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NCUE Overseas Chinese Students Association held a "Spring Festival Gathering" on March 10. NCUE Vice President Chien-Hui Lin, Dean Hon Man Lee of the International Office, and counselor Yi-Lan Chiu of the Student Psychological Counseling and Guidance Center were invited to attend, reliving the festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year with overseas Chinese and foreign students. At the event, Vice President Lin especially suggested that the students, no matter what program they are in, apply to take courses in the future College of Industry, which guarantees employment in Taiwan after graduation.

Bali, the so-called tropical paradise, is a country or a capital? "Batik" is a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of which country? What is the world's fourth most populous country with more than 1,300 ethnic groups and more than 300 native languages spoken? At the end of November 2022, NCUE International Office organized a sharing session on Indonesian culture of daily life, inviting Indonesian students to talk about Indonesian unique arts, culture, food and languages in Chinese and English, and unveil the mystery of this multiracial country through traditional costumes, singing, quiz games and food, providing amazing first-hand information about this country.

On September 16, 2022, the Office of International and Cross-Strait Affairs (OICA) and the Overseas Chinese Student Association (OCSA) organized the Mid-Autumn Festival and Welcome Party for new international students; NCUE President Chen Mingfei and OICA Dean Lee Hon Man were invited to attend. At the event, President Chen expressed his hope that the new students from abroad study hard and take care of each other during their university years. He stated that the University will assist in arranging internships for students in response to their needs so that they can learn more about the industry in Taiwan, develop their talents and stay here for work after graduation.

According to the 2022 Best Universities Rankings in Taiwan published by the Global Views Magazine (GVM), NCUE is ranked 11th in Taiwan among universities for humanities and social sciences, second only to National Taiwan Normal University among normal universities, and seventh among national universities.

NCUE Overseas Chinese Student Association (OCSA) performed a stage play and held a farewell party during the graduation season. The stage play Trivial Moments, Invaluable Memories performed by new foreign graduates tells their stories of studying in Taiwan in a detailed manner. Those stories considered trivial are precious memories of their lives when they looked back at those days at NCUE. Students'  families and friends in their homelands surprisingly sent their blessings via video clips demonstrated after the play, creating a touching vibe for the event. The 2022 farewell party named Take-off and Landing represents the sorrow of parting, as well as the good and bad times in study by the metaphor of an airplane's ups and downs.

Despite the challenges posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of International and Cross-strait (OICA) is doing its utmost to overcome restrictions and continue international exchanges with all their benefits. In addition to promoting the existing student activities, Professor Hon Man Lee, who took office in August 2021, has hosted a series of online meetings, for some of which he invited faculty members from the College of Engineering, the College of Science, the Department of Accounting, the Department of Sports, among others, to join, leading to the establishment of a partnership with universities in Indonesia and Ukraine, the general consensuses of cooperation with a few institutions, and the opportunity of promoting the International Master Program in Engineering launched by the College of Engineering. The OICA's efforts in the Fall 2021 is expected to pay off.

NCUE will launch the newly established International Master Program in Engineering in the Fall 2022. International students interested in artificial intelligence, integrated circuits, information technology, and smart manufacturing are welcome to join the program. NCUE will accept application submissions starting on February 7 and the application dateline is April 7, 2022. Junior or senior students from NCUE’s partner universities are also welcome to participate as exchange students in this program. 8.

International academic interaction has been confined due to the spread of COVID-19. However, the Office of International and Cross-strait Affairs (OICA) at NCUE did not stop pushing forward global interaction but launched unprecedented virtual activities, including summer camps, exchange learning, and exchange student orientation. These events are highly acclaimed by foreign students. They are impressed by the live tour of Lukang township, which is especially designed for summer camps; some of them therefore have a great interest in Taiwanese culture and look forward to being part of NCUE inbound students. It shows NCUE successfully maintains international interaction despite the pandemic.

Mr. Ching-hsin Kung, a 73rd-generation descendant of Confucius and retired professor of Yeongnam University in South Korea, came to visit in May 2021 and exchanged views with NCUE President Ming-fei Chen on facilitating exchanges between the University and Korean universities. Many of NCUE's partner universities in Korea have always been popular for NCUE students to study on exchange. It is expected that Professor Kung helps NCUE build a bridge for cooperation and exchange with more Korean universities.