Assistant Professor Chen Yu-Chi from the Department of Information Communication at Yuan Ze University, a prominent figure in the field of digital learning, demonstrated expertise in multimedia production and learning theories. He gained recognition through his research on gamified learning, publishing several impressive Q1 SSCI papers. From utilizing digital cognitive tools to enhance learning in natural sciences and mathematics to employing puzzle games to develop computational thinking skills, Professor Chen's research held significant academic value and achieved outstanding practical applications.
As the Lunar New Year approached, Yuan Ze University's Student Affairs Office, in collaboration with the Life Counseling Division and the Life Vanguard Volunteer Team, organized the "Year-End Warmth: Spreading Love Far and Wide" Spring Festival Care Event. Yuan Ze faculty, staff, and students joined local elders from the Zhongli community to write spring couplets together, transforming warmth and blessings into the fragrance of ink and adding a touch of heartfelt sentiment and cultural significance to the year-end festivities.
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Yuan Ze University held the “Whimsical AI Prompt Poster Contest” in response to the advent of the artificial intelligence (AI) era. The college launched a new mandatory course, "Applications of Digital Humanities," to equip students with computational thinking skills and practical experience in generative AI. At the end of the semester, the course featured the “Whimsical AI Prompt Poster Contest” as a creative and challenging activity. After understanding the principles of generative AI, students were tasked with entering normal human language prompts to create posters. The winning entries were the most absurdly amusing posters highlighting AI capabilities' limitations.
Professor Chen Tun-Yu, Dean of the College of Electrical and Communication Engineering at Yuan Ze University, led the YZU MISLab team in collaboration with Dr. Kuo Kuan-Hung, Director of Radiology at Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, to develop an AI-assisted acute appendicitis diagnostic system. This innovative system earned the "Smart Healthcare and Health Technology Academic Innovation Award" at the 21st National Innovation Awards.
Yuan Ze University actively promotes bilingual education at the grassroots level and has received NT$10.1 million in funding from the Ministry of Education's Bilingual Digital Study Buddy Program.