The College of Public Health opened it arms to a delegation of visiting high school students from Japan on February 4. Eleven students from Takatsuki Junior and Senior High School visited Taiwan as part of an 18-person delegation headed by their principal, Hajime Iwai, and vice principal, Tsuyoshi Kudo. The students were introduced to the college by Prof. Masahiro Kihara of the School of Public Health at Kyoto University, with which NTU has engaged in research cooperation and exchange visits in recent years.

The students' day at the college began with a briefing on the college's educational and research accomplishments presented by Associate Dean Chang-Chuan Chan. Associate Dean Chan explored issues of public health with the students by comparing the social, economic, and political situations in Taiwan and Japan. Next, five of the visiting students presented reports, covering such topics as the prevention of malaria, proper handling of electronic waste, and rising literacy in developing nations. The students received point-by-point evaluations from Associate Dean Chan upon the conclusion of their presentations. The college's faculty member also came away quite impressed by the English proficiency demonstrated by the students.

The delegation also visited the college's Museum of Medical Humanities where guided tours presented in both Japanese and Mandarin were provided. During the tour, the students learned that the museum's building had once served as a center providing medical training to Taiwanese students during the era of Japanese occupation (1895-1945). The visit gave the students insights into the development of modern medicine in Taiwan as well as the history of medical research and exchanges between Taiwan and Japan.