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NTNU Design Students Present Ceramic-Inspired Projects at 2025 Osaka Expo

NTNU’s Department of Design participated in an international exhibition at the 2025 Osaka Expo, where students reimagined traditional Awaji roof tiles as contemporary home objects. Their work, part of a Taiwan–Japan co-creation project organized by TDRI, showcased how regional crafts can be adapted to modern life through thoughtful design.

NTNU Concludes Lecture Series Celebrating the International Year of Quantum Science

NTNU marked the International Year of Quantum Science with a public lecture series on particle physics and cosmology, featuring talks by scholars from across Taiwan. Organized by the Center for Astronomy and Gravitation and the Department of Physics, the series explored topics ranging from the Standard Model and Higgs field to dark energy and the expansion of the universe—highlighting the links between quantum mechanics and cosmology for a general audience.

NTNU Holds Sustainable Talent Forum with UAE’s Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi

National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) held the "University Talent Cultivation Perspective of Transformation" International Forum on May 6, 2025, bringing together His Highness Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi of Ajman, United Arab Emirates, and 11 youth delegates from the U.A.E., alongside faculty and students from the NTU System—comprising NTNU, National Taiwan University (NTU), and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST). The forum centered on the theme “University’s Talent Cultivation for Sustainable Transformation – Global Competence, Social Engagement, and Technological Innovation,” aiming to explore strategies for nurturing future talents capable of addressing global sustainability challenges.

Distinguished Lecture: Richard Howitt on Indigenous Self-Determination

As part of NTNU’s Distinguished Lecture Series, Yushan Honorary Chair Professor Richard Howitt examined the legacy of settler-colonial institutions and the structural challenges facing Indigenous self-determination, drawing on fieldwork across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, Taiwan, and Israel.

NTNU Sets Record at 2024 NSTC Research Awards

NTNU set a new institutional record at the 2024 NSTC Academic Research Awards, with eight faculty members and three alumni recognized across three major categories. Honoring excellence in research, innovation, and early-career achievement, the awards are a testament to NTNU’s leadership in academic advancement across disciplines.