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Online Forum by NTNU and Kyushu University Advances Bilateral Collaboration

In light of the abundant achievements of Kyushu University in academic research and industry-academia cooperation in recent years, and for the sake of continuing to deepen the academic cooperation and exchanges between the two universities, NTNU held an online joint forum with Kyushu University on December 3 of this year. Besides the theme of sustainable development which structured the forum, results of research collaborations by the two universities were also presented along with group discussions in various fields such as science, online education, mathematics for industry. The online forum served to expand the research capabilities of both universities as well as promote and advance their relationship of bilateral collaboration.

The 8th International School Chinese Language Education Conference and Workshop Successfully Held

The 8th International School Chinese Language Education Conference and Workshop was hosted by Chinese Language and Technology Research Center of the National Taiwan Normal University and co-organized by Kang Chiao International School (Xiugang Campus) on November 25-27th, 2021. Over 200 participants joined the tree day conference from America, U.K., Canada, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, China and Vietnam.

NTNU Cooperates with TaiwanICDF for Cross-cultural Chinese Teaching Talents

NTNU and the International Cooperation and Development Fund co organize the “Overseas Technical Assistance Service Plan for Young Adults". Students majoring in Chinese teaching can teach Chinese online to overseas countries that are allies to Taiwan. Principal Investigator Prof. Tsai Ya Hsun said that the teaching by the student teacher is focus on cross culture and student-centered. They create a helpful, actual context for students that meets their needs.

Netherlands Office Taipei Paid Visit to NTNU for Cooperation Discussion

Representative of Netherlands Office Taipei Guido Tielman was invited to come to NTNU on October 28th. President Wu Cheng Chih, Vice President Ying-Shao Hsu of the Office of Research and Development and Associate Vice President Nikky Lin welcomed the guest and they discussed issues related to the cooperation between NTNU and the Netherlands.

Coffee Helps Relieve Muscle Soreness Caused by Exercise, Making you Stronger

Promoting athletic performance through nutritional supplementation has been a popular research topic in sports science, and caffeine has been proven in many studies to be a legitimate supplement that can effectively enhance aerobic and anaerobic performance. However, whether caffeine, which also has an analgesic effect, can be effective in reducing muscle strength performance when the exercise causes delayed muscle soreness in the case of supplementation, and whether the effect has gender differences, has not been clarified. Therefore, we designed an experiment in which a downhill running caused running-induced delayed muscle soreness with male and female athletes, followed by caffeine supplementation of about three cups of American coffee, and observed the degree of muscle soreness change and muscle strength performance. The results showed that caffeine supplementation was effective in terms of reducing the muscle pain of both male and female athletes, but the degree of reduction in pain was higher in men than in women. Both men and women, however, can benefit from the same supplement of coffee that reduces the maximum loss of muscle strength. If you have muscle soreness and want to exercise, drink some coffee next time.