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NTNU Student Exchanges to Germany Reach Record High: A Guide to Popular Universities and Affordable Study Abroad

To encourage students to explore the world, National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) has actively promoted campus internationalization and expanded opportunities for overseas exchange. In recent years, Germany, with its strong academic tradition and diverse culture, has emerged as one of the most popular European exchange destinations among NTNU students. Applications for NTNU’s university-level exchange programs in Germany for the 2026–2027 academic year have also driven participation to a new high.

NTNU Researchers Describe New Species of Skink in Honor of Two Pioneers of Salamander Research

With funding from the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, a research team from the Amphibian and Reptile Laboratory at National Taiwan Normal University has conducted taxonomic research on small lizards. The team has identified a new species endemic to Taiwan’s mid-elevation cloud forests. It is also one of the smallest lizards known from Taiwan. The new skink was recently described in an international journal and named “Lue & Lai’s Ground Skink,” in honour of Professor Kuang-Yang Lue (呂光洋) and Dr Jun-Shiang Lai (賴俊祥) for their contributions to the study of Taiwan’s high-elevation salamanders.

NTNU Chemistry Students Gain Research Experience Through the International Summer Program at the University of Osaka

Three master’s students from the Department of Chemistry at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) participated in the International Summer Program (ISP) at the University of Osaka’s Graduate School of Science from July 16 to August 27, 2026. During the six-week program, the students joined research laboratories, conducted individual research projects, and presented their findings, gaining experience in an international research environment while building on the longstanding partnership between the two universities.

NTNU Department of Performing Arts Takes the International Stage at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The Department of Performing Arts at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) made a strong impression at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe with two original productions, Mountains and Seas: A Rock Musical and Formosa Viva. The productions received enthusiastic responses from audiences and multiple star ratings from British theatre media, highlighting NTNU’s achievements in performing arts education, interdisciplinary creation, and international practice.

Expanding into Thailand, Deepening Ties: Seven NTNU Students Join the 2026 AEL Summer Course

Amid deepening globalization, societies across East Asia face a range of shared challenges — cultural change, economic transformation, and social inequality — that are reshaping the development of their education systems. In response, the College of Education at National Taiwan Normal University has, since 2014, worked with the Graduate School of Education at Tohoku University in Japan, the College of Education at National Chengchi University, the Department of Education at Korea University, and the School of Education Science and School of Psychology at Nanjing Normal University — four countries or regions and five schools in all — to jointly offer the Asia Education Leader (AEL) Course. Starting in 2026, the partnership expanded further with the addition of the Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. AEL is a flagship transnational program that the College has long prioritized, aiming to cultivate outstanding leaders who combine a global outlook with local awareness and can respond incisively to education issues across East Asia.