The National College Games (often referred to as the National Universiade) was originally scheduled to open on May 14, 2021. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule of the competition was adjusted. It was postponed to the period of October 1 to 5. Shortly before the competition, the players of the STUST team were still training and preparing for the fight. In the 2021 National Universiade, they finally won 2 golds, 4 silvers, 8 bronzes, with a total of 21 medals. They also surpassed the traditional leading schools and won the third place in the overall track and field championship.

[STUST won the 4×400-meter relay of the track and field championship in the general boys' group: STUST President Deng-Maw Lu (middle), Bo-Wen Wang (first from left), Zhong-Ming Li (second from left), Bo-Shun Yao (second from right), and Shi-De Chen (first from right) had a group photo.]

STUST had 81 players participating in seven sports, including track and field, billiards, tennis, taekwondo, karate, badminton, and swimming.

[STUST won the first place and second place in the 400-meter of the general boys' category.]

In the track and field events, four athletes—including Bo-Wen Wang, Zhong-Ming Li, Bo-Shun Yao, and Shi-De Chen—won the championship in the 4×400m relay in the general boys’ track and field. Shi-De Chen and Bo-Shun Yao further won the championship and runner-up of the 400 meter of the general boys’ group, adding to their overall brilliant results. In addition, Ya-Pei Lin won silver and bronze medals in the general girls’ long jump and triple jump, respectively. In the National Universiade, the STUST Track and Field Team won 15 medals, including 2 golds, 2 silvers, and 5 bronzes. The team won 6 medals in swimming and taekwondo events, including 2 silvers, 3 bronzes, and others. Their outstanding performance was worth applauding. STUST won a total of 21 medals in this competition, fully demonstrating the school's emphasis on sports activities.

[President Deng-Maw Lu of STUST went to the Universiade to cheer for the players and encourage them with a lot of words.]

Under the leadership of President Deng-Maw Lu, STUST appointed key development project teams to cultivate outstanding sports talents for track and field, basketball, volleyball, billiards, tennis and softball, and regularly organize school-wide teacher-student games and various sports competitions. It renovated the school’s sports venues, such as the Rainy Day Stadium, track and field refurbishment, and the multi-functional sports venue—Yohas Center—to provide adequate space for teachers and students to exercise in the school. It has further enhanced the awareness of the importance of sports among teachers and students in the school and forward brought the school’s sports atmosphere, hoping to achieve the goal of building a strong country through exercise.

Director Rong-Yu Su of the Sports Education Center of STUST pointed out that the COVID-19 pandemic had made it particular tough for athletes to prepare for each event. Everyone should express his or her gratitude to teachers who offered training and support to make players continuously improve their professional training and competitions in a perfect training environment and finally achieve such outstanding results. The teachers and students of the school are all proud of them. President Deng-Maw Lu expressed his encouragement and gratification for the results of this competition, and he personally went to the National Universiade to cheer for the players. He hoped that the players would be able to break through their own limits and show their strength in all the future competitions. He also encouraged both teachers and students on campus to establish the concept of doing sports for a lifetime.

President Deng-Maw Lu said that in recent years STUST has made quite good progress in academic affairs, educational affairs, and clubs and sports activities. He hopes that this will enhance students' interest in learning in many ways and further improve their academic performance. In recent years, STUST has performed well in sports competitions, and he hopes that they can make persistent efforts to achieve the goal of building a strong country in sports.