New semester shortened to 17 weeks, one week for self study
2021-08-06
To respond to the epidemic situation and global trends, National Sun Yat-sen University announced two major changes for the academic year 2021-2022: the new semester is postponed to September 23 and it will last 17 weeks, with the following week intended for students’ flexible self-study time. Vice President for Academic Affairs Po-Chiao Lin pointed out that “flexible calendar adjustments help students network globally,” plan internships in companies overseas and connect with the international education system to become more globally competitive.
One semester at Taiwanese higher education institutions lasts 18 weeks and is the longest globally; for Harvard University, it’s 16 weeks, for Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 15 to 16 weeks, while for such top Asian universities as Seoul National University or National University of Singapore, it’s 16 and 15 weeks, respectively. Vice President Lin announced that NSYSU has implemented a “17+1” week semester for the first time, encouraging students make use of the last week of the semester to take cross-disciplinary self-study opportunities, micro-credit workshops, digital self-study courses, plan overseas exchanges or internships, self-explore, and even plan an early graduation.
“With the semester shortened, we need to make adjustments in teaching to ensure quality education.” Lin emphasized that NSYSU’s academic units have planned a variety of cross-disciplinary micro-credit workshops, including co-learning activities, Si-Wan International Salon, English Corner, career talks, programming workshops, innovation and entrepreneurship workshops. For many years, each college has been encouraging students to take online courses from internationally-renowned online teaching platforms (such as Coursera, edX, FutureLearn, Udacity), having so far recommended a total of 55 digital courses for students to study across colleges. After completing courses, the students do not only receive credits for graduation, but can also apply to the Office of Academic Affairs for a subsidy of up to NT$4,000 to cover registration fees. So far, 68 students have earned credits and 75 applications for financial assistance have been approved.
Besides, NSYSU has been actively implementing the 10-year EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) teaching enhancement program and has started to offer EMI online courses. The University plans to launch 25 EMI online courses by 2025 for students on campus and for students of partnering universities in the Kaohsiung and Pingtung area to study on their own. This year, NSYSU became the first university in Taiwan to offer EMI programs at the departments of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, and Chemistry. The College of Management has obtained the approval of the Ministry of Education to establish International Business Bachelor program next year. In response to Taiwan’s Bilingual Nation by 2030 policy, the University is also actively creating a bilingual campus environment and providing students with ways to find study abroad and exchange opportunities and scholarships. NSYSU students wishing to study or do internship abroad will receive a monthly scholarship of NT$10,000 for a maximum period of one year; students from economically disadvantaged families can apply for a scholarship of the Soaring Far and Wide Project and have all overseas expenses covered up to one million NTD.
Note:
2021-2022 Academic Calendar: https://oaa.nsysu.edu.tw/p/412-1003-98.php?Lang=zh-tw
NSYSU Collaborative Learning Platform: https://colearning.nsysu.edu.tw
NSYSU Credit Course Platform: https://oaa.nsysu.edu.tw/p/412-1003-3289.php?Lang=zh-tw
NSYSU Digital Self-Paced Learning: http://dspl.tdc.nsysu.edu.tw
To respond to the epidemic situation and global trends, National Sun Yat-sen University announced two major changes for the academic year 2021-2022: the new semester is postponed to September 23 and it will last 17 weeks, with the following week intended for students’ flexible self-study time. Vice President for Academic Affairs Po-Chiao Lin pointed out that “flexible calendar adjustments help students network globally,” plan internships in companies overseas and connect with the international education system to become more globally competitive.
One semester at Taiwanese higher education institutions lasts 18 weeks and is the longest globally; for Harvard University, it’s 16 weeks, for Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 15 to 16 weeks, while for such top Asian universities as Seoul National University or National University of Singapore, it’s 16 and 15 weeks, respectively. Vice President Lin announced that NSYSU has implemented a “17+1” week semester for the first time, encouraging students make use of the last week of the semester to take cross-disciplinary self-study opportunities, micro-credit workshops, digital self-study courses, plan overseas exchanges or internships, self-explore, and even plan an early graduation.
“With the semester shortened, we need to make adjustments in teaching to ensure quality education.” Lin emphasized that NSYSU’s academic units have planned a variety of cross-disciplinary micro-credit workshops, including co-learning activities, Si-Wan International Salon, English Corner, career talks, programming workshops, innovation and entrepreneurship workshops. For many years, each college has been encouraging students to take online courses from internationally-renowned online teaching platforms (such as Coursera, edX, FutureLearn, Udacity), having so far recommended a total of 55 digital courses for students to study across colleges. After completing courses, the students do not only receive credits for graduation, but can also apply to the Office of Academic Affairs for a subsidy of up to NT$4,000 to cover registration fees. So far, 68 students have earned credits and 75 applications for financial assistance have been approved.
Besides, NSYSU has been actively implementing the 10-year EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) teaching enhancement program and has started to offer EMI online courses. The University plans to launch 25 EMI online courses by 2025 for students on campus and for students of partnering universities in the Kaohsiung and Pingtung area to study on their own. This year, NSYSU became the first university in Taiwan to offer EMI programs at the departments of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, and Chemistry. The College of Management has obtained the approval of the Ministry of Education to establish International Business Bachelor program next year. In response to Taiwan’s Bilingual Nation by 2030 policy, the University is also actively creating a bilingual campus environment and providing students with ways to find study abroad and exchange opportunities and scholarships. NSYSU students wishing to study or do internship abroad will receive a monthly scholarship of NT$10,000 for a maximum period of one year; students from economically disadvantaged families can apply for a scholarship of the Soaring Far and Wide Project and have all overseas expenses covered up to one million NTD.
Note:
2021-2022 Academic Calendar: https://oaa.nsysu.edu.tw/p/412-1003-98.php?Lang=zh-tw
NSYSU Collaborative Learning Platform: https://colearning.nsysu.edu.tw
NSYSU Credit Course Platform: https://oaa.nsysu.edu.tw/p/412-1003-3289.php?Lang=zh-tw
NSYSU Digital Self-Paced Learning: http://dspl.tdc.nsysu.edu.tw
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