2026.0812
NTNU Physics International Program Draws Strong Interest with Research-Based English-Medium Education
National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) continues to advance English-medium instruction and campus internationalization and has been designated by the Ministry of Education as a Benchmark University for bilingual education. NTNU currently offers six fully English-taught undergraduate degree programs. Beginning in the 2025–2026 academic year, the Department of Physics transformed one of its two undergraduate classes into an International Program, admitting domestic high school graduates and providing fully English-taught courses and international research training to cultivate globally competitive talent in the fundamental sciences.
2026.0807
Korea Mission in Taipei Delegation Visits National Taiwan Normal University
On August 7, 2026, a delegation from the Korea Mission in Taipei visited National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU). The delegation was led by Representative HWANG Jaeho, accompanied by Section Chief KIM Eun Ji and Researcher and Executive Secretary LEE In Ho. The visit marked Representative Huang's first visit to the university since assuming his post in July 2026.
2026.0728
Siblings or Peers? Researchers Uncover the Key Drivers of Early Childhood Social Development
Many children today grow up as only children, and even within extended families, cousins are not always part of the picture—so it is often not until children enter school that they have their first real encounters with peers their own age. To understand how peers shape the social development of children who do and do not have siblings, a research team led by Associate Professor Li-Tuan Chou and Assistant Professor Shu-Man Huang of the Department of Child and Family Science at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) drew on longitudinal data from the Kids in Taiwan (KIT) database. The team found that both siblings and peers help children develop independence, assertiveness, and sociability—and that for only children without siblings, peer relationships play an especially important role.
2026.0724
28 University Faculty Members Join NTNU–UT Austin EMI Training Program in the United States
Twenty-eight university faculty members from Taiwan stepped away from their summer break and returned to the classroom amid temperatures approaching 40°C in Texas. Through questions, discussions, teaching demonstrations, and reflection, they explored how to help university students better understand, participate in, and learn effectively in English-Medium Instruction (EMI) courses.
2026.0715