Establishing Educational Institutes That Facilitate Diverse and Adaptive Learning

Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology / Yu Chang Technical and Commercial Vocational Senior High School / Yuan Ze University

FENC values diverse and adaptive learning, encouraging students to apply what they have learned to achieve self-fulfillment. Over the years, the Company has established the Oriental Institute of Technology, Yu Chang Technical and Commercial Vocational Senior High School and Yuan Ze University, providing students with options in terms of the right educational environment based on career development to bridge the gap between what students learn at schools and the skills required at the workplace. Since 2012, the affiliates of FEG expanded the practical training program for students. As of today,1,080 students have participated in the industry-academia internship program and entered the companies after graduation. Such programs have created a win-win for students, corporations and society.(Please refer to Recruitment and Retention.)

Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology, formerly known as Oriental Institute of Technology, started promoting a sustainable community action program in 2025 to focus on the well-being of the elderly. The program emphasizes three major aspects, talent development, field services, and carbon reduction and sustainability. Among the projects that are under implementation are the international student exchange program, long-term elderly care stations, and improving carbon emission pathways among the elderly who exercise. In addition, the university organizes science camps through the university social responsibility (USR) program as opportunities for students to serve by capitalizing on their engineering expertise. From January 13 to 17, 2025, the faculty and student members from the College of Engineering visited Jakarta Taipei School in Indonesia and held a medical engineering camp offering introductory courses on the subject. Attracting over 150 faculty and students, the camp provided exchange and learning opportunities for students from the two schools and encouraged them to engage in innovative and creative thinking.

 

In 2024, Yu Chang Vocational High School (YCVS) celebrated its 54th anniversary. The world is changing at an incredible pace, and YCVS has positioned itself as an incubator of talents with critical skills that will drive global development. The school focuses on adaptive development; cross-industry learning; digital technology; initiative and innovation; humanistic aesthetics; international specialization, and aims to cultivate professional and technical talents with the capabilities to implement, compete and influence while meeting future challenges with sustainable mindsets and global mobility. In 2024, YCVS established the Department of Distribution Management, hoping to integrate the manpower and resources with the retail and distribution establishments under Far Eastern Group. The aim is to promote the industry-academia program and help students gain insight and real-world experience in the distribution industry through school education, special projects, career visits and internships. YCVS invites industry experts to share their field experience to strengthen technical capabilities for the young talents, helping them hone skills essential for employability and industry development for them to flourish into the pillars of corporations.

 

In 2024, Yuan Ze University (YZU) pioneered the post-baccalaureate program for Carbon Zero Sustainable Development, marking the first time the College of Management incorporated a task-oriented, competency-based curriculum. The program also integrated the ISO14064-1 standards to enhance students' ability to conduct GHG inventory, and graduates with bachelor's degrees or above in non-STEM fields are encouraged to apply. During the course, GHG Inventory Technology, the instructor guided students through tasks in real-life scenarios to give them a better sense of the complexity and sophistication entailed in the GHG inventory. The course also aimed to cultivate a sense of environmental responsibility among students, who visited establishments such as farms, food factories and steel mills. While enriching students’ professional capabilities, the program has expanded the breadth and depth of the industry-academia collaboration.

 

Shining International Spotlight Onto Taiwan With International Competitions

Taiwan Young Student Physicists’ Tournament

To build a solid foundation in science education among young students, Y. Z. Hsu Science and Technology Memorial Foundation started the Y. Z. Hsu Competition-Taiwan Young Student Physicists’ Tournament in 2009 with the Department of Physics, National Taiwan Normal University. The competition is open to high school student teams around the nation. Students who perform well during the competition will be recruited to the national team, which will train with professors from National Taiwan Normal University and compete in the International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT).

The twelve questions for contestants of the Taiwan Young Student Physicists’ Tournament are selected from the 17 questions published by IYPT. The tournament attracts students from top high schools each year. They conduct experiments or simulations based on each question; report and debate over their findings with other contestants during the tournament. The 16th Taiwan Young Student Physicists’ Tournament (TYPT) was held in 2024. More than 50 schools have participated over the years, including Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School, Taipei First Girls High School and Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University. A total of 2,281 students have competed in the tournament and awarded NT$15.67 million in prizes. Since 2010, the Far Eastern Memorial Foundation has provided full sponsorship covering the food, accommodation and transportation expenses for team Taiwan to compete in IYPT. Team Taiwan was among the 38 teams heading for Budapest, Hungary for the 37th IYPT in July 2024. The number of competing teams set a record high, and fierce competition ensued. The team came through and won the gold medal, which brought the total number of medals team Taiwan took home over the years to two gold, six silver and six bronze medals, marking an impressive record. 

The influence of the Taiwan Young Student Physicists’ Tournament (TYPT) is far-reaching. The tournament prompted the establishment of physicist’s clubs in Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School and Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School. The questions given during the tournament are also taught during the physics courses. At the National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei American School, National Changhua Girl’s Senior High School and Mingdao High School. Starting in 2014, the National Taiwan Normal University has been offering speculative physics, which discusses questions from the International Young Physicists' Tournament (IYPT) during a current year. The instructors guide students to navigate through the thought process of inference, speculation and research. Many science programs in Taiwan also started referencing the physics materials referenced during IYPT, such as the national competition for innovative science teaching aids; physics tournaments for high schools and colleges; national competitions for high school physics inquiry and practice; national and regional science fairs.

The K-12 Education Administration of Ministry of Education recognizes that TYPT as well as the International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT) national team training and competition plan improves science competency among high school students, expands their world view and boost their competitiveness. Since 2023, the K-12 Education Administration has assumed the role of project advisor, encouraging the students and faculty members winning IYPT medals with certificates of recognition. The official recognition from K-12 Education Administration is beneficial in terms of cultivating talents in scientific research for the long term. It also attracts more top-performing students to compete, accumulating the momentum for scientific and technological innovation for the society.

Feedback From the 37th IYPT Taiwan Team Members

Coverage of the 2024 TYPT (Chinese)

Inspiring Next Generation Talents to Embrace Emerging Fields With Platform of Exchange

Y.Z. Hsu Innovation Forum
 

Y. Z. Hsu Science and Technology Memorial Foundation hosted the first Y. Z. Hsu Innovation Forum in 2013 to encourage youth to enter the field of science and technology and create a new future for the next generation. In 2024, six more Y. Z. Hsu Innovation Forum were held. FENC brought the forum to senior high schools, including Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Girls High School, Taipei Municipal Song-Shan Senior High School, National Experiment High School at Hsinchu Science Park and Tainan First Senior High School. This arrangement gives high school students exposure to diverse technological fields. Winners of Y. Z. Hsu Science Award are invited as speakers and panelists to share their experience and legacy, inspiring young students to embrace emerging technological industries. Based on the satisfaction survey, the satisfaction rate reached 92%.

 

 

2024 Results of Y. Z. Hsu Innovation Forum 

Theme	Explore Passion, Envision Future
Session	Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School	Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Girls High School	National Experimental High School at Hsinchu Science Park	Taipei Municipal Song-Shan Senior High School	Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University	Tainan First Senior High School
Speaker	National Health Research Institute Tse-Hua Tan Distinguished Investigator (The 20th Y. Z. Hsu Science Chair Professor–Biopharmaceutical)		National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Li-Chun Wang Chair Professor (The 21st Y. Z. Hsu Science Chair Professor–Information and Communication Science and Technology)		National Taiwan University Yao-Wen Chang Distinguished Professor (The 20th Y. Z. Hsu Science Chair Professor–Information and Communication Science and Technology)	National Cheng Kung University Dar-Bin Shieh Chair Professor (The 16th Y. Z. Hsu Science Chair Professor–Nano Science and Technology)
Influence	A total of 1,236 participants attended the six lectures on site, which received a 92% satisfaction rating overall.

2024 Y. Z. Hsu Innovation Forum (Chinese)
  Video footage of 2024 Y. Z. Hsu Innovation Forum (Chinese)