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NTNU Recognized in 2025 University Guide as Leader in Bilingual Education and Industry Collaboration

As the 2025 university entrance season approaches, 1111 Job Bank published a special edition of the 2025 University Guide in January. The Introduction to Top Universities series explores the distinctive qualities of various institutions, introducing NTNU under the banner "Industry Connections × Interdisciplinary Learning, Global Engagement × Bilingual Education." The guide highlights the university’s core strengths and educational philosophy as NTNU moves toward a more dynamic and innovative future.

NTNU Visits Four Top British Universities: Expands Taiwan-UK University Cooperation

NTNU President Cheng-Chi Wu led a delegation to the United Kingdom on January 15-23, 2025 to meet with four British universities in the world’s top 100, and expand cooperation with NTNU’s UK partners. Among the institutions visited were the University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, Durham University, and UCL.

Passwords Keep Getting Cracked? A New Verification Scheme Helps Improves Security

When logging into computer systems, using email, or accessing various social networking sites, the first step typically involves entering a username and password. If authentication credentials are compromised, they can be exploited. Dr. Albert Guan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering at National Taiwan Normal University, has pioneered research on “A Novel Verification Scheme to Resist Online Password Guessing Attacks.” This research has effectively tackled the risks related to passwords, offering innovative insights into information security.

The Shifting Shadow of M87*: A New Key to Understanding Black Hole Environments

Using observations from 2017 and 2018, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration has deepened our understanding of the supermassive black hole at the center of Messier 87 (M87*). This study opens a new window into multi-year analysis at horizon scales by leveraging a new simulation image library with more than 120,000 additional images compared to the last one. The team confirmed that M87*’s black hole rotational axis points away from Earth and demonstrated that turbulence within the accretion disk — rotating gas around the black hole — plays an important role in explaining the observed shift in the ring’s brightness peak compared to 2017. The findings, published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, mark a major step forward in unraveling the complex dynamics of black hole environments.

History Department Partners with Taiwan Historica for Academic Collaboration and Resource Sharing

To promote the effective utilization of academic resources and deepen the development of Taiwanese social and cultural education, the History Department of National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) formalized a collaboration agreement with Taiwan Historica on January 10. This partnership focuses on archival collections, academic seminars and publications, internship opportunities, talent exchange, and shared facilities. Together, the two institutions aim to advance research and education in Taiwanese history.