I.Talent cultivation, academic performance, international cooperation and exchange, and social contributions
Talent cultivation strategy
1. Integrating new program research to source talents
The Health Innovation Center integrates three talent cultivation programs: the Ph.D. Program of Interdisciplinary Medicine, the Microbiota Translational Research Credits Program, and the Doctoral Program in Intelligent Healthcare and Policy Management Industry. It proactively seeks and invites potential new researchers to join. Additionally, it fully utilizes the research talents, equipment, and project resources of the Microbiota Research Center within the Medical School.
2. Strategy planning for cultivating advanced research and development talents
(1) Utilizing the Microbiota Consortium, Big Data and Omics, and Smart Healthcare research teams within our center, we offer specialized R&D techniques and practical guidance in areas such as big data, artificial intelligence, omics, and digital applications in smart healthcare. By participating in research project initiatives, we strengthen training in the latest skills and methods in this field, integrating the complete R&D cycle from foundational research to clinical and healthcare applications. This approach establishes key technical competencies among advanced R&D talents, enhancing their cross-disciplinary research and development expertise and competitiveness.
(2) By employing project-based learning, problem-solving learning, academic conference presentations, and industry internships, we establish a collaborative model for cultivating advanced research and development talents. This approach enhances the seamless transition of these talents from graduation to successful employment, while fostering a strong synergy between academia and industry in the process.
(3) Offering substantial doctoral research scholarships to attract exceptional research talents to join our research teams.
(4) Actively recruiting domestic and international postdoctoral researchers, research technicians, data analysts, and other related roles to strengthen our foundational research workforce.
(5) Developing incentives for short-term study and research visits to foreign academic institutions, encouraging research teams from our center to engage in short-term educational experiences abroad. This initiative aims to cultivate top young scholars with international competitiveness and the ability to collaborate across borders.
3. Attracting Outstanding International Talent
(1) Strategically collaborating with top international institutions in the field of microbiota research to form joint research teams, utilizing the existing international collaboration network of our research center. This network includes prestigious institutions such as the U.S. National Institutes of Health, Stanford University, National Institute on Aging, Johns Hopkins University, University of Oxford, University of South Wales, University of Hong Kong, and Chinese University of Hong Kong. This collaboration aims to deepen partnerships with leading international research institutions and jointly undertake large-scale research projects, establishing the Health Innovation Center as a significant research cooperation partner in the Asia-Pacific region for health innovation.
(2) Strategically collaborating with top international institutions in microbiota research to jointly cultivate talents. This includes inviting scholars from renowned international research institutions for mutual visits and exchanges, co-developing courses with distinguished international research scholars, and participating in student exchange programs with these leading research institutions.
Enhancing Academic Performance
1. Problem-Based Learning
(1) Breaking away from traditional modes of nurturing research and development talent, encouraging learning guided by problem-solving within the framework of project-based initiatives, thus reducing the gap between learning, research, and application.
(2) Through national, inter-institutional, and large-scale collaborative projects, providing graduate students with academic research resources and opportunities for interdisciplinary and cross-professional collaboration, thereby expanding their horizons in academic research cooperation.
(3) Through collaborative initiatives with the Medical School, such as the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in medicine, the Ph.D. program in Smart Healthcare and Policy Management Industry, and the cross-college Microbiota Translational Credit Program, we provide graduate students with shared mentorship from faculty and project planning. This approach facilitates comprehensive exploration of the academic research process while addressing the needs of learning, research, and application, and taking into account the diverse requirements of all stakeholders.
2. Providing continuous establishment of collected databases and survey fields
(1) Utilizing various existing database resources to facilitate immediate commencement of academic research or testing of analysis models, thereby reducing the time and effort spent on preliminary exploration, coordination, and planning. Leveraging the established large-scale databases and survey frameworks to offer comprehensive reference templates for guided learning, aiding future students in developing new data models.
3. Regularly organizing academic seminars and workshops
(1) Hosting academic conferences to provide a platform for presenting research outcomes and facilitating industry exchanges, thereby expanding the translation and application of research findings and fostering collaborations.
(2) Organizing industry-academia collaboration achievement presentations to acknowledge successful cases of translating research into practice, fostering a collaborative learning environment between academia and industry.
4. Holding regular research team meetings to promptly address research-related issues
(1) Holding regular meetings for each research project team.
(2) Conducting weekly research lab meetings to discuss progress and exchange new insights.
(3) Organizing specialized research meetings for specific topics (such as cost analysis, AI big data, etc.).
(4) Convening irregular industry-academia collaboration discussion meetings.
Enhancing International Cooperation and Exchange
1. Research Collaboration
Strategically collaborating with top international institutions in the field of microbiota research to form joint research teams, utilizing the existing international collaboration network of our research center. This network includes prestigious institutions such as the U.S. National Institutes of Health, Stanford University, National Institute on Aging, Johns Hopkins University, University of Oxford, University of New South Wales, University of Hong Kong, and Chinese University of Hong Kong. This collaboration aims to deepen partnerships with leading international research institutions and jointly undertake large-scale research projects, establishing the Health Innovation Center as a significant research cooperation partner in the Asia-Pacific region for health innovation.
2. Talent Cultivation Exchange
Strategically collaborating with top international institutions in microbiota research to jointly cultivate talents. This includes inviting scholars from renowned international research institutions for mutual visits and exchanges, co-developing courses with distinguished international research scholars. Additionally, establishing student exchange or internship programs with leading international research institutions.
3. Organizing International Academic Conferences
Inviting experts and scholars from international academic institutions, benchmark learning centers, and other collaboration partners of our center to organize international academic conferences. This initiative aims to stimulate the development of domestic health innovation-related research.
Social Contributions
1. Assisting Social Development
(1) Continuously strengthening long-term health tracking in communities, identifying unmet health needs among the public, and collaborating with academia to identify feasible solutions. This helps to address barriers to health issues, establish positive health promotion norms, and improve overall well-being.
(2) Utilizing information and communication technology to establish a cloud-based data sharing platform, enhancing the efficiency of existing big data health databases, and reducing health inequalities caused by urban-rural disparities.
2. Facilitating Industry Collaboration
(1) Encouraging industries to recommend doctoral research talents and establishing a dual mentorship system between academia and industry. This ensures that research and development talents are trained for immediate use in translating academic research into practical industry applications. This approach helps address the challenges of recruiting research and development talents in the biomedical and healthcare industries.
(2) Collaborating closely with healthcare institutions and health-focused enterprises to jointly undertake industry-academia collaboration projects or value creation initiatives. This involves utilizing research-guided solutions and creative development applications to address industry development challenges through academic-industry partnerships.
(3) Facilitating an open dialogue platform between academic and research institutions, government agencies, and private organizations. This aims to create a supportive regulatory framework and societal atmosphere for health innovation research and development, enabling the tangible implementation of research outcomes and attracting increased involvement from scholars and industries.