Taiwan Tech President Jia-Yush Yen's four-year term is nearing completion. In today's (April 12th) emergency academic council meeting, a vote was held for his reappointment. The results were announced at noon, with Jia-Yush Yen successfully reappointed. He will continue to lead Taiwan Tech in building an international teaching and research environment. Jia-Yush Yen mentioned that in addition to enhancing the research capacity within the university, he will actively collaborate with top technical universities and organize the “Taiwan Technical and Vocational Sustainable Alliance” to integrate resources and share experiences, thereby enhancing the influence and academic reputation of vocational education in Taiwan.

Jia-Yush Yen has been serving as president of Taiwan Tech since 2021. During his tenure, he successfully integrated the Hwa Hsia University of Technology to expand teaching and research space, consolidated corporate resources to establish an industry-academia innovation institute, was selected as a key school for the Ministry of Education's bilingual program, established the first EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) teaching resource center for technical and vocational colleges nationwide, and encouraged student representatives to attend various internal meetings, strengthening communication and collaboration both internally and externally. He has been actively integrating with industries and continuously constructing an internationally sustainable campus.

Taiwan Tech President Jia-Yush Yen has been successfully reappointed.

Before the vote, Jia-Yush Yen gave a 20-minute presentation on his governing philosophy and plans for the next term, followed by discussions and questions from representatives present. Addressing the thriving development of Taiwan's semiconductor industry and Taiwan Tech's response blueprint, he stated that Taiwan Tech has chosen semiconductor materials and equipment as its distinctive research areas. They are currently taking stock of relevant resources within the university and planning recruitment initiatives to invite top talents to join the campus.

Furthermore, Yen proposed the "Taiwan Tech Vision Project and Sustainable Development" plan, with talent cultivation, academic research innovation, and sustainable influence as the main drivers, emphasizing technical and professional sustainability and international standing. The plan aims to expand its scope to the entire vocational education system in Taiwan, establish the “Taiwan Technical and Vocational Sustainable Alliance” to integrate research and development efforts, connect international resources, share experiences, and maximize the effectiveness of professional skills and expertise from various vocational universities to achieve goals in academic practice, interdisciplinary collaboration, and nurturing high-level talents.

Yen pointed out that Taiwan Tech leads the vocational education sector and will consider overall trends and positioning in vocational education development, improve the educational environment, connect with global talents, establish an “International Industry-University Research Application Linkage Platform”, and an “International USR (University Social Responsibility) Collaboration Platform” to facilitate horizontal exchange and connections, leverage vocational colleges' advantage of practicality, and promote the spirit of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), thereby elevating Taiwan's leading position in global vocational education.

President of Taiwan Tech Student Association Xin-Qi Lai expressed her appreciation for President Yen's dedication to Taiwan Tech. She also hoped that in promoting future school policies, there would be more exchanges of ideas with students, increasing student participation in public affairs and ensuring student rights, cultivating technologically talented individuals who are internationally competitive and recognized by the industry.