TCU\u2019s \u201cTeaching Innovation Pilot Project\u201d aims to initiate a variety of brand new teaching innovations on the solid structure of the \u201cTeaching Excellence Project.\u201d The \u201cTeaching Innovation Pilot Project\u201d covers founding of the iD School and the International College. The International College will offer numerous multidisciplinary programs in English, and it will create a dynamic learning environment for international students. In addition, it will also welcome Taiwanese students to study side-by-side with international students. When going into their sophomore year, students of the International School may choose their majors and join those departments, or stay in the International School.<\/p>\n
The \u201cNew Southbound Project\u201d aims at enhancing international collaboration and student mobility, as well as connecting with assorted transnational learning platforms. Through this project, TCU students will have more overseas clerkship or internship opportunities. In addition, this project will start an \u201cInternational Health Service Platform,\u201d and to assist Southeast Asian professionals to advance their studies in Taiwan. TCU will work with National Cheng-Kung University, National Taiwan University, Taipei Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University and I-Shou University to form \u201cRegional Alliance for Medical Education,\u201d to strengthen national collaborations on healthcare and public health research, and promote cooperation and professional exchanges.<\/p>\n
TCU students will go overseas more often, to promote Chinese culture, and more international students will study at TCU for a short period. This year five TCU students received grants from the Ministry of Education to teach Chinese in the US, New Zealand and Thailand as assistant teachers. These students were from the Department of Oriental Languages and Literature, and the Department of English Language and Literature, who took part in TCU\u2019s \u201cChinese Teaching Program.\u201d Meanwhile, twenty US students came to Taiwan this summer and attended TCU\u2019s summer program. Moreover, TCU provides plentiful funding for students to go overseas to complete their internships, participate in exchange programs, serve as volunteers, give presentations at various conferences, or attend international contests. The funding per student is much higher than at other Taiwanese universities. Studying at TCU will connect students with the world and enhance their international perspectives.<\/p>\n
TCU also took initiatives for assisting faculty members to promote their teaching innovations. This summer, two faculty members from the Department of Nursing went to the US to attend the University of Washington and Kaplan International College in Seattle, to learn teaching skills extensively. Besides this, four faculty members attended Stanford University\u2019s d. School to cultivate their innovative design and study powerful models for teaching. Later, they will apply what they learned to teach all English courses at TCU, lead a movement, and become agents of change.<\/p>\n
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