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Resonance Across Borders: Teaching Exchange Between NTNU and the University of Texas at Austin and the “A Thousand Miles, A True Talent” Concert

A faculty delegation from the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin visited National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) on October 30 and 31. As part of the visit, the professors conducted teaching demonstrations, delivered lectures, and gave a faculty concert in NTNU’s Historic Auditorium. The two universities have maintained a longstanding partnership, with regular academic and artistic exchanges, particularly in music and the performing arts.

NTNU is Working with Caltech to Advance Quantum Memory Tech

A recent collaboration between the Department of Physics at National Taiwan Normal University and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has successfully overcome a key bottleneck in quantum memory technology. The study demonstrates that at extremely low temperatures, a magnetic field induces polarity ordering in monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) transistors. This breakthrough is poised to bring revolutionary changes to the development of two-dimensional materials and electronic technologies.

NTNU Leads New Thinking in Asia-Pacific Teacher Education: Teacher Preparation Becomes a Global Focus in the AI Era

The 2025 Annual Conference of the Asia-Pacific Association for Teacher Education (APATE) was successfully held at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) from October 17 to 18. Under the theme “Teacher Education in the Age of AI: Making a Difference in the Asia-Pacific Region,” the event brought together educational leaders and scholars from more than ten countries across Asia, the Americas, and Europe to explore new directions in teacher development and educational innovation amid the rise of artificial intelligence.

Deep Aseismic Slip Identified as a Key Precursor to the 2024 Hualien Earthquake

A research team led by Professor Hui-Hsuan Chen of the Department of Earth Sciences at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) has found evidence that accelerated aseismic slip on a deep fault began as early as three years before the magnitude-7.3 Hualien earthquake on April 3, 2024. This behavior suggests features of a potential earthquake precursor. The team’s findings, published in Nature Communications, offer important insight into how major earthquakes may develop over long timescales and highlight the role of slow slip along the Central Range Fault in eastern Taiwan.

Nobel Laureate John Clarke Advances Quantum Sensing Research at NTNU, Driving New Biomedical Applications

NTNU Chair Professor John Clarke has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering contributions to quantum sensing and superconducting electronics. His long-term collaboration with NTNU’s Graduate Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering has helped translate frontier quantum technologies into biomedical tools, including a blood-based diagnostic test for dementia now in clinical use.