ISU Develops Eco-Friendly Grain-Based Cat Litter to Boost Sustainability and the Pet Economy
With the rise of the pet economy becoming a mainstream commercial trend, ISU is actively advancing its University Social Responsibility (USR) initiatives. Under the College of Engineering, Dr. Chia-Jung Cho from the Department of Chemical Engineering is leading students in a project titled “Xinyuan Cultivation Core: New Circular Economy in Smart Sustainable Agriculture,” which focuses on […]
ISU’s “AidAnt Guardians” Wins Innovation Award in Design Competition, Pioneering Disaster Search Like Sci-Fi’s Ant-Man
The futuristic scenes of Ant-Man executing missions in sci-fi films may soon become a reality! The prestigious “2025 Great Design,” now in its 23rd year, saw outstanding performances from ISU. Pei-Han Su, a student from the Department of Creative Integrated Design under the College of Communication and Design, won an Honorable Mention in the Innovation and Technology category […]
ISU Students Win Three Gold Awards at ASEP with AI-integrated Projects
Now in its 25th year, the Asian Student Exchange Program (ASEP) is often hailed as the “Junior Nobel Prize” for student innovation projects across Asia. This year’s competition drew participants from Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and South Korea, with 87 junior high schools, high schools, vocational schools, and universities competing. Focusing on the theme […]
ISU Students Win Research Creativity Award with 3D-printing Technology
Under the College of Medical Science and Technology, students from the Department of Medical Science and Biotechnology received research grants from the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) for undergraduate projects in the 2023 academic year. Their study, “Deconstructing the Degrading Microbial Community of 3D Bioprinted Immobilized Particles on Plasticizer Treatment Using a Third-Generation Sequencing […]
Universitas Brawijaya Recognizes ISU for Its Internationalization
ISU, with its abundant international resources, has long been a top choice for students from around the globe seeking overseas education, holding a prominent position in international education and academia. To foster substantive exchange in international education, the Ministry of Education introduced Universitas Brawijaya from Indonesia to visit ISU. The delegation, led by Universitas Brawijaya […]
ISU Students Win Two Silver Medals at 2024 Tainan 400 International Chef Challenge
The Korean culinary variety show Culinary Class Wars has sparked a global discussion, and in the spirit of this excitement, Tainan, renowned as Taiwan’s gastronomic capital, hosted the 2024 Tainan 400 International Chef Challenge. Earlier this year in June, Ming-Lun Wu, a student from the Department of Culinary Arts and Gastronomy in the College of Tourism and […]
ISU Achieves Excellence in Education, Becoming a Benchmark Comprehensive University in Southern Taiwan
In its 34th year, ISU started as “Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute,” initially focusing on science and engineering programs. Today, it has grown into southern Taiwan’s leading comprehensive university and is among the few institutions outside Taipei offering a full spectrum of fields, including medicine, science, engineering, technology, business, humanities, and social sciences. In June, AI pioneer […]
ISU Helps Students Fulfill Their Dreams with Robust International Mobility Programs
ISU, known as a “Mini United Nations” for its dedication to fostering students’ international perspectives, sent five students from the Department of Physical Therapy in the College of Medicine to Germany this July and August. These students traveled over 9,000 kilometers to Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and its medical center (Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, UKD) to […]
ISU Students Pass the National Exam for Physical Therapists with Flying Colors
Students from the Department of Physical Therapy have achieved outstanding results in the Senior Professional and Technical Examination for Physical Therapists over the past few years. This year, once again, they delivered impressive results, with recent graduates Hsuan-Jen Ouyang and Hsiao-Shen Chang securing 1st and 3rd place nationwide, showcasing their exceptional performance. This year, 27 ISU students […]
ISU Students Win Six Prizes at Green Idea Invention and Design Fair
ISU has achieved another milestone in AI technology! In collaboration with the College of Medicine, a team of faculty members and students from the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Information Engineering under the College of Intelligent Science and Technology leveraged ISU’s strengths and abundant resources. By integrating intelligent technology and health medicine, […]