| Technische Hochschule Nürnberg GSO Visits from Germany |
| April, 2014 |
| 22 faculty and students of the Georg Simon Ohm Business School of Germany’s Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm, a sister school of Taiwan Tech, visited Taiwan Tech in April. The German visitors were invited to experience academic and cultural activities for one week. These activities turned out to be highly stimulating, enriching the sister-school relationship between the two universities. |
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| Nuremberg Tech’s faculty and students with Taiwan Tech’s Dean of International Affairs, Dr. Lee Cheng-kang (second from right), and Director of the International Cooperation Section, Chuang Shu-fen (second from left). Picture taken in front of Jing-Cheng (“Precision and Sincerity”), an artwork installed near the main gate of Taiwan Tech. |
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| Led by Dr. Florian Riedmüller, professor of marketing, and Dr. Kai-Uwe Wellner, professor of international business, the Nuremberg Tech tour consisted of 20 master’s program students from both departments. While visiting Taiwan Tech from April 14th to 20th, the tour joined local students in lectures by renowned entrepreneurs specially invited by Dr. Yeh Ming-yih, who teaches in Taiwan Tech’s School of Management. The format and content of these lectures received enthusiastic praise from the German professors. As Dr. Riedmüller put it, “The students were able to engage in brainstorming and feedback during their discussions, and this certainly is an excellent demonstration of successful lesson planning.” |
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| Nuremberg Tech’s faculty and students and Taiwan Tech’s students attending Dr. Yeh’s lecture. |
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| Besides attending lectures on the structure of local industry, the visitors were invited for a tour on April 16 through Gigabyte Technology, Delta Electronics, and Neihu Technology Park. The visitors were deeply impressed with Taiwan’s continued development and achievements in technology. As Dr. Wellner remarked, “An enterprise’s success doesn’t come by chance. With the tour through Gigabyte and Delta, we obtained a better understanding of how enterprises in Taiwan have succeeded.” |
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| NurembergTech’s faculty and students visited Gigabyte Technology. |
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| During the visit at Taiwan Tech, Dr. Wellner delivered two special lectures to the university’s students: one on the success factors in Germany’s industry and the other on the programs of Nuremberg Tech. To strengthen the partnership with our School of Management, Dr. Wellner and Dr. Riedmüller met Dr. Chen Cheng-kang, Dean of the School of Management, and Dr. Luarn Pin, Vice-dean. |
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| From right to left: Dr. Lee Cheng-kang, Dean of International Affairs; Dr. Riedmüller; Dr. Wellner; Dr. Yeh Ming-yih; Dr. Lee Wei-chen. Picture taken at the end of a special lecture. |
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| Other than academic activities, the visitors immersed themselves in Taiwan’s culture and spent time getting acquainted with Taiwan Tech’s faculty and students. They learned basic Tai-chi (Shadow boxing) from Zhou Gui-mei, an official of the National Tai Chi Chuan Association, R.O.C.; played a friendly basketball game with our faculty; took Chinese lessons organized by our students; experienced Aikido; went sightseeing at night markets; went to a karaoke party; made a day trip to Jiufen; and tasted a wide variety of Taiwanese dishes. All these activities manifested the warm hospitality of the Taiwanese community that was experienced by the German students. |
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| The German team and Taiwan Tech’s faculty basketball team. “Soccer game next time!” both sides bantered. Picture taken after the game. |
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| Left: Members of Taiwan Tech’s Association of International Affairs are teaching Chinese. |
| Right: The German student is giving his all to push Zhou Gui-mei, a Tai-chi instructor. Secretary Ma, an administrative staff member in the Department of Industrial Management, is helping in the meantime. |
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| Left: Nuremberg Tech’s faculty and students are working on sifting sand for gold, a popular activity in Jiufen. |
| Right: Nuremberg Tech’s faculty and students are tasting the local cuisine at a famous Taiwanese restaurant. |
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- Special thanks to Dr. Yeh Ming-yih, Taiwan Tech School of Management; Gigabyte Technology; Delta Electronics; the Taipei Neihu Technology Park Hall; Zhou Gui-mei of the National Tai Chi Chuan Association, R.O.C.; members of Taiwan Tech’s faculty basketball team; members of Taiwan Tech’s Association for International Affairs; members of Taiwan Tech's Aikido Club and its sister club; students of the Department of Business Administration; Secretary Ma Guei-siang of the Department of Industrial Management; and Taiwan Tech’s Office of General Affairs. This special program could not have been successful without you all.
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