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Deep Aseismic Slip Identified as a Key Precursor to the 2024 Hualien Earthquake

A research team led by Professor Hui-Hsuan Chen of the Department of Earth Sciences at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) has found evidence that accelerated aseismic slip on a deep fault began as early as three years before the magnitude-7.3 Hualien earthquake on April 3, 2024. This behavior suggests features of a potential earthquake precursor. The team’s findings, published in Nature Communications, offer important insight into how major earthquakes may develop over long timescales and highlight the role of slow slip along the Central Range Fault in eastern Taiwan.

Nobel Laureate John Clarke Advances Quantum Sensing Research at NTNU, Driving New Biomedical Applications

NTNU Chair Professor John Clarke has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering contributions to quantum sensing and superconducting electronics. His long-term collaboration with NTNU’s Graduate Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering has helped translate frontier quantum technologies into biomedical tools, including a blood-based diagnostic test for dementia now in clinical use.

Department of Physics Hosts the 69th Fullerenes–Nanotubes–Graphene General Symposium (FNTG69)

The 69th Fullerenes–Nanotubes–Graphene General Symposium (FNTG69), a long-running international meeting dedicated to research on carbon-based nanomaterials, was held at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) from September 24 to 26. The symposium convened at NTNU’s Gongguan Campus II and brought together researchers and students from institutions across Asia and the Americas for three days of presentations and discussion.

French Cultural and Tourism Mobility Program Expands Global Learning Horizons

The Graduate Institute of European Cultures and Tourism launched the French Cultural and Tourism Mobility Program, a nine-day field-based study course held in France from June 19 to 27, 2025. Led by Dr. Yi-De Liu, NTNU Vice President for International Affairs and faculty member of the Institute, seven students visited Bordeaux, Angers, and Paris to explore France’s diverse cultural and tourism landscape through on-site study of heritage sites and destinations.

NTNU and University of Salzburg Sign MOU & SEA to Expand Academic and Student Exchanges

On September 24, 2025, National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) welcomed Rector Prof. Dr. Bernhard Fügenschuh of the University of Salzburg, Austria. During the visit, the two universities signed a university-level Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Student Exchange Agreement (SEA), formalizing an institutional partnership. With this signing, Salzburg became NTNU’s first Austrian partner to establish a university-level student exchange, marking a milestone in Taiwan–Austria higher education cooperation.