To share the beauty of art with the local community, NCUE organizes free musical events, as well as art lectures every year. In addition to attracting students interested in joining related clubs, these events and lectures also welcome the community residents to participate.

1. The NCUE Wind Band and the Chorus in C-Major are composed of music-loving students. These clubs not only provide students opportunities for learning and exchanging their views and skills but are also often invited to perform at various events and engage in exchanges with other schools. Both clubs have frequently won several awards in national competitions and played significant roles in many large-scaled events organized by NCUE. Public performances by student clubs are listed in Table 1 and shown in Figures 1-2.

Additionally, both clubs actively participated in a national music competition, striving to bring the university hone. Through their various exchanges, the clubs regularly learned from other schools and created a set of highlights in their performances. All these achievements have fostered the growth of the clubs.

Table 1. Overview of Public Performances by Students’ Clubs in 2023

Figure 1. NCUE Wind Band joined the 2023 National Student Competition of Music	Figure 2. The Chorus in C-Major participated in the 2023 National Student Competition of Music

Below are the links for the Facebook pages of the clubs.

About NCUE Wind Band:

https://www.facebook.com/NCUEwindband/

About Chorus in C-Major:

https://www.facebook.com/people/%E5%BD%B0%E5%B8%AB%E5%A4%A7-C%E5%A4%A7%E8%AA%BF%E5%90%88%E5%94%B1%E5%9C%98/100063579856692/

2. NCUE’s Center for General Education organizes various art lectures every year and community residents are welcomed to participate free of charge. In 2023, 15 lectures and other events were held by the Center, as shown in Table 2.

Table 2. Overview of Lectures for General Education / Micro-Courses in 2023

(1) On April 14, 2023, NCUE hosted the event [Aesthetics of Tea and Ceramic vs. Daily Culture]. Mr. Lian Bing-lung, President of the Chinese Fangyuan Tea Culture Association, presented on the aesthetics of tea art and daily culture, guiding participants to explore the world of truth, goodness, and beauty and the universal principles revealed through the nuances of tea culture (Figures 3-4).

Event photos: https://ccourceweb.ncue.edu.tw/p/404-1009-21927.php

Figure 3. Tea Tasting (Demonstration of the Instructor)	Figure 4. Tea Tasting (Students)

(2) On April 26, 2023, the General Education Arts Salon invited renowned musician Shou-u Ray (Shamisen) to lead a group of performers including Liang Jian-ing (Pipa), Hsu Wei-ting (Electronic Keyboard), and Chen Zhi-zheng (Performance Artist). They offered a unique audiovisual feast for faculty and students, as shown in Figures 5-6.

Reference URL: https://ccourceweb.ncue.edu.tw/p/404-1009-21974.php

Campus headlines: https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000- 9965,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw

Figure 5. Performance of "Time Traveler—A Journey Through 1930"	Figure 6. Performance of "Time Traveler—A Journey Through 1930"

(3) On November 1, 2023, NCUE held the "School Anniversary Concert: Kaleidoscope of World Percussion," inviting the "Guruji" World Percussion Ensemble led by Director Cheng An-liang. The performance provided an immersive audiovisual feast for the university's faculty and students as shown in Figures 7-8.

Campus headlines: https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000-9965,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw

Figure 7. School Anniversary Concert: Kaleidoscope of World Percussion	Figure 8. School Anniversary Concert: Kaleidoscope of World Percussion

(4) On May 4, 2023, in collaboration with the General Education course [The Art and Appreciation of Taiwanese Glove Puppetry], the Zhang Yi Garden Puppet Theater Troupe performed the renowned puppet show The Great Havoc in Heaven as shown in Figure 9.

Figure 9. Performance of Zhang Yi Garden Puppet Theater Troupe: The Great Havoc in Heaven

(5) On May 24, 2023, the Mo Chara Irish Band was invited to lead students in experiencing Celtic culture. The latter part of the performance included Polka dance steps and the audience was invited to join in the performance as shown in Figures 10-11.

Figure 10. Performers Leading Faculty and Students in Experiencing Irish Music	​​​​​​​Figure 11. Dancers Guiding Students in the Joys of Traditional Irish Step Dancing

For more event photos and information, please check the home page of the Center for General Education: https://ccourceweb.ncue.edu.tw/

3. Department of English - English Drama

The Department of English aims to utilize what students have learned in the English Listening and Speaking course and the Drama course in this performance and apply it to stage performances, so as to achieve the goal of "generalizing professional curriculums." The curriculum is also expected to promote an English-learning environment at NCUE and across central Taiwan. Additionally, it seeks to promote cultural exchanges between NCUE and surrounding communities, cultivating a greater appreciation for literature and art through drama performances, as shown in Figures 12-13.

Figure 12. Photos of 2024 drama performance	​​​​​​​Figure 13. Group Photo of the teachers and students from the 2024 drama performance

2024 Drama Performance of Department of English in NCUE - "Footprints of Love" website link:
https://www.facebook.com/p/%E5%9C%8B%E7%AB%8B%E5%BD%B0%E5%8C%96%E5%B8%AB%E7%AF%84%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E%E7%B3%BB114%E7%B4%9A%E6%88%B2%E5%8A%87%E5%85%AC%E6%BC%94-61551371669542/