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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.

Department of Physics Hosts the 69th Fullerenes–Nanotubes–Graphene General Symposium (FNTG69)

The 69th Fullerenes–Nanotubes–Graphene General Symposium (FNTG69), a long-running international meeting dedicated to research on carbon-based nanomaterials, was held at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) from September 24 to 26. The symposium convened at NTNU’s Gongguan Campus II and brought together researchers and students from institutions across Asia and the Americas for three days of presentations and discussion.

French Cultural and Tourism Mobility Program Expands Global Learning Horizons

The Graduate Institute of European Cultures and Tourism launched the French Cultural and Tourism Mobility Program, a nine-day field-based study course held in France from June 19 to 27, 2025. Led by Dr. Yi-De Liu, NTNU Vice President for International Affairs and faculty member of the Institute, seven students visited Bordeaux, Angers, and Paris to explore France’s diverse cultural and tourism landscape through on-site study of heritage sites and destinations.