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President Shen visited Malaysia for Talent Cultivation and Research Collaboration

2023-09-13

NCKU President Meng-Ru Shen (沈孟儒) led a delegation to Malaysia to support the academic and industrial exchanges with Malaysia and attend the 51th anniversary events by the NCKU Alumni Association of Malaysia, from September 1 to 3.

Walk the Talk 2023 Welcome Freshmen by NCKU Executive Vice President Hong-Chen Chen and Purdue Dual Degree Program

2023-09-13

On the evening of August 29th, the NCKU Office of International Affairs, in collaboration with the Departments of Mechanical Engineering (ME), Electrical Engineering (EE), and Computer Science and Information Engineering (CSIE), co-organized the AY2023 Freshmen Welcome Reception to the NCKU-Purdue Dual Degree Program. NCKU Executive Vice President Hong-Chen Chen (陳鴻震) gave a welcome remark and heart-warming advice.

NCKU Honorary Professor Vigor Yang (楊威迦) Appointed INAE Academician

2023-09-07

NCKU Honorary Professor Vigor Yang (楊威迦), an internationally renowned expert in aerospace propulsion, is appointed as academician by the National Academy of Engineering of India (INAE), established in 1987 for engineering talent cultivation and technology development.

NCKU AISSM Kicks off Summer School on Semiconductor Supply Chain and Manufacturing Technology

2023-08-23

The 2nd NCKU AISSM International Summer School, from August 18 to 25, brought together 29 university students from six countries for an introductory program for semiconductor industry in Taiwan. The program offers classroom lectures on semiconductor supply chain and technologies in semiconductor manufacturing, and field trips to Taiwan semiconductor Research Institute Laboratory and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) new comer training center.

NCKU Nursing Department and Mahidol University Nursing Faculty to Sign Agreement for Academic Exchange and Dual Doctoral Degree Program

2023-08-21

An academic exchange agreement was signed by the Department of Nursing, College of Medicine of NCKU, and the Faculty of Nursing of Mahidol University on August 11. The agreement aims to promote extensive and in-depth academic exchange and collaboration between two universities, including a dual doctoral programs enabling MU PhD students to apply for the dual doctoral degree program with the NCKU Department of Nursing by end of 2023, at the earliest. A strong relationship has been maintained between NCKU and MU, featured with a joint research center launched in November 2018 in Mahidol University, as NCKU base to reach out to Southeast Asia countries.

NCKU Signs MOU with German Jülich Research Centre to Promote Joint Research for Advancing Green

2023-08-01

NCKU Hierarchical Green-Energy Materials Research Center (Hi-GEM) and German Jülich Research Centre’s Institute of Energy and Climate Research-IEK-1: Materials Synthesis and Processing (IEK-1) signed a memorandum of understanding on July 18th at the Technology Building of NCKU Tzu-Chiang Campus. The signing ceremony was represented by Prof. Jow-Lay Huang(黃肇瑞), Director of NCKU Hi-GEM, and Prof. Olivier Guillon, Director of IEK-1. The MOU aims to promote the collaboration of joint research, academic exchanges, and talent cultivation for green energy.

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and NCKU Discuss Future Collaboration

2023-06-21

President Meng-Ru Shen of NCKU, on June 2, welcomed President Bernd Huber and Vice President of Research Hans van Ess of The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) with a discussion for future collaboration and a visit NCKU Hospital and the Medical Device Innovation Center.

Executive Director of Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) visits NCKU to enhance stronger international cooperation

2023-06-15

Professor Peter Lennie, the Executive Director of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), arrived at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) on June 9th for a special visit to President Meng-Ru Shen and to engage in face-to-face discussions with representatives from various WUN working groups at the university.

NCKU-EDPNI sign MOU to promote technological and vocational education in Indonesia

2023-06-12

To enhance the cooperation on technological and vocational education (TVE), NCKU and the Indonesian State Polytechnic Director Forum (FDPNI) have signed a MOU on May 18th, for future cooperation on education, research, and culture exchange.

Czech-Taiwan academic collaboration for Semi-conductor : University of West Bohemia Delegation Visits NCKU

2023-05-24

Aiming to facilitate the development of semiconductor industry in Czechoslovakia, a delegation led by Miroslav Lávička, the newly appointed president of the University of West Bohemia (UWB), paid a visit to NCKU Academy of Innovative Semiconductor and Sustainable Manufacturing (AISSM) on May 4th to explore the opportunity for future collaboration. The Czech delegation also included the Vice Dean for International Affairs of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at UBC and the former Czech Deputy Prime Minister.

NCKU AISSM presents education programs on semi-conductor technology to Thai Delegation on May 5th

2023-05-18

Aiming to promote the academic collaboration between Taiwan and Thailand, NCKU AISSM presents its exclusive education programs for semi-conductor technology to the Thai delegation and the MOE Taiwan (the Ministry of Education).

NCKU-KTH To Launch 3+2 Joint/Dual Master’s Degree Program In Sept. 2023

2023-05-08

NCKU and KTH will launch a new 3+2 joint dual program, open for application in September 2023 with studies for three-year bachelor program at NCKU and two-year master program at KTH. This new dual program will offer a mutually recognized academic qualification, said Prof. Wei-Cheng Lo, Secretary General of NCKU, and expand horizons through international learning and enhance academic cooperation across the disciplines.

NCKU Partners with TU Darmstadt on AI IC Innovations in the Post-Moore Law Era

2023-03-28

Fulbright and International Affairs Officials Visit NCKU

2023-03-24

On March 15th, the Foundation for Scholarly Exchange, Fulbright Taiwan, led international affairs officers and senior staff members from 25 universities and colleges across the United States to visit National Cheng Kung University (NCKU). Both parties joined hands to hold a cooperative discussion, emphasizing fields such as smart semiconductors, future computing, literature and history, Mandarin, creative industrial design, engineering, and energy. In addition, NCKU introduced Fulbright Taiwan to the innovative colleges and programs of NCKU, while visiting the Chinese Language Center (CLC) and the historical campus. NCKU shall join hands with Fulbright Taiwan to actively cultivate high-level talents, improving their professionalism, language skills, and cultural fluency.

A Cooperation Agreement Signed Between NCKU And Akita University to Deepen Bilateral Academic Cooperation and Exchanges

2023-03-13

Dr. Chen Yuh-Neu, Vice President of NCKU, and President Yamamoto Fumio, President of Akita University, signed a school-level cooperation agreement on March 2 at the National Cheng Kung University Museum. (A school-level cooperation agreement between NCKU and Akita University was signed at the National Cheng Kung University Museum on March 2. The agreement was jointly signed by Dr. Chen Yuh-Neu, Executive Vice President of NCKU , and Yamamoto Fumio, President of Akita University.) This agreement aims to strengthen the bilateral academic cooperation between both institutions and to provide students with more educational resources and opportunities, thus encouraging them to study abroad and broaden their horizons.

President of University of Tsukuba Visits NCKU and Signs JV Campus Program to Accelerate the Sharing of Higher Education Online Resources

2023-02-28

University of Tsukuba (UT), the significant partner institution, visited National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) on Feb 17th, the reception meeting invited both research groups of medicine and biology and the administrative team of international affairs to present the achievements of cooperation and following plans. UT and NCKU also singed the “JV-Campus Individual Institution Box Usage Agreement” mutually.

To Expand Bilateral Research and Talent Cooperation, Officials from The Lithuanian Ministry of Education, Science and Sport Visited NCKU

2023-02-13

A delegation from the Lithuanian Ministry of Education, Science and Sport visited NCKU on February 6th. Led by Vice-Minister of Education, Science and Sport Gintautas Jakstas, the delegation comprised Jurga Strumskienė, Director of the Ministry, Jūras Banys, President of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Romas Baronas, former chair of the Research Council of Lithuania, and professors at Vilnius University.

NCKU Team Develops Next-Generation Network Topology Surpassing Supercomputer Technologies in US, China, and Japan

2023-02-03

Chair Professor Chi-Chuan Hwang at the Department of Engineering Science of NCKU has developed a high-efficiency network topology architecture called “Equality topology”. They have not only successfully obtained patents in the EU, the US, Japan, China, South Korea, and the ROC but also published their achievement in the international journal, The Journal of Supercomputing, titled “Performance evaluation of multi-exaflops machines using Equality network topology”.

Please abide by the COVID-19 epidemic prevention regulations and pay attention to your health during Lunar New Year holidays

2023-01-17

There are many celebration activities and people during Lunar New Year holidays, and thus please pay attention to your health. Please note the following

UC Berkeley Professor Trevor Darrell shared his latest AI development at NCKU

2023-01-12

Prof. Trevor Darrell of University of California, Berkeley was invited to NCKU to share his latest research outcome and insight about AI development on January 11st, 2023.