Vice President Ding’s delegation visits Cornell Tech, the innovation hub of NTU’s sister school, Cornell University.
President Wen-Chang Chen and his executive team embarked on a trip to the United States with the objectives of furthering collaborations between NTU and its sister schools in the US and observing several outstanding innovation and entrepreneurship hubs. President Chen's first stop was the University of Rochester, where he signed a collaborative agreement and his team held discussions on joint research endeavors and student exchange programs. Meanwhile, Vice President Shih-Torng Ding led another team to New York to visit Cornell Tech, the innovation hub of Cornell University. Their focus was to learn their innovative methods for nurturing entrepreneurship. Afterwards, they visited Columbia University to explore collaboration opportunities for NTU’s College of Engineering and College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
The delegation next visited Northwestern University near Chicago, where they held discussions on faculty research collaborations and the planning of Northwestern University’s upcoming visit to Taiwan. Afterwards, the delegation visited the University of Illinois Chicago, forging collaborations in such fields as smart healthcare and signing an agreement on joint seed projects.
After their sojourn in Chicago, the delegation traveled to Seattle to visit the University of Washington to hold discussions on establishing student exchange programs and degree initiatives while also visiting the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) hub.
The delegation’s final destination was California, where they discussed student exchanges and dual-degree programs with the University of California, Berkeley. Afterwards, the delegation visited the Taiwan Science and Technology Hub, founded by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) of Stanford University, to explore opportunities in scientific research and talent cultivation with the US.
The visit to the United States was a great success. President Chen and his delegation achieved their intended goals of furthering collaborations, drawing inspiration from successful models, and strengthening connections with overseas alumni.
President Chen (right) and Timothy Killeen (left), President of the University of Illinois system, sign a cooperative research funding agreement.
NTU delegation visits the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) hub at the University of Washington.
NTU delegation visits the University of California, Berkeley to gain insights on the Bakar BioEnginuity Hub (BBH).
