National Skills Competition: NYUST Achieves Outstanding Results Again — Passing on Skills, Reaching New Heights
National Skills Competition: NYUST Achieves Outstanding Results Again — Passing on Skills, Reaching New Heights
The 56th National Skills Competition came to a successful conclusion in 2026, once again highlighting the outstanding achievements of National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (NYUST) in technical and vocational education. This year, NYUST students, along with incoming students who will enroll in the 2026 academic year, delivered an impressive performance, winning three gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze medal, as well as one fourth-place finish, three fifth-place finishes, and two awards of merit. The results once again demonstrate NYUST’s excellence in cultivating highly skilled technical and vocational talent.
For all participants, the competition was about far more than rankings. It was a journey of self-challenge, perseverance, and personal growth. As Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han encouraged the contestants, while competition results are certainly important, the focus, discipline, resilience, and problem-solving abilities developed through long hours of training are among the most valuable qualities they will carry throughout their lives. Regardless of whether they stood on the podium, every contestant who persevered through the competition achieved a personal breakthrough and gained valuable life experience.
NYUST encourages students to pursue their aspirations in technical skills, while placing even greater emphasis on the learning process and professional growth behind each competition. For many students, participating in skills competitions at the university level is no longer simply about further education. Rather, it is an opportunity to accomplish goals that may have remained unfinished, push beyond personal limits, and work with senior high and vocational high schools to establish a seamless talent-development pathway that carries forward the value of skills inheritance.
NYUST has long been committed to cultivating professionals equipped with technical expertise, innovative thinking, and interdisciplinary integration skills. The university provides high-quality faculty, comprehensive facilities, diverse curricula, and extensive industry resources, encouraging students to gain practical experience through independent learning, hands-on projects, and a wide range of competitions. The university also places strong emphasis on students’ career development after competitions, exploring how the skills and competencies developed through competition can be effectively translated into the professional capabilities required by industry, thereby narrowing the gap between academic learning and workplace needs.
Among these initiatives, the Three-Stage Industry Internship Program implemented by the Bachelor’s Program in Cross-Disciplinary Design and the Design Talent Excellence Program in the College of Design has entered its seventh year and has established partnerships with more than 100 companies. The program has developed a comprehensive talent-development model, beginning with jointly planning internship content with partner companies before internships, incorporating industry professionals and practical industry experience into courses, and supporting students in transitioning to employment or remaining with their host companies after completing their internships. This approach enables students to make a smooth transition from the competition arena to the workplace while strengthening their professional skills and competitiveness in the job market.
Looking ahead, NYUST will continue working with industry partners to further optimize its internship programs and promote a better understanding of technical and vocational education and industry internships. The goal is to empower students to leverage their professional expertise to secure better compensation, meaningful job responsibilities, and broader career development opportunities—ultimately realizing the educational vision that skills should be recognized and expertise should be respected.
NYUST would also like to express its sincere appreciation to the trainers from the various branches of the Ministry of Labor, as well as the principals, administrators, and instructors of the contestants’ senior high and vocational high schools, for their long-standing commitment to developing skilled competitors. Through close collaboration among educational institutions, government agencies, and industry, Taiwan can continue to cultivate outstanding technical and vocational professionals equipped with both advanced skills and innovative capabilities.
NYUST President Chang Chuan-Yu stated that the outstanding results achieved in this competition are not only the fruits of the contestants’ dedication and hard work, but also a testament to the collective efforts of students, instructors, and the university as a whole. The achievements further demonstrate the tangible results of NYUST’s long-standing commitment to technical and vocational education, skills development, and practice-oriented teaching.
The university will continue to integrate teaching resources and deepen industry–academia collaboration to cultivate more outstanding professionals with both technical expertise and innovative capabilities. NYUST looks forward to seeing its students continue to refine their skills and achieve even greater success at the 57th National Skills Competition next year, bringing further recognition to the university and Taiwan’s technical and vocational education.
NYUST Medalists and Award Recipients at the 56th National Skills Competition
1.Display Design — Chang En-Ya — Gold Medal
2.Aircraft Maintenance — Chen Yu-Jen — Gold Medal
3.Graphic Design Technology — Huang Fu-Yan — Gold Medal
4.Foundry — Wang Yuan-You — Silver Medal
5.Autonomous Mobile Robotics — Chen Cheng-Chieh, Chen Tse-Heng — Silver Medal
6.Information and Network Technology — Su Yu-Kai — Bronze Medal
7.Mechatronics — Chen Hsueh-Yu, Lin Yu-Jung — 4th Place
8.Information and Network Technology — Wu Po-Lin — 5th Place
9.Sheet Metal Technology — Hsu Kai — 5th Place
10.Mobile Applications Development — Lee Yi-Chuan — 5th Place
11.Cabinetmaking — Ho Kuang-Yao — Award of Merit
12.Sheet Metal Technology — Wang Yu-Hao — Award of Merit
Figure 1. Student Chang En-Ya poses for a photo with the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Figure 2. Student Chen Yu-Jen poses for a photo with the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Figure 3. Student Huang Fu-Yan poses for a photo with the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Organizing Unit: Bachelor’s Program in Cross-Disciplinary Design and Design Talent Excellence Program, College of Design
Program Director: Tsai Teng-Chuan
Contact Person: Wang Jou-Ping
Tel: +886-5-534-2601 ext. 6031
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