If you’re living in Taiwan and work in anything related to IT then you’ve probably heard about ITRI:
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) – a national research organization that serves to strengthen the technological competitiveness of Taiwan.
Since our inception, ITRI has three mission statements: first, to expedite the development of new industrial technology; two, to aid [...]

Teaching an international audience can be a complicated task. This last Saturday I had a “Qualitative Research Methods” class, which – I would have to say – is one of the better classes I’ve had here. The class combines masters and PhD students and covers qualitative research methods for business students. This last week [...]

While meeting someone next to NCKU’s Guang Fu campus university entrance the other day I noticed a  new student rally. Noticing signs of “和平” (peace) and a few other political statements I figured out it had something to do with all that’s been happening in Taiwan lately regarding the cross-straight talks, the demonstrations and the [...]

One of the biggest problems in cross cultural interactions and studying in a foreign country has to do with the lack of cultural sensitivity.
It was quite by accident, that I joined the IIMBA freshmen orientation this week, organized by the senior students who wanted to give the freshmen some of the introduction they didn’t have. [...]

As part of the visit of Technion president to NCKU, we were invited for a presentation of a new project currently being developed in NCKU, combining Electrical Engineering, Industrial Design and Creative Design of professors from the Tainan area universities, led by NCKU.
I got permission to take a few videos and post them here. They [...]

I’m the only Israeli student in southern Taiwan, as far as I’m aware, and although it sounds a bit culturally lonely, it does bring up some unique opportunities. During Friday and Saturday I joined the Israeli Technion president, Dr. Yitzhak Apeloig, while he was visiting NCKU with his charming wife – Mrs. Tzippi Apeloig. It [...]

In the past year of studying with NCKU, some of the international students of the student council were continuously making an effort to help the university go global. We’ve offered practical help and endless suggestions as to what we think the school can do to improve in that area. One of those areas was international [...]

A few months ago I participated in a study performed by first year undergraduates students in NCKU as part of a university program to encourage Taiwanese undergraduates to tackle English academic level research during their first year with the university. A worthy goal indeed.
This study was especially interesting for me since it was dealing [...]