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NCKU Shares University Studies Administrative Experience with Partner Universities
On August 21, the Flexible Academic System Office team at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) hosted the "From Zero to One: Administrative Implementation and Practical Sharing Session on the University Studies Degree Program," inviting several tertiary institutions to exchange experience in promoting university studies and interdisciplinary learning systems. The event focused on administrative practice following the implementation of the system, including topics such as student learning planning, course module design, review mechanisms, and cross-departmental collaboration, aiming to accumulate referenceable institutional building experience through practical case sharing.
Starting from the second semester of the 2024–2025 academic year, NCKU has been promoting interdisciplinary flexible academic systems and gradually establishing mechanisms for student application, learning planning consultation, and course review. As students' learning paths become increasingly diverse, the challenge facing the university studies degree program has shifted from "how to design the system" to "how the administration can effectively support students in completing their learning plans." Consequently, balancing student autonomy, course quality, and administrative efficiency formed the core discussion of this sharing session.
During the meeting, participating universities shared various practical approaches, including constructing student support networks through learning planners, seed teachers, and senior peers, as well as exchanging mechanisms regarding lead review faculty, self-assembled course module reviews, and internal resource integration. While institutions differ in organizational scale and resource availability, comparing their administrative workflows and policy choices during this exchange will serve as reference for future system adjustments.
Professor Kui-Yuan Chan, Principal Investigator of the Ministry of Education's "Interdisciplinary Flexible Study Pilot Project," noted that for the university studies degree program to be sustained long term, it requires not only flexible learning options for students, but also a stable, functional administrative support system. Sharing practical operational experience across institutions helps reduce trial-and-error costs and transforms individual case handling into a sustainable framework, further supporting students in developing diverse and autonomous learning paths.
Starting from the second semester of the 2024–2025 academic year, NCKU has been promoting interdisciplinary flexible academic systems and gradually establishing mechanisms for student application, learning planning consultation, and course review. As students' learning paths become increasingly diverse, the challenge facing the university studies degree program has shifted from "how to design the system" to "how the administration can effectively support students in completing their learning plans." Consequently, balancing student autonomy, course quality, and administrative efficiency formed the core discussion of this sharing session.
During the meeting, participating universities shared various practical approaches, including constructing student support networks through learning planners, seed teachers, and senior peers, as well as exchanging mechanisms regarding lead review faculty, self-assembled course module reviews, and internal resource integration. While institutions differ in organizational scale and resource availability, comparing their administrative workflows and policy choices during this exchange will serve as reference for future system adjustments.
Professor Kui-Yuan Chan, Principal Investigator of the Ministry of Education's "Interdisciplinary Flexible Study Pilot Project," noted that for the university studies degree program to be sustained long term, it requires not only flexible learning options for students, but also a stable, functional administrative support system. Sharing practical operational experience across institutions helps reduce trial-and-error costs and transforms individual case handling into a sustainable framework, further supporting students in developing diverse and autonomous learning paths.
The NCKU Flexible Academic System Office team hosted the "From Zero to One: Administrative Implementation and Practical Sharing Session on the University Studies Degree Program," inviting multiple tertiary institutions to exchange experience in promoting university studies and interdisciplinary learning systems.
Organized by NCKU Vice President for Academic Affairs Sheng-Chih Shen alongside teams from the Office of Academic Affairs and the Center for Teaching and Learning Development, the event focused on the administrative implementation of the University Studies Degree Program, student learning planning and advising, and cross-institutional practical experience exchanges.
Professor Kui-Yuan Chan, Principal Investigator of the "Interdisciplinary Flexible Study Pilot Project" of the Ministry of Education
