YunTech Aligns with Top Czech Universities – Charting a New Blueprint for International Collaboration

On April 1, 114, Vice President Wu Ming-Chang of National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech), together with Director of International Affairs Yeh Hui-Ching and representatives from four colleges, embarked on a series of strategic academic visits to the Czech Republic, laying a solid foundation for substantive collaboration between Taiwanese and Czech higher education institutions.

Škoda Auto University Visit – Strategic Partnership in Engineering & Design

The delegation’s first stop was Škoda Auto University in Mladá Boleslav, warmly hosted by President Ondřej Krejcar, Vice President Helena Chytilová, and International Director Denisa Římalová. President Krejcar, a distinguished scholar in technical cybernetics, systems engineering, and informatics, recognized as one of Stanford/Elsevier’s World’s Top 2% Scientists (2020–2023), shares strong academic alignment with YunTech President Zhang Chuan-Yu in digital image processing, medical imaging recognition, and machine learning.

During in-depth meetings, both universities discussed concrete mechanisms for cooperation, facilitated by YunTech’s International Affairs Office.

Key areas of agreement include:

• Promoting internationalization of teaching and research

• Establishing two-way faculty and student exchange programs

• Applying for Erasmus+ KA171 projects

• Joint participation in Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and Horizon Europe programs

• Collaboration with the College of Design, including a Winter School of Design and academic conferences

• Invitations for YunTech students to attend the Gateway to Europe Summer School 2026 in Prague

• Joint submissions to the COMSYS International Conference in June

The academic structures of the two universities align up to 95%, covering engineering, information, design, economics, management, technical-vocational education, and social sustainability, demonstrating a strong basis for comprehensive partnership.

Masaryk University Visit – Advancing Chinese Language & Cultural Education

The delegation also visited Masaryk University in Brno, meeting with the College of Humanities and the Chinese Studies Department to negotiate an institute-level MOA.

Agreements included:

• YunTech students from the Graduate Institute of Chinese Studies, Department of Applied Foreign Languages, and College of Humanities may undertake teaching internships at Masaryk University, deepening language education expertise and cross-cultural practical experience

• Promoting Chinese language education in Central Europe

• Future plans to elevate the partnership to a university-level MOU for long-term collaboration

Remarks

Vice President Wu Ming-Chang highlighted the trip’s fruitful outcomes, expanding strategic cooperation in engineering, business management, design, and vocational education with Škoda Auto University, while establishing a complementary framework for humanities and language education with Masaryk University.

Director Yeh Hui-Ching emphasized Škoda Auto University’s unique position as the only Czech university supported by the Volkswagen Group, aligning well with YunTech’s focus on industry-academia collaboration, and underscored the practical pathway created for promoting Chinese studies in Central Europe.

Škoda Auto University expressed enthusiasm to return to YunTech in summer 2024 under President Krejcar, aiming to further implement collaborative agreements.

Event Highlights:

• YunTech delegation visiting Škoda Auto University

• Exchange sessions with university leadership

• Gift presentation symbolizing partnership

• In-depth discussion on future collaboration directions

• MOA negotiations with Masaryk University

Organizing Unit: International Affairs Office
Director: Yeh Hui-Ching
Contact Person: Luo Yu-Han
Tel: 2392

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Vice President Wu Ming-Chang, together with Director of International Affairs Yeh Hui-Ching and representatives from four colleges, visited Škoda Auto University.

The delegation held an exchange meeting with Škoda Auto University.

Vice President Wu Ming-Chang presented a gift from YunTech to President Ondřej Krejcar, symbolizing the foundation of cooperation and friendship between the two universities.

Director Yeh Hui-Ching engaged in in-depth discussions on future collaboration with President Ondřej Krejcar (right) and Vice President Helena Chytilová (left).

Vice President Wu Ming-Chang, Director Yeh Hui-Ching, and Director Wang Shih-Hao of the Graduate Institute of Chinese Studies negotiated an institute-level MOA with the College of Humanities and Chinese Studies Department of Masaryk University.