NYCU Partners with Stanford and Leading U.S. Universities to Send Students into Silicon Valley Labs

(中央社訊息服務20260303 14:15:41)As global competition for top technology talent intensifies, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) is sending its electrical engineering students directly to the front lines of innovation.

Through a new overseas elite study scholarship program, the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering will lead students this summer to the heart of Silicon Valley—partnering with leading institutions including Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, Davis. There, students will participate in advanced laboratory research and gain firsthand exposure to emerging trends in artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and next-generation technologies.

In July and August, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering Chair Kai-Ten Feng will personally lead a delegation of students to conduct forward-looking research projects at partner laboratories and to visit major technology companies in Silicon Valley.

The initiative is supported by the department’s Elite Overseas Study Scholarship, which provides students with early access to global research ecosystems and industrial innovation networks.

“Electrical engineering and computer science have become the critical foundations driving industrial transformation,” Fang said. “These fields now extend into intelligent chip design, humanoid robotics, and low-Earth orbit satellite communications. Through international research internships and academic exchange, we aim to position our students at the forefront of global innovation.”

Fang added that exposure to cutting-edge laboratories and industry environments enables students to develop advanced research capabilities and interdisciplinary integration skills—both essential in responding to rapid technological evolution.

With international competition for higher-education excellence and high-tech talent intensifying, NYCU is expanding its strategy to offer a more diverse range of global learning pathways.

Associate Chair Feng-Tsun Chien explained that the department integrates summer research internships, international exchange programs, and collaborative academic–industry partnerships into a cohesive talent development model.

“Our goal is to ensure that students accumulate substantive international research and industry-aligned experience during their studies,” Chien said. “By doing so, they graduate not only with technical expertise, but with genuine global competitiveness.”

The initiative reflects NYCU’s broader commitment to bridging education, research, and industry across borders. By embedding students within leading research universities and global technology ecosystems, the university aims to cultivate a new generation of engineers capable of navigating—and shaping—the future of AI, semiconductor innovation, and advanced systems engineering.

As Silicon Valley continues to define the direction of global technology development, NYCU is ensuring its students are not merely observers but active participants in the next wave of transformation.