The Ministry of Education held the Award Ceremony of the 4th Contribution Awards for Technical and Vocational Education, the 8th Senior Technical Master Award, and the 13th Outstanding Award for Technical and Vocational Education on the 8th of December. The awards were presented by Deputy Minister of Education Li-De Yao to teachers and students who have outstanding performances in such fields of international innovative inventions and professional licenses. Chien Tai, Former President of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, was awarded the Contribution Award for Technical and Vocational Educational. PhD student Mei-Yian Lin and freshman student Huai-Zhi Yang of the Department of Electronic Engineering Dr. Yang were awarded the Outstanding Achievements for Technical and Vocational Education. It is expected that the annual awarding activities can bring honor to teachers and students who have outstanding performance in the field of technical and vocational education and promote the innovation and development of technical and vocational education.

【Deputy Minister of Education Li-De Yao was giving a speech】

In his speech, Deputy Minister of Education Li-De Yao said that blessing should be for friends who have devoted themselves to technical and vocation education for a long time because their dedication in the process can help children change their social status and social class in the future.

【Deputy Minister of Education Li-De Yao (left) presented the Contribution Award for Technical and Vocational Education (individual group) to Chien Tai, Former President of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology (right)】

【Deputy Minister of Education Li-De Yao (left) presented the Outstanding Award for Technical and Vocation Award to PhD student Mei-Yian Lin of the Department of Electronic Engineering (right)】

Former President of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, ChienTai, was awarded the Contribution Award for Technical and Vocational Education. He said that the university has positioned itself as the best partner in the industry and has been cultivating industry-university cooperation for many years. During the ten years of his presidency, through various system reforms, STUST improved teachers' willingness to put into cooperation with industry, introduce external resources of production, government, academia and research, and continue to strengthen the cooperation between the university and industries. It not only has assisted enterprises in fostering compatible talents, but also has solved the industrial manpower gap and jointly develops key technologies with enterprises to establish the concept that the research and development of teachers and students should also demonstrate the value of industrial applications. It also helped SMEs in the region to upgrade, transform, and fulfill university in terms of its social responsibilities. After many years of hard work, STUST has cultivated outstanding talents with both humanistic accomplishments and professional skills under the Ministry of Education's Teaching Excellence Program (2006-2017) and the grant of the Development Model University of Science and Technology (101-106). The total amount of investment due to industrial-school cooperation (including technology transfer) from enterprises increased from NT$ 112 million (2010) to 196 million (2016), ranked fifth in the country. Keeping pace with the top universities, STUST moved a leading position among the private universities of science and technology in the country and succeeded in leading the upgrade and transformation of vocational and technical education. It has made concrete and significant contributions to technical and vocational education in Taiwan.

【Deputy Minister of Education Li-De Yao (left) presented the Outstanding Award for Technical and Vocational Education to freshman student Huai-Zhi Yang of the Department of Electronic Engineering (right)】

【Deputy Minister of Education Li-De Yao (left) presented the Contribution Award for Technical and Vocational Education (individual group) to Chien Tai, Former President of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology (right)】

PhD student Mei-Yian Lin was awarded the Outstanding Award for her Inventions. She said that she came from Malaysia to Taiwan four years ago. She was fortunate enough to meet Prof. Yi-Qun Du, who gave her great space for her performance and paved the road for her to innovation and invention. Recalling the first time she entered the hemodialysis lab, she witnessed the process of cleansing a patient's kidney, her head appeared to have a electric shock, with ideas emerging within two weeks. With her continuous brainstorming, she had more than ten creative ideas. That was the beginning of the first patented invention. Subsequently, in response to clinical needs and through integration of motors and biomedical applications in practical research and development, she brought her invention patents towards commercial development, participating in a number of innovative and creative entrepreneurship and international invention competition and winning many affirmations. Through the interaction with clinicians, she deeply understood the importance of medical materials to doctors and patients. She held on to the belief that "improving the quality of patients' medical care and safeguarding the lives of patients" is the driving force behind their continuous innovation. She felt greatly honored to have received this award and affirmation.

【Congratulations! Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology was awarded the 4th Contribution Award and the 13t Outstanding Award for Technical and Vocational Education】

【Director Yu-Hui Yang of the Ministry of Education (left) and Former President Chien Tai of South Taiwan University of Science and Technology (right)】

Huai-Zhi Yang, was awarded the Outstanding Award for having a great number of certificates. He said that his academic performance had not been very good during his studies. He chose to study for a technology upgrade and tried his best to obtain some licenses. Fortunately, he was successful in obtaining the licenses for computer hardware integration, instrument electronics, and computer software applications. They should be his best gift for graduation. Later, he also successfully passed the test of technical excellence and was enrolled in his ideal department—the Department of Electronic Engineering of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology. He hopes that he can continue to improve himself in the future.

【Deputy Minister of Education Li-De Yao (first from the left), Director Yu-Hui Yang of the Ministry of Education (first from the right), Former President Chien Tai of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, and all the winners of Contribution Award for Technical and Vocational Education】

【Deputy Minister of Education Li-De Yao (first from the left), Director Yu-Hui Yang of the Ministry of Education (first from the right), and all the winners of Outstanding Award for Technical and Vocational Education】

Since its establishment of the Awards in 2005, 13 years have passed. Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology has won recognition from all walks of life every year. With the encouragement of this award, it is hoped that in the future, STUST will continue to demonstrate the qualities of our vocational and technical education professionals, foster lifelong learning for technical personnel, and cultivate more talents in both humanities and professional skills.

【Deputy Minister of Education Li-De Yao (first from the left), Director Yu-Hui Yang of the Ministry of Education (first from the right), and all the winners of Outstanding Award for Technical and Vocational Education】