生物機電工程系為促進實質學術交流，系主任陳志堅教授於2023年9月6日至9月12日，回訪韓國嘉泉大學Gachon University的李來玧教授Professor Nae Yoon Lee
( Title： To promote substantial academic exchanges, the Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Professor Jyh Jian Chen, the head of the department, took a return visit to Professor Nae Yoon Lee from Gachon University in South Korea from September 6 to September 12, 2023. )
從2014年5月1日起，嘉泉大學生物奈米科技系李來玧教授與陳志堅教授開啟合作計畫，共同研提科技部「台韓雙邊協議專案型國際合作研究計畫-可於農業使用之可攜式基因分析檢測平台」，建立起嘉泉大學和屏科大的學術與科技的交流。
Starting from May 1, 2014, Professor Nae Yoon Lee of the Department of BioNano Technology of Gachon University and Professor Jyh Jian Chen began a cooperation plan to jointly develop the Ministry of Science and Technology’s “Joint Research under the NRF-MOST Cooperative Program-Portable sensor for agricultural genetic analyses”. Then, they established the academic and technological exchanges between Gachon University and NPUST.
在2022年11月15日至11月17日本校生物機電工程系協辦之ISMAB (International Symposium on Machinery and Mechatronics for Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering) 國際學術研討會中，李來玧教授接受邀請來到高雄參加ISMAB國際學術研討會，並在研討會中進行一場精闢的演講，講題為「Disposable Point-of-Care Diagnostic Device for Foodborne Pathogen Detection」。研討會期間由本系負責接待、導覽和學術交流等活動，在此期間促成了兩校間雙方針對未來兩系間的合作方向，並展開進一步的了解和討論。
In the ISMAB (International Symposium on Machinery and Mechatronics for Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering) international academic symposium co-organized by the Department of Biomechanical Engineering of NPUST from November 15 to November 17, 2022, Professor Nae Yoon Lee accepted the invitation to come to Kaohsiung to participate in ISMAB conference, and gave an incisive speech at the conference titled “Disposable Point-of-Care Diagnostic Device for Foodborne Pathogen Detection”. During the workshop, the department was responsible for reception, guided tours, academic exchanges and other activities. During this period, the two universities facilitated further understanding and discussion on the direction of future cooperation between the two sides.
韓國嘉泉大學創立於1939年，位於韓國京畿道城南市的私立綜合型研究大學。曾被韓國大學教育協會選定為全領域優秀大學，亦由教育改革組織評價為最優秀大學。本次的回訪是為李來玧教授的邀請，目的為促進雙邊合作交流及未來雙聯學制的建立，經本校國立屏東科技大學校方同意，陳志堅教授接受邀請。
Gachon University, South Korea, was founded in 1939. It is a private comprehensive research university in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It has been selected as an outstanding university in all fields by the Korean University Education Association. The Education Reform Organization has also evaluated it as the best university. This return visit is an invitation from Professor Nae Yoon Lee to promote bilateral cooperation and exchanges and establish a future dual degree program. Professor Jyh Jian Chen accepted the invitation with the consent of NPUST.
在此次交流活動行程中，陳志堅教授在研究中心大樓中對中心的教授和研究生們進行一場演講，講題為「From Heater to Portable DNA Analyzer」。之後並與嘉泉大學生物奈米應用研究中心的主任金宗成教授Prof. Jongsung Kim和中心的尹奎植教授Prof. KyuSik Yun等互相交換研究心得和教學理念，反思彼此的差異，並從不同的觀點，對於自身的教育、文化和時代變遷等議題進行更加深入的探討，雙方都認為開闊了學術視野，也獲得更多在教育、教學和學術領域方面的種種不同體認。
During this exchange event, Professor Jyh Jian Chen gave a lecture titled “From Heater to Portable DNA Analyzer” to professors and graduate students in the BioNano Research Center building. Afterwards, Prof. Chen exchanged research experiences and teaching ideas with Prof. Jongsung Kim, the dean of the BioNano Application Research Center of Gachon University, Prof. KyuSik Yun, and several other professors at the center, reflecting on their differences and discussing their education from different perspectives. They conducted more in-depth discussions on culture, times changing, etc. Both sides believed it broadened their academic horizons and gained different understandings in education, teaching and academic fields.
陳志堅教授對嘉泉大學李來玧教授的教學態度深感佩服，李教授孜孜矻矻的精勤研究，認真努力樸實專業的學術風範下所帶領的研究生團隊，有韓國本地學生，也有來自越南和印度等國家的國際學生，每一位都努力認真，且具有豐富的學術知識、扎實的技術訓練，看他們作實驗的神采，謹慎小心且充滿自信。所以李來玧教授的研究團隊在研究與發表的質與量，在國內與國際間都擁有高度的評價，非常令人讚嘆!
Professor Jyh Jian Chen deeply admires the teaching attitude of Professor Nae Yoon Lee of Gachon University. Professor Lee’s diligent research, hard work, and simple and professional academic style led a graduate student team that included local Korean students and students from Vietnam and India. Each student is hard-working, conscientious, and has rich theoretical knowledge and solid technical training. Looking at the way they perform experiments, they are cautious and confident. Therefore, the quality and quantity of research and publications of Professor Lee’s research team are highly praised domestically and internationally, which is very impressive!
對嘉泉大學校園生活的體驗中，讓陳志堅教授印象最深刻的是「校內環線的環保大巴-紅色甲蟲巴士」的設施，甲蟲巴士是嘉泉大學的可愛的吉祥物，造型可愛，亮眼吸睛，人見人愛，而且便利性和利用性極高，會有此設施的出生是因為嘉泉大學的學生宿舍都座落在風景美好的山坡上，為了減低學生往返宿舍和系館教室，以及外出校園的辛苦性與不便性而誕生了甲蟲巴士這項學生免費的交通工具，而且每半小時會有至少三班公車環繞校園的主要教學大樓和宿舍。
In the experience of campus life at Gachon University, the “red beetle shuttle”, an environmentally friendly bus on the campus loop, impressed Professor Chen the most. The beetle bus is the cute mascot of Gachon University. It has an attractive shape and is eye-catching. Every student loves it, and it is highly convenient and usable. Gachon University built this facility because of the locations of student dormitories on beautiful hillsides. To reduce the number of students travelling between dormitories and classrooms and the hardship and inconvenience of going out to campus, the Beetle bus, an accessible means of transportation for students, was born. At least three buses every half hour circle the campus’s main teaching buildings and dormitories.
最後，本次回訪已經規劃、決定且架構出雙方實驗室間未來實際可行的諸多具體合作方針，並在近期展開簽訂雙邊的合作備忘錄，以增進本校本系學生與韓國嘉泉大學，甚至更多國家的大學作學術交流與互相學習機會，拓展本校師生的國際觀與世界村的概念，加深加廣學術知識與技能，以及拓展異國文化交流的經驗，期盼也能為本校提升國際化的層面盡一點微薄之力。
Finally, this return visit has planned, decided and structured many practical cooperation guidelines for the future between the laboratories of both sides. Soon, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) will be signed to enhance the relationship between students and teachers in our department, Gachon University in South Korea, and even more countries. The MoU provides opportunities for academic exchanges and mutual learning between universities, expands the international outlook and the concept of a global village among teachers and students, deepens and broadens academic knowledge and skills, and expands the experience in cultural exchanges with foreign countries. It can also enhance the international level of NPUST.
