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Taiwan High School Students Rank 3rd Globally in Math

Taiwan placed third in the world in math, according to an international assessment test given to 15-year-old high school students across 81 countries. Taiwan not only did well in math but also ranked fourth in science and fifth in reading. Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) exams are typically offered in local languages, with 90 different language versions available, per Liberty Times. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) who sponsored the exam says the purpose is to better understand educational trends and to track how individual countries are performing.

Diwali Event Lights Up Taiwan-India Friendship

On the occasion of the Indian festival of Diwali, the NTNU School of Science celebrated with a cultural exchange event on November 3. This event also marked the return of Assistant Professor Guru Brahamam Ramani from the Indian Institute of Technology at Jammu (IIT-Jammu) to NTNU for an academic exchange. The event aimed to enhance interactions and exchanges between local and international students.

University of Wisconsin System Visits NTNU, Seeks Teacher Education Talent

Dr. Johannes Britz, University of Wisconsin System’s Interim Senior Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs, and Dr. Tracy Davidson, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, visited National Taiwan Normal University on October 11th. They were received by NTNU Executive Vice President Frank Ying, Vice President for International Affairs Yi-De Liu, and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Yeu-Ting Liu. A potential collaboration between the teacher education programs of the University of Wisconsin System and NTNU was a main topic of discussion.

NTNU Delegation Visits Top Korean Universities for Benchmarking and Exchange

In a dedicated effort to promote international intercollegiate exchange and collaboration, NTNU Vice President Y.H. Frank Ying led a 11-member administrative delegation, including Associate Vice President for International Affairs Hsiu-Mei Hsieh, to engage with counterparts in Korea’s Hanyang University, Sungkyunkwan University, and Chung-Ang University from October 31 to November 4.

Chancellor of Mozarteum University Salzburg Visits NTNU

Mozarteum University Salzburg’s Chancellor Prof. Elisabeth Gutjahr commenced her first ever visit to Taiwan with a series of meetings at National Taiwan Normal University. The exchanges between Chancellor Gutjahr and NTNU representatives from the Department of Fine Arts and College of Music led to further considerations of how Mozarteum University Salzburg and National Taiwan Normal University can collaborate in future artistic and musical endeavors.