Austria's Delegates visit to NTUST, Taipei

To promote bilateral cooperation with Austria in technological and vocational education, the Ministry of Education on September 8, 2008 signed a memorandum on cooperation in general and vocational training with the Ministry of Education, Art and Culture of the Federal Republic of Austria.

Witnessed by Political Deputy Minister Lu Mu-lin and Mrs. Sieglinde Spanlang, head of Austria's Tourism Department, Chen Ming-yin, Director General of the Department of Technological and Vocation Education (TVE) and Dr. Theodor Siegl, Director General of the Department of Technological and Vocational Education, the Ministry of Education, Art and Culture of the Federal Republic of Austria sign the memorandum.

After sign a memorndum with Taiwanese officals, Austria deligates visitied my university (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, NTUST). Our school presented a nice introduction about university, Taiwan Building Technology Centre (TBTC), University- Industry Cooperative Centre (UICC), Taiwan NCP programme.

NTUST opens lotto, gaming research center

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) established on 29th November 2007,  the first Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming in Taiwan to conduct the research on the thriving gaming business and help train industry professionals.

Officially named the Taiwan Lottery and Gaming Research Center, it will start offering relevant courses to postgraduates in the university’s MBA programs.

Future steps will include providing undergraduate courses and setting up a department of gaming.

Professor Chen Shih-shun, NTUST president, conceded that personally he has never purchased a lotto ticket. But he said he recognizes the role of the gaming industry in a modern and democratic society like Taiwan.

He said the new center is part of the university’s aspiration to internationalize its study program by cooperating with other higher learning and research institutions in other nations.

Prof. Liu Dai-yang, director of the center, has been engaged in gaming research after he started teaching business management at NTUST in 1988.

Liu was consigned by the Ministry Finance (MOF) and other government agencies to carry out research before the government revived the public-interest lottery several years ago.

In addition to the current Taiwan Lottery, the government is ready to launch the sports lottery soon.

Liu said the sports lottery game alone will create annual revenues for over NT$100 billion to support sports activities and social welfare programs.

With proper management Liu believes the gaming business will help reenergize business activities, create more job opportunities, and attract more tourists to the island when the number of jobs in the manufacturing sector continues to decrease.

Both neighboring Macau and Singapore have been recruiting staff from Taiwan for their gaming business. The wages they offer range from more than NT$50,000 a month to NT$1 million each year.

The figure are highly attractive for college graduates whose starting pay has declined to a little over NT$20,000 as the local economy has been trapped in prolonged doldrums for almost eight years.

A couple of universes and colleges in Taiwan have already been offering gaming courses to meet the demand from both domestic and overseas markets.

William Eadington, professor of economics and director of the Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming at the University of Nevada, Reno, was among the guests invited to participate the ceremony marking the establishment of the NTUST’s lotto and gaming study center.

He said the gaming industry has become more mature with the extensive development in both upstream and downstream business.

The Internet has also vastly globalized modern business operations and created tremendous business opportunities, he said.

He suggested that the government here follow the examples of Melbourne, Australia and Singapore to integrate developments in the gaming business and tourism industry.

As an internationally recognized authority on the legalization and regulation of commercial gambling, Prof. Eadington has written extensively on issues relating to the economic and social impacts of commercial gaming,

He organized the First through Eleventh International Conferences on Gambling and Risk Taking between 1974 and 1997.

Dr. Eadington has also served as a consultant and advisor for governments and private sector organizations throughout the world on issues related to gaming laws, casino operations, regulation, legalization and public policy. He is a founding member of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism, and a former Associate Editor of the Annals of Tourism Research and the Journal of Gambling Studies.

NCP-Taiwan Bridging the technology R&D between EU and Taiwan

On September 1st (2008), the "national contact point of EU-FP, Taiwan office (NCP-Taiwan)” will officially open at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) funded by the National Science Council (NSC). The establishment of NCP-Taiwan will initiate the cooperation in technology research and development between Taiwan and the European Union (EU); this will be a new milestone in Taiwan. Cross-border cooperation will be beneficial and helpful for excellent R&D teams of both Taiwan and EU. By actively participating in the EU FP7 program, Taiwan can benefit from this world-class research program.

“The Seventh Research Framework Programme (EU-FP7)" is launched in 2007. EU-FP7 provides some advantages exclusively for EU’s Member States, such as a platform of integrating international technology development and the financial support. Except for members, if other countries intend to cooperate with the EU members countries, setting up a "National Contact Point (NCP) of EU framework program" will facilitate the participating at EU-FP7 for making use of this platform.

The technology research and development of every country and EU countries have been studied by NTUST which has already hired several experts who profoundly understand the EU technology development, academic system and cultural environment of the European Union. NTUST will work with National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) and National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) on the coordination of NCP-Taiwan office under the National Science Council. The major scopes of NCP-Taiwan are to closely coordinate with the "European Economic and Trade Office", to promote the "national program" and to provide assistance and support to local outstanding R&D teams and experienced research scholars for joining EU-FP7.

The first exclusive website of NCP-Taiwan will be placed on http://www.ncp-Taiwan.ntust.edu.tw. The information provided on this website will serve as the contact window which provides latest information of EU-FP7 and represents an international community actively assisting academic research units in Taiwan for participating at the EU-FP. In addition, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is appointed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to promote the "Bridging Taiwan’s Industry and European Innovation via Joint Research under EU-FP7" project. The domestic industries and academia will be supported by these two projects for entering international markets. Through this collaboration between Taiwan and EU, a new model of cooperation of science and technology can be created.

The government of Taiwan has heavily invested in projects on industrial R&D. As the result, the technological capability of Taiwan has been demonstrated to the world. Due to globalization, the cooperation model has become an important issue far beyond national and regional borders. EU also demonstrates noticeable strengths of technology research capability and faster economic growth by integrating research resources and technology experts. The scholars of Taiwan and EU have been cooperating together on few projects so far. Through participating at the EU-FP program, Taiwan and EU can share experiences with each other by collaborating on cross-border science and technological R&D, and thus expand cooperation range and establish a solid partnership in the future.

Having founded the "EU framework program", EU has set up 1262 "NCP of EU-FP " throughout the world since 1984, including mainland China, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and other countries outside EU. Amongst all NCP’s, 233 are established according to different R&D areas. All NCP will function as a service center to connect the researchers between regions and the EU, and also explore benefits of complementary integration. The budget of Euro 53.2 billion will be maintained until 2013.

NCP –Taiwan project integrate R&D resources internationally

Academic research has become more and more important over the years in Taiwan. The cooperation between Europe and Taiwan on scientific and technological development has been greatly promoted by the government of Taiwan. Because of that, Taiwan’s science and technology research activities have been effectively connected with those European countries. The partnership between Taiwan and European countries has been reinforced. Since 2003, the R&D team of Taiwan has officially been participating at EU FP5, FP6 and FP7. The results are the 16 projects within the EU-FP, showing remarkable research output. However, the range of FP7 program is wide and huge, including its complex application system and the long review process. The necessity for setting up a service unit is essential, a service unit which can communicate with EU, match up projects and apply for EU-FP7 for industries and universities. With the opening of NCP-Taiwan today, it represents an important millstone in bridging EU’s and Taiwan’s scientific and technological R&D.

Taiwan's first humanoid robot from NTUST

Taiwan's first humanoid robot performer "Janet," which can speak, sing and walk, made its debut at a news conference on Monday.

"Janet" was unveiled ahead of the 11th National University and Technical College Creative Robot Design and Manufacturing Contest organized by the Ministry of Education. The contest will be held Oct. 19 to Oct. 21 at Cheng Shiu University in Kaohsiung County.

Lin Chi-yu (林其禹), a professor at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), whose researchers developed Janet over two years, said the school plans to create a similar robot -- to be named "Thomas."

Lin said the two robots would be used on a trial basis in performances for disadvantaged groups beginning next summer before making their international debut.

Automaker Honda created ASIMO, the world's most advanced humanoid robot, but ASIMO has no facial features or performance-related functions, Lin said.

The HUBO robot developed by Oh Jun-ho, a professor at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, can display facial expressions, but lacks the capability to stage a show, he said.

"Janet" was developed to have interactive and performing functions, Lin said, adding that the state-of-the-art performing technology was created through the concerted efforts of NTUSC and several Japanese robotics labs.

Seven professors and scores of doctoral and masters degree students at NTUSC took part in Janet's development, Lin said.

He said the hardware needed to build the robot cost NT$10 million (US$307,000).

Lin said the team plans to set up a "Taiwanese robotic theater" in major amusement parks around the world in five year

List of National Universities in Taiwan

大學 UNIVERSITY
校 名 School Name	地址及網址  Address & Website	備  註 Note
國立 National
國立政治大學	(116)台北市指南路二段64號	Tel.:(02)29393091
National Chengchi	64, Sec. 2, Zhi-nan Rd.,	Fax :(02)29379611
University	Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.	43年復校
	網址:www.nccu.edu.tw	Reestablished in 1954
國立清華大學	(300)新竹市光復路二段101號	Tel.:(03)5715131
National Tsing Hua	101, Sec. 2, Kuang Fu Road,	Fax :(03)5722467
University	Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.	45年復校
	網址:www.nthu.edu.tw	Reestablished in 1956
國立台灣大學	(106)台北市羅斯福路四段1號	Tel.:(02)23630231
National Taiwan	1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road,	Fax :(02)23627651
University	Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.	17年設立
	網址:www.ntu.edu.tw	Established in 1928
		Reorganized in 1945
國立台灣師範大學	(106)台北市和平東路一段162號	Tel.:(02)23625101
National Taiwan	162, Sec. 1, Hoping E. Rd.,	Fax :(02)23922607
Normal University	Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.	35年改組
	網址:www.ntnu.edu.tw	Reorganized in 1946
		Renamed in 1955,1967
國立成功大學	(701)台南市大學路1號	Tel.:(06)2757575
National Cheng Kung	1, Ta-hsueh Rd.,	Fax :(06)2368660
University	Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.	35年改組
	網址:www.ncku.edu.tw	Reorganized in 1946
		Upgraded in 1946
		Renamed in 1956,1971
國立中興大學	(402)台中市國光路250號	Tel.:(04)22873181
National Chung Hsing	250, Kuo kuang Rd.,	Fax :(04)22870925
University	Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.	34年改組
	網址:www.nchu.edu.tw	Reorganized in 1945
		Upgraded in 1946
		Renamed in 1961,1971
國立交通大學	(300)新竹市大學路1001號	Tel.:(03)5712121
National Chiao Tung	1001, Ta Hsueh Rd., Hsinchu,	Fax :(03)5721500
University	Taiwan, R.O.C.	47年復校
	網址:www.nctu.edu.tw	Reestablished in 1958
國立中央大學	(320)桃園縣中壢市中大路300號	Tel.:(03)4227151
National Central	300, Jungda Rd., Jhongli ,	Fax :(03)4226062
University	Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.	51年復校
	網址:www.ncu.edu.tw	Reestablished in 1962
國立中山大學	(804)高雄市鼓山區蓮海路70號	Tel.:(07)5252000
National Sun Yat-sen	70, Lien-hai Rd.,	Fax :(07)5313603
University	Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.	69年復校
	網址:www.nsysu.edu.tw	Reestablished in 1980
國立臺灣海洋大學	(202)基隆市北寧路2號	Tel.:(02)24622192
National Taiwan	2, Pei-ning Rd., Keelung,	Fax :(02)24620724
Ocean University	Taiwan, R.O.C.	42年設立
	網址:www.ntou.edu.tw	Established in 1953
		Upgraded in 1964
		Renamed in 1979,1989
國立中正大學	(621)嘉義縣民雄鄉大學路168號	Tel.:(05)2720411
National Chung Cheng	168, University Rd., Min-Hsiung ,	Fax :(05)2720408
University	Chia-Yi , Taiwan, R.O.C.	78年設立
	網址:www.ccu.edu.tw	Established in 1989
國立高雄師範大學	(802)高雄市和平一路116號	Tel.:(07)7172930
National Kaohsiung	116, Ho ping 1st Rd.,	Fax :(07)7110315
Normal University	Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.	43年設立
	(824)高雄縣燕巢鄉深中路62號	Established in 1954
	62, Shenjung Rd., Yanchau,	Upgraded in 1967
	Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.	Renamed in 1980,1989
	網址:www.nknu.edu.tw
國立彰化師範大學	(500)彰化市進德路1號	Tel.:(04)7232105
National Changhua	1, Jin-de Rd.,	Fax :(04)7243074
University of	Changhua,Taiwan, R.O.C.	60年設立
Education	網址:www.ncue.edu.tw	Established in 1971
		Renamed in 1980,1989
國立陽明大學	(112)台北市北投區立農街二段155號	Tel.:(02)28267000
National Yang-Ming	155, Sec. 2, Li-nong St.,	Fax :(02)28264051
University	Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.	64年設立
	網址:www.ym.edu.tw	Established in 1975
		Renamed in 1994
國立台北大學	(237)台北縣三峽鎮大學路151號	Tel.:(02)26748189
National Taipei	151,  University Rd., San shia,	Fax :(02)26739331
University	Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.	89年設立
	(104)台北市民生東路三段67號	Established in 2000
	67, Sec. 3, Ming-shen E. Rd.,
	Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
	網址:www.ntpu.edu.tw
國立嘉義大學	(600)嘉義市鹿寮里學府路300號	Tel.:(05)2717000
National Chiayi	300, University Rd., Chiayi,	Fax :(05)2717006
University	Taiwan, R.O.C.	89年設立
	網址:www.ncyu.edu.tw	Established in 2000
國立高雄大學	(811)高雄市楠梓區高雄大學路700號	Tel.:(07)5919000
National University	700, Kaohsiung University Rd.,	Fax :(07)5919083
of Kaohsiung	Nan-tzu,Kaohsiung,Taiwan, R.O.C.	89年設立
	網址:www.nuk.edu.tw	Established in 2000
國立東華大學	(974)花蓮縣壽豐鄉大學路二段1號	Tel.:(038)635000
National Dong Hwa	1,Sec.2, Da hsueh Rd.,	Fax :(038)632100
University	Shou-feng, Hualien,	83年設立
	Taiwan, R.O.C.	Established in 1994
	網址:www.ndhu.edu.tw
國立暨南國際大學	(545)南投縣埔里鎮大學路1號	Tel.:(049)2910960
National Chi Nan	1, University Rd., Puli,	Fax :(049)2910413
University	Nantou, Taiwan, R.O.C.	84年設立
	網址:www.ncnu.edu.tw	Established in 1995
國立台灣科技大學	(106)台北市基隆路四段43號	Tel.:(02)27333141
National Taiwan	43, Sec. 4, Keelung Rd.,	Fax :(02)27331044
University of Science	Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.	63年設立
and Technology	網址:www.ntust.edu.tw	Established in 1974
		Renamed in 1997
國立雲林科技大學	(640)雲林縣斗六市大學路三段123號	Tel.:(05)5342601
National Yunlin	123, Sec. 3, University Rd.,	Fax :(05)5321719
University of Science	Touliu, Yunlin, Taiwan, R.O.C.	80年設立
and Technology	網址:www.yuntech.edu.tw	Established in 1991
		Renamed in 1997
國立屏東科技大學	(912)屏東縣內埔鄉老埤村學府路1號	Tel.:(08)7703202
National Pingtung	1, Hseuh Fu Rd., Neipu ,	Fax :(08)7702226
University of Science	Pingtung, Taiwan, R.O.C.	43年設立
and Technology	網址:www.npust.edu.tw	Established in 1954
		Upgraded in 1964,1991
		Renamed in 1981,1997
國立台北科技大學	(106)台北市忠孝東路三段1號	Tel.:(02)27712171
National Taipei	1, Sec. 3, Chung-hsiao E. Rd.,	Fax :(02)27518845
University of	Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.	元年設立
Technology	網址:www.ntut.edu.tw	Established in 1912
		Reorganized in 1945
		Upgraded in 1948,1994
		Renamed in 1981,1997
國立高雄第一科技大學	(811)高雄市楠梓區卓越路2號	Tel.:(07)6011000
National Kaohsiung	2, Juoyue  Rd., Nantz,	Fax :(07)6011069
First University	Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.	84年設立
of Science and	(824)高雄縣燕巢鄉大學路1號	Established in 1995
Technology	1, University  Rd., Yenchao,	Renamed in 1998
	Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
	網址:www.nkfust.edu.tw
國立高雄應用科技大學	(807)高雄市三民區建工路415號	Tel.:(07)3814526
National Kaohsiung	415, Chien kung Rd.,	Fax :(07)3838435
University of	Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.	52年設立
Applied Sciences	網址:www.kuas.edu.tw	Established in 1963
		Upgraded in 1997
		Renamed in 1979,1981
		,1992,2000
國立台北藝術大學	(112)台北市北投區學園路1號	Tel.:(02)28961000
Taipei National	1, Hsuen-yuan Rd., Peitou ,	Fax :(02)28938704
University of the Arts	Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.	71年設立
	網址:www.tnua.edu.tw	Established in 1982
		Renamed in 2001
國立台灣藝術大學	(220)台北縣板橋市大觀路一段59號	Tel.:(02)22722181
National Taiwan	59,Sec. 1, Ta-kuan Rd., Panchiao,	Fax :(02)29687563
University of Arts	Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.	44年設立
	網址:www.ntua.edu.tw	Established in 1955
		Upgraded in 1994
		Renamed in 1960,2001
國立台東大學	(950)台東市中華路一段684號	Tel.:(089)318855
National Taitung	684, Sec. 1,Chunghua Rd.,	Fax :(089)322135
University	Taitung, Taiwan, R.O.C.	37年設立
	網址:www.nttu.edu.tw	Established in 1948
		Upgraded in 1969,1987
		Renamed in 1991,2003
國立宜蘭大學	(260)宜蘭市神農路一段1號	Tel.:(039)357400
National Ilan	1, Sec. 1, Shen-lung Rd.,	Fax :(039)363756
University	I-lan, Taiwan, R.O.C.	35年設立
	網址:www.niu.edu.tw	Established in 1946
		Upgraded in 1988,1998
		Renamed in 1967,1969
		,2003
國立聯合大學	(360)苗栗市恭敬里聯大一號	Tel.:(037)381000
National United	1, Lien-Da, Kung-ching Li,	Fax :(037)320610
University	Miaoli, Taiwan, R.O.C.	61年設立
	網址:www.nuu.edu.tw	Established in 1972
		Upgraded in 1999
		Renamed in 1992,1995
		,2003
國立虎尾科技大學	(632)雲林縣虎尾鎮文化路六四號	Tel.:(05)6329643
National Formosa	64, Wen-hwa Road, Huwei,	Fax :(05)6328863
University	Yunlin, Taiwan, R.O.C.	69年設立
	網址:www.nhit.edu.tw	Established in 1980
		Upgraded in 1997
		Renamed in 1981,2004
國立高雄海洋科技大學	(805)高雄市楠梓區海專路142號	Tel.:(07)3617141
National Kaohsiung	142, Hai-chuan Rd., Nan-tzu,	Fax :(07)3628844
Marine University	Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.	37年設立
	網址:www.nkimt.edu.tw	Established in 1948
		Upgraded in 1967,1997
		Renamed in 1959,1979
		,1982,2004
國立台南藝術大學	(720)台南縣官田鄉大崎村66號	Tel.:(06)6930100
Tainan National	66, Tachi, Kuantien,	Fax :(06)6930251
University of the Arts	Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.	85年設立
	網址:www.tnnua.edu.tw	Established in 1996
		Renamed in 2004
國立台南大學	(700)台南市中西區樹林街二段33號	Tel.:(06)2133111
National University of	33, Sec. 2, Su-Lin St.,	Fax :(06)2144409
Tainan	Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.	34年改組
	網址:www.ntntc.edu.tw	Reorganized in 1945
		Upgraded in 1962, 1987
		Renamed in 1991(National)
		Renamed in 2004
國立空中大學	(247)台北縣蘆洲市中正路172號	Tel.:(02)22829355
National Open	172, Chung cheng Rd., Lu chow,	Fax :(02)22831721
University	Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.	75年設立
	網址:www.nou.edu.tw	Established in 1986
高雄市立空中大學	(812)高雄市小港區大業北路436號	Tel.:(07)8012008
Open University of	436, Ta-yeh N. Rd., Harbor,	Fax :(07)8066720
Kaohsiung	Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.	86年設立
	網址:www.ouk.edu.tw	Established in 1997
國立僑生大學先修班	(244)台北縣林口鄉新寮路46號	Tel.:(02)26016241
National Overseas	46, Hsin liau Rd., Linkou ,	Fax :(02)26016248
Chinese Student	Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.	51年設立
UniversityPreparatory	網址:www.nups.edu.tw	Established in 1962
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