NCUE's Language Center, under the Office of International and Cross-strait Affairs, offers regular community promotion and educational events, offering various language learning courses in weekday evenings or weekends, including English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, and Indonesian. Community residents can develop second language skills based on their learning interests. In 2025, a total of 18 classes were offered with 552 hours. A total of 279 participants successfully completed their courses and acquired second language abilities. Additionally, to meet needs of both on-campus and off-campus individuals for workplace skill enhancement, diverse foreign language and customized project courses are offered. Since 2020, NCUE has collaborated with the Affiliated Senior Industrial Vocational High School of NCUE (AISVHS) to conduct TOEIC Listening and Reading Classes. Two or more classes are offered per semester to provide diverse learning opportunities and strengthen students' English abilities. In 2025, NCUE offered 5 classes with a total of 159 students completing their classes, helping students improve their English listening and reading skills.

NCUE is an overseas Chinese language learning institution accredited by the Ministry of Education and has long been committed to promoting Chinese language education while actively expanding platforms for international exchange. NCUE regularly offers Chinese language courses annually, providing foreign residents in the local community and learners from around the world with a professional, friendly, and diverse Chinese learning environment. Courses are offered flexibly in both in-person and online modes based on learners' needs and learners' locations, highly praised by students.

In 2025, Chinese Language Seasonal Programs in NCUE included Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter sessions, as well as various courses including online group and individual Chinese classes, catering to learners with different proficiency levels and learning objectives. In 2025, a total of 280 participants successfully completed their programs. For detailed course information and the latest course offerings, please visit the language center's official website: https://lcch.ncue.edu.tw/curriculum_season?lang=zh-TW

NCUE organizes "Chinese Language Tutors Training Courses," providing free training for students interested in Chinese language teaching. The programs also welcome auditors and observers, enabling non-NCUE members to access Chinese language teaching resources. In 2025, two sessions of the Chinese Language Tutors Training Courses were held, totaling 30 hours with 43 participants. Additionally, online or in-person Chinese language teaching lectures are held periodically. In 2025, three Chinese language teaching lectures were organized.

The first lecture was held on May 5, delivered by Professor Lim Keng Yew of the National University of Singapore, titled "Is It Feasible to Teach Chinese in English? My Experience at the National University of Singapore," with 46 participants attending. Drawing on her own experience teaching Chinese language in Singapore, Professor Lim introduced how Chinese language teaching can thrive amid cultural and historical differences.

The second lecture was held on September 12, delivered by Professor Sung-Lin Chen, titled "From English to Chinese: The Circle Development and Future Trends of International Languages," with 20 participants attending. Professor Chen, a faculty member of the Department of Chinese Literature at National Cheng Kung University specializing in linguistics, provided insights beneficial to participants' future development and experience accumulation in Chinese language teaching.

The third lecture was held on October 31, delivered by Ms. Yuan Ning-chun, Head of the Teaching Section at the Chinese Language Center of Tamkang University, titled "The Language Practice Blueprint for AI Teachers: From Prompt Engineering to Instructional Design," with participants mainly consisting of the Center's Chinese language teachers and staff, totaling 6 people. Ms. Yuan introduced a variety of AI tools and provided guidance on how to apply them in Chinese language teaching.

All of the aforementioned Chinese language lectures held during this period were offered free of charge.

The College of Extension Education has been operating the Changhua County Senior University since 1995 to provide continuing education opportunities for senior community members. This program encourages county residents aged 55 and above to return to campus for learning. In 2025, two terms were offered, each lasting 16 weeks, with a total of 28 classes. The courses covered diverse subjects including Japanese, English, calligraphy, Chinese painting, art, and mobile phone applications. A total of 893 participants completed the program.

On September 13 to November 15, 2025, the College of Extension Education held the "Women's Academy – Female Leadership Training Program." This year's curriculum closely aligned with global trends and local needs, covering themes such as "Macroeconomics," "Generative AI," "Digital Transformation," "High-Performance Leadership," "Psychological Resilience," "Leadership Charisma," "Networking," and "Women Leaders’ Summit," and for the first time incorporated "Image Building and Two-Way Communication" and "Mindful Leadership," helping participants comprehensively enhance their communication skills, personal image, and inner strength to meet the diverse role demands faced by women. The program attracted 44 female leaders from various industries, including metal, machinery, food, cosmetics manufacturing, apparel wholesale, and healthcare. The program aimed to enhance professional knowledge and strategic thinking skills, expand networks, and promote exchange, nurturing more female leaders in Changhua County to create a brighter future.

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As the only secondary school teacher training institution in central Taiwan, NCUE has been organizing an annual "Training Program for Principals and Directors of Elementary and Junior High Schools School Management Competencies" since 2020. Each course lasts four months. In 2025, 15 high-level administrative leaders from elementary and junior high schools were trained.

The College of Extension Education periodically offers various extension education courses, covering business operations, information technology, business management, marketing, and handicraft creation. These courses allow community members to continue self-growth based on their learning interests. In 2025, a total of 58 classes were offered, with a total of 1,157 course hours, attracting 811 participants.

In response to the global net-zero emissions trend and the need for sustainable business transformation, the Center proactively connected with resources from the Taiwan Industrial Development Foundation to offer a series of "2025 Low-Carbon Net-Zero Talent Training" courses for local enterprises and professionals.

In 2025, two sessions of the "One-Day Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experience Course" were completed (held on June 23 and September 4 respectively), cultivating a total of 35 green net-zero talents. The curriculum guided participants to gain an in-depth understanding of core concepts such as greenhouse gas inventory regulations, scope determination, and inventory list development, effectively alleviating enterprises' carbon anxiety and injecting critical momentum into the low-carbon transformation of regional industries.

To promote healthy recreational activities, enhance students' physical fitness and mental health, popularize swimming among the general public, improve children's physical fitness for swimming, and cultivate lifelong exercise habits and interests, Shinshang Swimming Academy in NCUE employs professional swimming coaches and offers group classes for children, toddlers, and adults, as well as personalized private coaching sessions that allow parents and community members to learn swimming according to their own plans. In 2025, in alignment with the Ministry of Sports' elementary school swimming project, the academy served over 34 elementary schools. The academy simultaneously accommodates courses arranged by NCUE's Athletic Department, swimming clubs from the Affiliated Industrial Vocational High School of NCUE, and swimming training for the Special Police Fourth Headquarters. The academy also cultivates its swim team to become future swimming talents and trains new incoming swimming coaches.

Since 2020, NCUE's U-FIRST Professional Sports Guidance Service Team has provided exercise and fitness guidance services for NCUE faculty, staff, students, and middle-aged and elderly residents in nearby communities. The team integrates expertise in exercise science, physical fitness assessment, and health promotion to establish an exercise health service model of "Fitness Assessment – Needs Assessment – Precision Intervention – Outcome Tracking," building a campus-community exercise health service network.

The team conducts physical fitness assessments for middle-aged and elderly individuals, formulating precise and individualized exercise prescriptions based on each person's physical function and health needs. Combined with fun, functional, and life-oriented course designs, this approach enhances seniors' willingness to participate in exercise and their adherence to it, helping them establish regular exercise habits. Through continuous exercise health services, the team strengthens seniors' physical functions, delays the risk of disability, promotes Healthy Aging, supports independent living abilities, and realizes the goal of Aging in Place. In 2025, a total of 58 sports guidance and consultation sessions (practice-based field management) were provided, benefiting 2,326 people.

Industrial Park Counseling Project:

SBIR Project:

Through promoting short-term technical guidance and practical training courses for enterprises, NCUE is committed to enhancing companies' skills in meeting current trend demands, further achieving the goal of improving production efficiency, and strengthening industrial competitiveness. NCUE assisted three companies—Innova Rubber Co., Ltd., Sheng Chyean Enterprise Co., Ltd., and Jubon Medical Devices Co., Ltd.—in applying for and successfully obtaining approval for SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) grants in Changhua County, with total government subsidies amounting to NT$879,047.

National Industry-Academia Innovation Practices Competition:

To foster the innovative thinking and practical skills of university and college students, as well as to promote interdisciplinary teams with diverse technological expertise in making innovative and highly practical projects, NCUE partnered with the Changhua Association of Industry-Academia Advancement to co-host the National Industry-Academia Innovation Practices Competition. In 2025, the competition attracted a total of 253 teams comprising faculty and students from universities and colleges across the country, with 173 projects advancing to the final round.

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