disadvantaged students with scholarship applications.
- External fundraising efforts for student aid reached NTD 5 million annually.
- Addressing Social Issues and Promoting Local Sustainability
- Facilitated faculty-led student projects in rural and indigenous communities, emphasizing health promotion, academic tutoring, and support for vulnerable populations.
- Actively tackled local health and resource disparities to enhance equity and foster social inclusivity.
- Embedding sustainable development goals (SDGs) in education and activities. Integrated SDGs into the curriculum and extracurricular initiatives to promote awareness and actionable engagement.
- Establishing the community and sustainable education center and offering a micro-program in sustainability leadership, combining theoretical insights, case studies, and practical applications to cultivate systematic problem-solving skills and prepare leaders for sustainable development challenges.
