The Executive Summary of the TTU BEST Project (2023-2024) highlights key achievements across five primary aspects:
1. Teachers and Teaching
- Established an EMI teachers’ community and organized 4 workshops with external experts to enhance EMI teaching skills.
- Launched two EMI teacher development programs: the Cambridge Certificate in EMI Skills and Oxford EMI Training.
- Introduced a range of incentives to promote EMI teaching involvement, including adjustments to faculty evaluations, increased pay for EMI courses, and new awards for outstanding contributions.
2. Students and Learning
- Organized inter-faculty English competitions to enhance students' language skills.
- Provided online self-learning resources and hosted workshops on specific English-related topics.
- Implemented incentives, such as like scholarships and adjustments to graduation requirements, to encourage participation in EMI course.
3. Curriculum
- Offered General English Courses and academic writing to build English proficiency in preparation for EMI courses.
- Delivered 63 EMI academic courses, including international collaborations with German universities.
4. Resource Sharing and Collaboration
- Engaged in institutional collaboration through The Excellent Long-Established University Consortium of Taiwan (ELECT) with 13 universities, enhancing students’ global perspectives and promoting resource sharing
- Organized international camps and offered EMI micro-units to foster a global learning environment.
5. Self-assessment and Evaluation
- Conducted self-assessment based on KPIs, EMI teaching surveys, and end-of-term meetings to evaluate project outcomes.
- Engaged faculty deans and executive staff in monitoring progress and addressing challenges.
Overall, the TTU BEST Project for 2023-2024 has significantly advanced EMI teaching quality, student English proficiency, curriculum development, international collaboration, and rigorous self-assessment practices, ensuring continuous improvement.