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NTNU Selected by Ministry of Education as Key Cultivation University for Program on Bilingual Education

On September 2nd, Taiwan’s Ministry of Education announced that NTNU is selected as Focused Development University for the Bilingual Higher Education Program.

NTNU Shares Development of Bilingual Education in 2021 Taiwan-Philippines University Presidents’ Virtual Forum

The 2021 Taiwan-Philippines University Presidents’ Virtual Forum was held on August 24th by Taiwan Education Center Philippines and Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges under the theme of Language Education and International Linkage Under Covid-19. Executive Vice President Frank Yung-Hsiang Ying attended the forum representing NTNU, to understand the latest development of higher education in the Philippines and gave a talk about the Building Bilingual Environment in NTNU. About 70 representatives from 64 higher education institutes from Taiwan and 119 representatives from 107 higher education institutes attended the forum, making it the biggest online forum of Taiwan-Philippines higher education.

NTNU Team Finding Out that Green Tea Polyphenol Catechins Inhibit Coronavirus Replication Published on Antioxidants

The research team of the Founding Deam of the School of Life Science Chien Chiang Ting published recent results and discovered the research of the virus activity. Polyphenol catechins extracted from green tea can inhibit virus replication, strengthen the immune mechanism and improve various acute lung destruction. It can be used as a tool to prevent the spread of the virus and can effectively reduce the symptoms disease. The paper was published on journal Antioxidants in July.

Sport Science Team of NTNU Assisted in the Winning of Tokyo Olympic Games

The Tokyo Olympics is a battlefield for top sporting nations to compete and an important stage for them to demonstrate the results of sports science. Taiwan is no exception. The National Sports Training Center invites domestic sports science and domestic sports medicine experts to organize a sports science team. Research Chair professor of the Department of Athletic Performance Prof. Shiang Tzyy Yuang serves as General Coordinator to integrate the resources of the major sports research teams to support training of athletes to prevent injuries to improve performance.

Does attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder increase risk of mortality?

Background and Purpose: Few studies have explored the risk of death from Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, and existing studies have found inconsistencies and lack information on individual causes. This study investigated the relationship between ADHD and the mortality rate in Taiwan.