By Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporterPrecision medicine is expected to be a flagship industry of the Taiwanese economy in the next decade, as the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation of local industries, Minister of Science and Technology Wu Tsung-tsong （吳政忠） said yesterday.
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35 Taiwanese universities listed in THE Impact Rankings
04/22/2021 02:02 PM
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London, April 21 (CNA) A total of 35 Taiwanese universities have been listed in the Impact Rankings 2021 by Times Higher Education (THE), the only global performance tables that assess universities against the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan and Taipei s National Taiwan University (NTU) were placed within the 101-200 rankings, the two top highest-ranked institutions in the country, the London-based survey showed Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Kaohsiung Medical University, National Tsing Hua University and Taipei Medical University were in the 201-300 range.
Taiwan News Quick Take
CWB issues warning
The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) yesterday issued this year’s first thunderstorm warning for Pingtung and Taitung counties, which was received by some people as good news amid a prolonged dry spell. While sporadic rain was forcast for northern Taiwan, the bureau cautioned residents in Pingtung and Taitung about likely thunderstorms and heavy rain in the afternoon. Meanwhile, farmers in Taichung said they were happy that heavy rain fell in the city’s mountainous areas, although it only lasted about 25 minutes. Former CWB Weather Forecast Center director Daniel Wu (吳德榮) said that more moisture from southeastern China is to reach Taiwan from Sunday to Wednesday next week, which might be the prelude to the plum rain season that usually starts in May or June. However, the moisture might not entirely alleviate the water shortage situation, Wu said.
Training tomorrow’s tinkerers
Bagging a gold medal at an international invention competition may not translate to commercial success, but it provides invaluable experience and creative inspiration for students interested in science and technology
By Han Cheung / Staff reporter
In less than a year, 10th-grader Isabella Peng (彭少函) went from not knowing how to use a screwdriver to claiming a gold medal at the Moscow International Salon of Inventions and Innovative Technologies.
Peng and her team of junior and senior high school students took top honors for their invention, a wheelchair that mechanically rises so that users can use regular toilets. The competition was held virtually last month.