Past Conferences

ICIC 2026

Seventy Years Forward: Liberal Learning for a Changing World

As Tunghai University approaches its seventieth anniversary, the International College invites students, faculty, and researchers to reflect on the evolving purposes of liberal learning in a rapidly changing world. International colleges occupy a distinctive position within higher education: multilingual, globally oriented, and committed to academic breadth as well as professional preparation. These commitments raise urgent questions about what liberal learning should look like in the decades ahead, and how institutions can cultivate intellectual flexibility, ethical awareness, intercultural fluency, and the capacity to navigate complex global challenges.

Keynote Speakers

Chi-Hung Juan

Chair Professor and Executive Vice President, National Central University

"AI and the Death of Multilingualism?"

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ICIC 2025

The Gen Z Perspective on Career and Learning Motivation

As a new generation enters higher education, universities worldwide are rethinking how students learn and prepare for their careers. Gen Z students came of age in an era defined by digital technologies, global connectivity, and evolving ideas about work and purpose. International colleges can respond to these shifts by offering flexible, interdisciplinary learning environments that connect education with real-world opportunities, while offering their graduates a gateway to internationally mobile careers. We welcome prospective participants to the Tunghai University campus for the one-day ICIC 2025 program, which will be a forum for students, academics, and industry professionals to present their ideas.

Keynote Speakers

Randall Nadeau

Executive Director, Fulbright Foundation Taiwan

"AI and the Death of Multilingualism?"

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ICIC 2024

Sustainability: For Science, for Industry, for Our Graduates

Conference Program

Although environmental issues recognize no borders, the relevant decision-making is made by national governments. Sustainability is characterized by patchwork regulations, country-specific policy implementations, and shifting national alliances. International colleges can prepare graduates to become leaders in this complex and rapidly changing sustainability landscape. The two-day ICIC2024 program will feature a student-centered program focusing on emerging research tools and career development and an educator-centered program devoted to interdisciplinary teaching, project-based learning, and issues in sustainability policy. Students, academics, and industry practitioners are cordially invited to submit.

Keynote Speakers

Bart Linssen

General Manager, ANABL A/S

"Preparing University Students for Careers in Sustainable Industries"

Lin-Chi Chen

Deputy VP of Academic Affairs, National Taiwan University

"Making Interdisciplinary Studies More Accessible in Higher Education "

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ICIC 2023

Imagine the Future

Conference Program

In Asia and throughout the world, the emergence of a multicultural and internationally mobile workforce has changed the face of undergraduate education. Universities are witnessing unprecedented demand from students seeking to earn their degrees in a foreign language. Many schools have instituted international colleges that allow students to achieve this goal, while learning side by side with classmates of different nationalities. International colleges are natural distribution hubs for study-abroad programs that enable learners to complete parts of their coursework in other countries. Input from academics, students, and industry professionals is needed to chart the future of international colleges. The Tunghai University International College cordially invites you to participate its second conference on international colleges.

Keynote Speakers

Randall Nadeau

Executive Director, Fulbright Foundation Taiwan

"International Education in Taiwan and Abroad: Crisis and Opportunity"

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ICIC 2022

Liberal Arts, Business, and Sustainability Science

Conference Program

By promoting liberal arts learning, professional content instruction, and sustainability science, international colleges prepare students for careers in a globally connected world. International colleges serve students with diverse language abilities and academic backgrounds. They must operate sustainably during periods of global disruption. To discuss these and other challenges, students, academics, and professionals are invited to ICIC2022, the inaugural conference, to be held online during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keynote Speakers

Randall Nadeau

Executive Director, Fulbright Foundation Taiwan

"Asia in the Vanguard of International Education in the 21st Century"

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