As colleges and universities across Taiwan entered what became the longest winter break in history—nearly two months long—the concern arose about how to prevent students from “lying flat” and letting the time slip by. In response, Yuan Ze University’s International Language and Culture Center launched an innovative self-directed learning activity during this year’s winter vacation.

In today’s highly competitive society, where pressure continues to rise, and mental well-being has become a growing concern, the question of how to find inner peace and rebuild personal values has become an important issue in higher education and the humanities.

Yuan Ze University’s deep-cultivation USR project, the Global Cultural Initiative, continued to expand its international cooperation network and added another key partner on December 18. Vice Ambassador Cassailis Jaron of the Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in Taiwan and Project Director Professor Yu-Lan Huang officially signed a memorandum of understanding on behalf of both sides.

In response to the rapid development of AI technologies and the growing internationalization of its campus, the Yuan Ze University Library launched an “AI Smart Voice Navigation Service,” creating an upgraded visitor experience through multilingual support, location-based intelligence, and interactive content.

On December 18, the College of Management at Yuan Ze University held the “Aquatic Plant Gene Ark Unveiling Ceremony and Final Restoration Achievement Exhibition” for the Management course, officially opening the university’s on-campus Aquatic Plant Gene Ark.

To fulfill university social responsibility and enhance community self-help and mutual-aid capacity, the College of Medicine and Nursing at Yuan Ze University entered four neighborhoods surrounding the campus—Zhuangjing, Yongfu, Zhongshan, and Zhongzheng—starting in November to implement the “Resilient Taiwan × Disaster Response Capability Program.“