Japanese youth learn about semiconductors in Taiwan through university summer camp

National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech) recently concluded its "Japan Semiconductor Talent Cultivation Summer Camp," an initiative designed to introduce Japanese youth and high school students to Taiwan's burgeoning semiconductor industry. The program offered a comprehensive six-day experience, blending specialized courses, hands-on engineering projects, and visits to key research institutions and technology companies.

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Students said that living and discussing with other Japanese participants and completing learning tasks was an impressive experience during the event.

The camp aimed to provide participants with a tangible understanding of Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem, higher education system, and societal environment. A significant highlight included visits to the TSMC Innovation Hall and the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI). Students also had the opportunity to enter a cleanroom, transforming theoretical knowledge gained in classrooms into practical learning experiences.

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Some students thought the experiential courses related to semiconductors and control were very interesting, and visits to places like the TSMC Innovation Hall and related industrial sites made them more aware of the development and technological strength of Taiwan's semiconductor industry.

Participants engaged in departmental courses and practical activities on the YunTech campus, experiencing firsthand the emphasis on practical application in Taiwanese university education. Students shared that living and collaborating with peers from Japan on learning tasks was a memorable aspect of the camp. They found the experiential courses related to semiconductors and control systems particularly engaging, with visits to TSMC and related industrial sites offering a concrete understanding of Taiwan's semiconductor industry development and technological capabilities.

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Semiconductors have become the core of global technological development, and any advanced technology requires talent to create it. Therefore, education should not only impart professional knowledge but also cultivate new generation talents with professional capabilities, innovative thinking, international vision, and social responsibility.

YunTech President Chang Chuan-yu emphasized the critical role of talent in the global technology landscape, stating that education must foster not only professional knowledge but also innovative thinking, international perspectives, and social responsibility. He highlighted that talent cultivation and international educational cooperation are crucial in the face of global semiconductor industry advancements. YunTech plans to continue organizing international talent development activities to showcase Taiwan's semiconductor technological energy to young people from Japan.

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Facing the development of the global semiconductor industry, talent cultivation and international education cooperation have become important issues. We will continue to organize international talent cultivation activities to let Japanese youth recognize the technological energy of the semiconductor industry in Taiwan.