Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology: Co education of Industry, Government, and Education to Build Sustainable Competitiveness

        In recent years, the education industry has faced the dual impact of rapid changes in industry and technology, as well as socio-economic changes. The trend of having fewer children has exacerbated the crisis of insufficient student resources year by year. In response to the aforementioned challenges, Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology aims to cultivate the "4C core competencies" of Oriental Petrochemical (Taiwan), including critical thinking and problem-solving skills (communication), cross disciplinary teamwork skills (cooperation), application of technology and innovation skills (creativity), multiculturalism and international perspective skills (care, consideration), etc., with the aim of cultivating skilled craftsmanship (Think with hands: rooted in profession and technology), knowledge innovation (Think with mind: rooted in innovation and sensibility), and Industrial and technical professionals who are rooted in ethics and attitudes and possess a combination of three aspects: humanistic care (Think with heart).

                Integrating the characteristics of schools and departments to cultivate cross disciplinary talents

        Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology aims to cultivate practical and practical talents, based on its environment (near Taipei Far Eastern Group Communication Park) Far Eastern Memorial Hospital 、 Tucheng Industrial Park and New Taipei Industrial Park, as well as the advantages of the Far Eastern Group affiliated enterprise, combined with the three major characteristic fields of "School of Electrical and Telecommunications", "School of Engineering", and "School of Medical and Management" as the development axis, and hired professional teachers and practitioners. Among them, Professor Hong Weiqiang from the Department of Information Management ranked 6235th in the "2023 Global Top 2% Scientists List" released by Stanford University, and in the sub field "Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing" in the "2023 Annual Influence" evaluation. ence&Image Processing ranks 272nd.

        In the course section, the three major colleges mentioned above have integrated across domains, offering courses on artificial intelligence application, digital technology, medical technology, and intelligent healthcare management. They have also held many related lectures on generative artificial intelligence and introductory studies on ChatGPT applications, allowing all teachers and students to deeply learn the principles and applications of models, as well as understand the latest trends in the development of artificial intelligence. In addition, "Innovation and Technology Transfer Center", "Functional Fashion Textile R&D Center", and "Health Care R&D Center" have been established for the four major development areas of information and communication technology, health care technology, functional fashion textile technology, and innovative education (five innovations).

        In the field of information and communication technology, considering the entry of technology giants such as Google and Ericsson into the Far Eastern Group communication park, the school has specially offered courses on artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud Computing, and established characteristic laboratories such as "IC Design and Long term Care Internet of Things (IoT) Laboratory", "Biomedical Electronics and Internet of Things (IoT) System Application Laboratory", "Smart Internet of Things (IoT) Technology Laboratory", "Advanced PLC Intelligent Production Line Laboratory", and "5G Smart Self driving and Unmanned Vehicle Technology Innovation". In addition to undertaking Collaboration between industry and school projects, laboratory equipment is also paired with teaching courses to introduce practical projects, allowing students to accumulate practical skills through hands-on operation and verification. At the same time, by participating in Collaboration between industry and school, opportunities to interact with the industry are increased, and competitiveness in the job market is strengthened.

                In the field of functional fashion textile technology, after multiple departmental adjustments and professional reviews, we are currently planning industrial modules such as "materials/polymers", "fibers", "fabric design", and "clothing design". We have invested a lot of resources to cultivate the professional talents needed for the textile industry chain, and promoted fourth grade students to have a one-year deep internship in the textile related industry, increasing their industrial practical ability and willingness to invest in the textile industry.

        In the field of health care technology, we will establish a practical course model of "Health Industry and Technology Innovation Application", fully utilize internal and external health care teaching resources, and establish an artificial intelligence innovation center to integrate industrial management department IOT, information management department AI, marketing and circulation management department VR, medical management department biomedicine electronics, and department of nursing long-term care majors across departments and domains, in order to achieve collaboration between industry and school, talent cooperation, and enhance students' employment competitiveness.

        In the innovation and technology transfer section, following the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) and the characteristics of campus teaching and research, establish an innovation and entrepreneurship platform with the goal of cultivating young innovation and entrepreneurship teams. The main campus is dedicated to technological innovation and cross domain integration, while the newly established "Youth Entrepreneurship Cultivation Base" at the Tamsui campus focuses on smart horticulture, smart cultural and creative industries, and local entrepreneurship, committed to cultivating young entrepreneurial teams.

        Under the teaching system of popularizing higher education, in addition to essential teaching research and cultivating students with the hard power to master AI, universities should also possess social and humanistic care literacy, develop students' innovative thinking and problem-solving skills, understand, respond to, and take practical actions towards real problems. Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology not only organizes SDG themed activities to raise awareness of social responsibility issues among faculty and students, but also offers a "Social Practice Ability" training lecture in the 1995 academic year before the University Social Responsibility (USR) became widely known. Service learning is integrated into the curriculum, and a USR micro credit course is offered in the 109 academic year to train domestic and foreign camp teaching volunteers in fields spanning three colleges. Participating students can not only improve their essential learning abilities, but also use what they have learned to design and execute camp teaching plans, thereby cultivating their logical thinking and creative thinking abilities. Enable "Oriental Petrochemical (Taiwan) people" to embrace the trait of "benefiting society" and be able to respond flexibly to challenges.

        Industry, government, and academia work together to expand international mobility

        Under the global flattening, international talents are rapidly moving, and how to adjust education policies to cope with it is an important issue in school education. Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology takes textiles as its foundation and actively expands exchanges and cooperation with textile and clothing related industries at home and abroad. On the one hand, it establishes industry academia alliances with 24 northern textile industries to enhance its technological research and development capabilities and design level; On the other hand, we also have close exchanges with government agencies and overseas universities, and have a deep focus on AI related Collaboration between Industry and School, patents, and academic fields. Through cross domain cooperation among teacher communities, group Collaboration between Industry and School, and patent protection and technology transfer, we have enabled AI technology to quickly take root on campus. Under the tripartite cooperation between industry, government, and academia, we have invested over NTD 5 million to establish an "AI Advanced Talent Training Base" on campus. We have also collaborated with the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission to establish the "Malaysia High Tech Talent Training Base". At the same time, we have organized multiple practical courses for vocational and secondary school teachers to help students acquire practical skills. In addition, it also expands the cooperation between school teachers in teaching, research, and other aspects among the alliances, and promotes mechanisms for exchanging students and new channels for cooperation with Taiwanese businesses.

        Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology has been promoting students to intern abroad for more than ten years. Prior to the internship, overseas internship talent training courses are offered, and after the training, internships are sent to companies in various countries. In addition to integrating practice, learning, and application, it also helps to expand students' international perspectives and enhance their international mobility. In addition, under the cooperation between industry, government, and academia, we encourage and subsidize teachers to lead students to participate in international invention exhibitions designated by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, expand the research and development capacity of teachers and students, enhance their confidence in professional technology research and development, and enable them to better understand international invention trends. For consecutive years, we have achieved excellent results at exhibitions such as SIIF International Invention Exhibition in Seoul, ITEX International Invention Exhibition in Malaysia, Thailand International Invention Exhibition, KIDE International Invention Exhibition in Kaohsiung, and Taiwan Innotech Expo.

                The group chain leverages 1+1>2 additive benefits

        In recent years, Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology has partnered with Far Eastern Memorial Hospital (Medical Management, Biomedical Electronics), Far Eastone Telecommunications (Cloud Care, Remote Health Care), Oriental Union Chemical Corporation (Biomedical Materials), Yuan Ze University (Biomedical), Yuan Ding (Measurement Services), and Far Eastern New Century Corporation (Dyeing, Printing, Apparel, Textile) in the fields of information communication, health care, and textiles, as well as telecommunications and smart transportation. The Science and Technology Development Foundation and other related enterprises gather to establish good partnerships and create a comprehensive effect for the group.

                Among them, teachers collaborate with personnel from various categories at Far Eastern Memorial Hospital to plan industry academia research projects, or jointly guide students in thematic production, deepening the integration of information and communication technology and health care technology. Especially in the application of 5G communication technology, it keeps pace with the times and unleashes the potential in fields such as remote medical care and real-time medical monitoring. For example, the Materials and Apparel Department collaborates with Far Eastern Memorial Hospital on the development of medical aids, the Mechanical Engineering Department collaborates with Far Eastern Memorial Hospital on the development of medical aids and rehabilitation aids, the Electronic IC Design Department collaborates with Long term Care Internet of Things (IoT) laboratory, the Industrial and Commercial Design Department collaborates with Far Eastern Memorial Hospital on the development of convenient designs, etc. In addition, cross industry cooperation is also carried out with Far EastTone Telecommunications and Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, investing in RF (Radio Frequency). Through on-site testing of base stations, app development, or Green Energy Technology, we will also work together to combine 5G intelligent diagnosis and treatment with 3D holographic projection, perfectly unleashing the comprehensive effects of the group.

        In the future, Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology will develop towards "popularization of AI applications" and "extensive deepening of AI technology" based on existing cooperation. The former is achieved through the use of existing AI technology through Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology, combined with the development trend of the group enterprise, in collaboration with industry practitioners, to expand the breadth of learning in technology education, enabling students to have sharp observation ability that conforms to industry trends, cross disciplinary cooperation ability, and the ability to solve existing technological development problems. The latter takes the Far Eastern Group Science Park as the local innovation ecosystem, where industry, academia, and research jointly propose solutions to problems, assist in the development of smart systems, and deploy forward-looking technologies in fields such as AI, 5G, medical care, and material fibers. Investing in automation, intelligence, and efficiency will be important topics for the future.

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