Lecture Schedule & Registration

  • Time: Mondays, 16:10–18:00

  • Venue: Cheng-En Lecture Hall (Room 106), College of Law

  • Course Syllabus: Please refer to the University Course Catalog for details.

Date Speaker Topic Registration Link
Mar 2 Prof. Se-Hwa Wu Is Innovation a Science? Link
Mar 16 Prof. Kuan-Yen Hsiao Rousseau’s Social Contract and the Shaping of Modern Republican Democracy Link
Mar 30 Prof. Cyrus Chu The Hegemonic Rivalry Between the US and China Link
Apr 13 Prof. Chi-Jeng Yeh Topic TBD Link
Apr 27 Prof. Yung-Chin Su Legal Management in the AI Era: A Civil Law Perspective Link
May 11 Prof. Chintay Shih Topic TBD Link
May 25 Prof. Yu-Yu Cheng Topic TBD Link

Speaker Profiles

March 2 | Prof. Se-Hwa Wu

  • Current Position: Chair Professor, Graduate Institute of Technology Management and Intellectual Property, NCCU.

  • Distinctions: Former President of National Chengchi University; Former Minister of Education, R.O.C.

  • Selected Works: The Nine Theories of Strategy; The Dawn of Tomorrow’s Education; The Transformation of a University.


March 16 | Prof. Kuan-Yen Hsiao

  • Current Position: Distinguished Research Fellow, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica.

  • Distinctions: Academician of Academia Sinica (34th Session); Professor of Political Science, National Taiwan University.

  • Fields: Western Political Philosophy, Contemporary Political Theory.

  • Selected Works: Exploring Political Modernity: From Machiavelli to Yan Fu; A History of Western Republican Thought.


March 30 | Prof. Cyrus Chu

  • Current Position: Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica.

  • Distinctions: Former Vice President of Academia Sinica; Former Permanent Representative of the R.O.C. to the WTO; Academician of Academia Sinica (22nd Session).

  • Fields: Labor and Demographic Economics, Law and Economics, Public Economics.

  • Selected Works: Cyrus Chu on Social Sciences: New Century Challenges for Taiwan Society.


April 13 | Prof. Chi-Jeng Yeh

  • Background: Renowned Taiwanese Sociologist.

  • Distinctions: Chair Professor at NTU, NCCU, and Shih Hsin University; Named by the International Sociological Association (ISA) as one of the five most influential scholars in East Asian sociology.

  • Selected Works: Heterotopia Beyond Capitalism: An Exploration of the Sociology of Knowledge; From Causality to Mechanism.


April 27 | Prof. Yung-Chin Su

  • Current Position: Chair Professor, College of Law, NCCU.

  • Distinctions: Former Vice President and Justice of the Judicial Yuan; Former Chairperson of the National Communications Commission (NCC).

  • Fields: Property Law, Constitutional Law.


May 11 | Prof. Chintay Shih

  • Current Position: Academician, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI).

  • Distinctions: Former President of ITRI; Former Chairman of the Institute for Information Industry (III); Former Dean of the College of Technology Management, NTHU.

  • Selected Works: Ten Miles of the World; From the Periphery to the Core: How Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry Became the Heart of the World.

The following are the EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) General Education courses offered in the Spring Semester, 2026.

Please refer to the Course System for detailed course information.

All students are welcome to enroll.

 

Domain Course Title Instructors Course Department

 

 

Humanities

 

Development of Civilizations

and Historical Thinking

Holroyd Ryan Edgecombe;

Chou, Catherine Lila

Department of History
History and Culture of Taiwan

Tzeng, Shih-Jung

Institute of Taiwanese Literature
Selected Reading of Modern Taiwanese Literature

Chen, Pei-Jeani

Graduate Institute of Taiwanese Literature
Contemporary Taiwan Cinema, Culture and Society Lin ,Ting-Ying Doctor’s Program in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

Popular Romance and Detective Fiction

Chen, Yin-I Department of History

Social Sciences

Sustainable Development and Regional Revitalization Tsai, Wen-Yi International College of Innovation

AI and Society

Huang,  Kai Shen

International College of Innovation

Introduction to Mainland China

Kuo, I-Chang Institute of Development Studies
Natural Sciences

A Letter from the Starry Sky

Li, Chuan-Jui

Center for General Education

Informatics and Computing

Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence

Wu, Chih-Hsun Artificial Intelligence Applications

Interdisciplinary

(Humanities, Social Sciences)

Happiness

Nadeau Randall Laird

Center for General Education
American Sports History Eaton William Joshph Department of History
Key Issues in International Sustainable Development Ho, Hao-Tzu Graduate Institute of Development Studies

 

Whole person education has re-emerged as a central concern in university reforms worldwide, yet its implementation remains uneven and often peripheral to the core academic enterprise. As life expectancy extends and the prospect of the “100-year life” becomes reality, universities face an urgent imperative to rethink their
fundamental purpose. 
This lecture argues that universities must move beyond their traditional emphasis on cognitive development and disciplinary specialisation to embrace whole-person education — developing students’ emotional resilience, interpersonal skills, self-awareness, and humanity alongside their intellectual capabilities.

Drawing on historical perspectives and contemporary challenges facing higher education, Prof Kong examines four critical dimensions of transformation: 

(1)nurturing multiple intelligences beyond the cognitive;
(2) accentuating human qualities in an age of AI;
(3) creating space for interdisciplinary depth; and
(4)committing to lifelong partnership with learners. 

She offers practical insights for how universities can reimagine general education as central to preparing individuals for meaningful, impactful lives across an extended horizon.
※This lecture will be delivered in English.

※Lunchbox will be provided after the speech.

 

📍 Time : March 12, 2026 (Thurs.)

📍 Location: Wang,Wen-Chieh Lecture Hall, 4F, College of Law

📝 Register Now: https://reurl.cc/vKZZ3A

The following are the newly offered General Education courses offered in the Spring Semester, 2026.

Please refer to the CourseSystem for detailed course details.

All students are welcome to enroll.

 

Domain Course Title Instructor Course Department

Humanities

Russian Literature, Cinema and Art

Chen, Mei-Feng

Department of Slavic Languages and Literature

Xiqu Appreciation and Practice

Tsai, Hsin-Hsin

Department of Chinese Literature
Religious and Spiritual Tourism Wu, Hsin-Fang

Graduate Institute of 

Religious Studies

Pragmics:

Cross-Cultural and Digital Communication

Chang Chen-An Department of English

Social Sciences

Artificial Intelligence and the Law

 Lin, Chia-Ho,

 Liu Hung-En,

Liu Ting-Chi

College of Law

Sustainable Development and Regional Revitalization

Tsai, Wen-Yi International College of Innovation

Administration of Trademark

Right and Fair Competition

Shen, Chung-Lun College of Law

Human-centered Transportation

and Sustainable Campus Planning

Tsai, Yu-Hsin Department:Land Economics
Natural Sciences

A Letter from the Starry Sky 
(EMI Course)

Li, Chuan-Jui

Graduate Institute of Applied Physics

Informatics and Computing

Mathematical, Computational,

and AI Thinking in Everyday Life

Tsai, Yen-Lung

Mathematical Sciences

Inkscape Vector Design and Applications of Cloud-Based Open Resources

Eric Sun

 

Center for General Education

Interdisciplinary

(Humanities, Social Sciences)

Changing the World:NCCU General Education Lecture Series

Lin, Chi-Ping

 

Center for General Education

Interdisciplinary

(Social Sciences, Natural Sciences)

Health and Media: Communication,

Storytelling, and Practice

 Shih Tsung-Jen,

Chung Yi-Chieh

Department of Communication

Interdisciplinary

(Social Sciences, Informatics and Computing)

 

Digital Civilization: Technology, Ethics, and Humanistic Inquiry

Chuang Yi-Cjhi,

Young Kon Rad

Department of Economics

Global Trends in Nature Conservation: Forests, Ecosystems, and You

Huang Jingyan,

Shi Zhijing

Center for General Education

Interdisciplinary

(Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Informatics and Computing)

The Spatial Perspective of the Humanities and Social Sciences: Interdisciplinary Applications of Geographic Information System

Liao, Hsin-Chung

Department of Public Administration

 

The award recipients for Outstanding General Education Instructors in Academic Year 113 are listed below. For more information, please visit the Personnel Office website.

The following College General Courses will be offered in Semester 114-1:

Domain Course Title Instructors Offering Department
College General Courses Seminar in Self-directed Learning: Application of Free Software GIMP Yan-Long Tsai Center for General Education
College General Courses Seminar in Self-Directed Learning: Exploring the Culture and History of the Greater Wenshan Area Pei-Hsin Chan Center for General Education
College General Courses Seminar in Self-Directed Learning: The Theory of Humanistic Teaology – Tea Making Science Zhen-Hong Gao Center for General Education

College General Courses

Seminar in Self-Directed Learning: 3D Modeling and Prototyping- From Concept to Creatione Ga-Se Fan Center for General Education

 

 

For detailed course information, please click on the course title to access the Course Query System. We warmly welcome students to enroll!

Stay updated with the latest news and activities from the General Education Center:

Contact (College Courses):

Ms. Chang

Tel: +886-2-2939-3091 #63871

Email: chy@nccu.edu.tw

 

 

The newly offered general education courses for the first semester of the 2025–2026 academic year are as follows:

 

Domain Course Title Instructor Offering Unit
Natural Sciences Sleep and Health Chen, Chieh-Wen WenInstitute of Neuroscience / College of Science

Humanities

 Introduction to Taiwanese Tsai, Hui-Ming Graduate Institute of Taiwanese Literature / College of Liberal Arts
Social Sciences AI, Gender, and Labor  Chen, Fu-Hsuan Graduate Institute of Labor Research / College of Social Sciences

Interdisciplinary (Humanities, Social Sciences)

Innovative Media and Creativity Lin, Tsui-Chuan Department of Radio and Television / College of Communication
Informatics and Computing Special Topics in Applied Programming Chiu, Shu-Yi College of Informatics
College Program

Independent Study Project: 3D Modeling and Prototyping – From Concept to Creation

Fan, Ka-Se  Center of General Education / Office of Academic Affairs

 

For detailed course information, please click on the Course Title to visit the Course Search System.

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Contact Person: Ms. Wu

Phone: +886-2-2939-3091 #63872

Email: yun63872@nccu.edu.tw