The Ministry of Education recently announced results of approved applications for its Annual Industrial School Project in the 112th academic year. Three STUST’s applications for "Industrial Practical Talent Cultivation Special Classes" and six applications for "Practical Functional Improvement Programs for Teachers and Students" were approved, the total number of which made STUST rank first among universities of science and technology.

【STUST ranked first among universities of science and technology in terms of applications approved by Ministry of Education for the Annual Industrial School Project in the 112th academic year.】

The Ministry of Education has been actively promoting the "Industrial College" project since 2013, encouraging colleges and universities of science and technology to establish mechanisms with focus on key industries of the government and to jointly organize special training classes or courses for talents that fit with the industry. Since 2019, the management mode has been adjusted, focusing on the country's key development industries to promote the "Industrial Practical Talent Cultivation Special Class" and encouraging teachers and students to integrate with industry practice, promoting the "Professional Functional Plan for Advanced Teachers and Students", so as to create a win-win situation for teachers, students, schools, and enterprises.

Three applications of STUST for "Industrial Practical Talent Cultivation Special Classes" in the 112th Annual Industrial College Project were approved, including "Metal Material Manufacturing and Heat Treatment Technology Industrial Practical Talent Cultivation Special Class" offered by Prof. Zhong-chun Wu from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, which is a special class that has won grants for three consecutive awards; "Food Automation Production Quality Management Industry Practical Talent Cultivation Special Class" offered by Prof. Da-wei Huang from the Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology; and the "Information and Communication Technology in Industrial Digital Transformation Industrial Practical Talent Cultivation Special Class" offered by Prof. Ming-jia Shu from the Department of Business Management. In the "Professional Competence Enhancement Project for Teachers and Students," there were 6 applications in the following. Distinguished Professor Jun-jie Chu from the Department of Food Science and Technology offered a class to develop a new material that inhibits pylori probiotics and compound prebiotics in the stomach with the technology of lactic acid bacteria fermentation of Chinese herbal medicine and improve the practical competence of teachers and students. Prof. Wen-zheng Zou from the Department of Optoelectronics offered a class for multi-source sputtering system to grow multi-layer photoelectric thin film development and strength the practical competence of teachers and students'. Prof. Kai-shuan Zhuang from the Department of Mechanical Engineering offered a class focused on factory machine networking and motor health status detection to enhance on practical competence of teachers and students. Prof. Ya-ling Tsai from the Department of Department of Marketing and Logistics Management offered a class on Digital Transformation Marketing Innovation Research under ESG to enhance the practical competence of teachers and students. Prof. Chiu-shue Liu from the Department of Visual Communication Design offered a class on Smart Textile Design and Innovative Fabric Product Structure Development to enhance practical competence of teachers and students. Lecturer Cheng-shun Shie from the Department of Multimedia and Entertainment Science offered a Puzzle game design talent training program based on spatial and graphic recognition ability to improve the practical competence of teachers and students. All of these subsidized programs span the colleges of engineering, business management and digital design colleges, focused on the key development industries of our country and the cultivation of talents that meet the demand of the industry.

President Cheng-wen Wu of STUST said that STUST has spared no effort in practical teaching and guiding students in practical learning, in order to enable students to learn and develop according to their personal interests and talents, quickly integrate with the industry after graduation, and become variously applied professional talents. Through industry-university cooperation, STUST has greatly improved academic research standards and promoted innovation and entrepreneurship. The mechanism of "creating employment opportunities" for students has also been transformed into one for training students to "create the future" that can help build strength for Taiwan's industries and make greater contributions to society and industry.