(1) Language learning courses:

NCUE runs a standing program of community extension education activities, offering a range of language learning courses on weekdays and at weekends, including English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, and Indonesian, so that local residents can develop second foreign language skills according to their interests. In 2025, NCUE offered a total of 22 classes, amounting to 648 teaching hours, and 298 attendances completed the courses and acquired second foreign language skills. Figure 1 lists the 22 courses offered in 2025; Figure 2 shows the website where foreign language courses are advertised for open enrollment each year.

(2) Quarterly Chinese Courses:

NCUE is a Chinese language study institution approved by the Ministry of Education to recruit international students. The university is committed to promoting Chinese language education and actively expanding platforms for international exchange. NCUE offers Chinese language courses regularly each year, providing a professional, welcoming, and diverse Chinese learning environment for foreign residents in the local community and learners from around the world. Learners can choose to take either in-person or online courses according to their needs and location. The courses have been widely praised by participants for their flexibility.

In 2025, NCUE offered Chinese Courses comprised spring, summer, autumn and winter sessions, as well as online group and individual classes, meeting the needs of learners with different proficiency levels and learning goals. In 2025, a total of 164 attendances successfully completed the courses (Figures 1-2). Figure 3 shows the website introducing the features of the Quarterly Chinese Courses. Figure 4 shows the classes run in 2025.

(3) Community Senior University:

To put lifelong learning into practice and promote social inclusion, NCUE ran the Changhua County Community Senior University since 1995. The senior university provides older adults aged 55 and above who registered in Changhua County with opportunities to return to school and pursue lifelong learning. This thereby help improve older adults' social participation and interpersonal exchange. The Community Senior University runs one term in the first half of the year and one in the second, each lasting 16 weeks, with classes held during the day from Monday to Friday. The university offers a wide range of classes, including Japanese, English, calligraphy, Chinese painting, art, and information technology. In addition, to bridge the digital gap for older adults, NCUE introduced a smartphone applications class in 2020. The class moves systematically from basic to advanced content, teaching from basic phone operation, app downloads, and social media interaction to phone photography, video production, map navigation, and AI tools, putting digital empowerment for older adults into practice. In response to the information security risks of modern society, the courses also proactively incorporate media literacy and anti-fraud awareness, helping older adults recognise disinformation and the latest fraud tactics and strengthening their ability to protect themselves.

Regarding learning environment, NCUE is committed to building a safe, hygienic and welcoming campus. We disinfect all classrooms after each class to safeguard older students' health and their peace of mind while learning. In 2025, the Community Senior University offered 28 classes (see Figures 5-6), with 893 attendances completing their courses (Figures 7-12). This demonstrates the significant results of NCUE's investment in educational resources to promote the well-being of older adults in the local community. The open enrolment webpages for each class are shown in Figures 13-14.

(4) Minecraft Coding Camp for Children:

To develop children's computational thinking and digital literacy, as well as extend information and STEM education to younger learners, NCUE has held the Minecraft Coding Camp for Children on a regular basis during the winter and summer vacations since 2021. The camp adopts a gamification learning approach and uses the highly open-ended sandbox game Minecraft as the vehicle for instruction, building basic code and command operations into the course design. Through an immersive virtual environment, the instructors guide the children to use a variety of elements for spatial construction, cross-disciplinary exploration and logical problem solving. This not only develops children's three-dimensional spatial thinking but also substantially strengthens their capacity for innovative problem solving. The camp has trained 91 children to date (Figures 15-16), which demonstrates NCUE's commitment to fulfilling its social responsibility by extending high-quality technology education resources to the basic education level.

(5) Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs):

NCUE produces high-quality MOOCs that are available to the public. There are currently 12 courses, which are offered each semester as extension courses; on payment, learners have unlimited access to the materials for 21 days (Table 1). These courses are open to people from outside the school, elementary and secondary school teachers, and the public. Learners receive an certificate of participation after completing the courses, and qualified teachers can additionally obtain nationally recognized professional development hours. In 2025, a total of 435 learners completed courses and obtained a certificate of participation.

(1) Public lectures:

Each academic year NCUE holds numerous open lectures and events for the public interested to register. Lecture topics cover a range of specialist fields, including electronic engineering, mechatronic engineering, computer science and information engineering, and science education. In 2025, NCUE held at least 113 keynote lectures open to people from outside the university, allowing those who are not studying on campus to take part. NCUE has compiled a list of the public lecture sessions held in 2025. Figure 36 shows an extract with information on some of these sessions, and Figure 37 shows the situation of public lecture, which is also posted on YouTube for viewers to watch.

(2) Extension education courses for lifelong learning:

NCUE offers extension education courses and provides local residents with a route to lifelong learning. The university surveys the needs of students and local residents, offering extension education courses of various kinds on an ad hoc basis. The courses cover business operations, information technology, business management, marketing, handicraft creation, and more, so that local residents can continue to develop themselves according to their own learning interests. In 2025, NCUE offered a total of 58 classes, amounting to 1,157 teaching hours and attracting 811 registrations. In addition, where participants in certain courses were unable to attend in person, NCUE also provided synchronous online delivery so that they could still take part. Figures 38 and 39 show the list of the 58 courses, each with a link to its open enrolment information. Figures 40 to 45 show photographs from the courses.

(3) 2025 Monster Chemistry Camp

To put university social responsibility into practice and promote quality education, NCUE's Department of Chemistry held the 2025 Monster Chemistry summer camp from 21 to 24 July in 2025. The camp is open to students from more than 20 senior high schools across Taiwan, offering non-degree opportunities to learn about science. The camp broke away from the conventional classroom, closely combining knowledge of chemistry with everyday applications. The program covered catalytic reactions, hands-on DIY production of skincare products, investigation of physical and chemical change, and a field visit to a biomedical company, which demonstrated the application of science to well-being and industrial innovation. Through learning by doing and exploration during a period of four days, NCUE not only advanced the popularisation of scientific knowledge among the public, but also effectively kindled young students' enthusiasm for scientific inquiry, demonstrating the substantive impact of its commitment to lifelong learning for the community and for young people. Figure 46 shows the event poster. Figure 47 demonstrates the Facebook publicity for the event. Figure 48 shows the related information posted on NCUE News, and Figure 49 presents photographs from the event.

(4) Arts exhibitions offering aesthetic enrichment to local residents:

NCUE has exhibition spaces on campus including the Baisha Art Center and the Arts Corridor, which host exhibitions on an ad hoc basis, featuring diverse works of many artists from outside the university. The spaces also serve as venues for students in NCUE's Department of Fine Arts to showcase their creative work and the results of their studies. In 2025, a total of 11 arts exhibitions were held on campus. Besides NCUE faculty and students, the public are also free to attend. Figure 50 lists the 11 on-campus arts exhibitions, and Figures 52 to 54 show exhibition publicity posters.