Taiwan's NCCU Launches Cross-Disciplinary AI Online Courses for International Students

National Chengchi University (NCCU) in Taiwan is pioneering cross-disciplinary AI education through a new series of online courses. Collaborating with UAiTED, NCCU has introduced six AI courses designed to provide students with a multi-dimensional understanding of AI development trends.

The initiative has drawn significant interest from students at leading universities across Asia. Participants hail from institutions such as the City University of Hong Kong, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. The curriculum spans AI technology applications, ethical considerations, design thinking, and practical business applications, catering to a broad spectrum of academic interests.

Reflecting the program's "cross-border" and "cross-disciplinary" ethos, Singaporean students represent the largest cohort at 41%, followed by Hong Kong at 26%, Taiwan at 19%, and Malaysia at 14%. The student body also boasts diverse professional backgrounds, with 37% from engineering, information technology, and AI fields, and 31% from business and finance. A notable number of students also come from humanities, communication, design, healthcare, law, and social sciences, demonstrating a strong interest in AI from non-technical fields.

NCCU highlights that the program's unique "humanistic AI perspective" is a key draw for international students. Nanyang Technological University, ranked 12th globally by QS, has the highest number of participants with 55 students, accounting for 38% of the total. Hong Kong City University (QS 52nd) has 24 students (16%), and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology has 21 students (14%).

While currently offered as non-credit "short-term upskilling" courses, NCCU and UAiTED aim to move towards mutual credit recognition and joint course offerings in the future. The high completion rate is attributed to NCCU's assembly of top faculty from its Colleges of Science, Liberal Arts, Communication, Business, and Informatics, who collaborated to create a "modular" design tailored for international students.