News

NTNU makes Asia's top 100 university list

National Taiwan Normal University ranks number 68 among Asian universities this year, making it one of a total 17 Taiwanese universities in the Asia's top 100, according to Times Higher Education (THE). THE released its first-ever Asia University Rankings on Wednesday.

Long-distance e-learning closes the gap for students of Chinese

Afraid of flying? NTNU's Mandarin Training Center (MTC) has some great news for anyone looking for personalized Chinese classes but who is unable to make it all the way to Taiwan. Thanks to the Internet, all you need is a computer, phone, or tablet to start one-on-one classes with a real live teacher.

NTNU introduces learning on-the-go with open mobile courses

Long bus rides or being out of town are no longer valid excuses to stop learning, now that NTNU's open courses are currently available for mobile devices.

Home environment plays key role in student performance: Study

An educational gap exists between students in the nation's urban and rural areas -- and despite what many may think, it's not caused by a lack school of resources, according to a new study by National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) professor of education Hsu Tien-ming (許添明). Instead, the key factor is a student's living environment, including access to desks, dictionaries, and other learning tools at home, Hsu reported Wednesday to the National Science Council, which funded the research.

NTNU professor introduces personality test to help match applicants with the right jobs

It's not just recent graduates who worry about jobs -- employers often struggle to find reliable, well-suited employees, too. Fortunately the difficult task of matching people to the right positions may be made easier after a 15-minute personality test developed by National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) professor of industrial education Hung Jung-chao (洪榮昭).