2025

• 2025.02.20-21 Dr. Daniel Bender from University of Zurich Hosipital visited KMU for collaborative teaching.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
• 2025.01.17-01.21 Five students, including four undergraduate students (Yu-En Wang and three others) and one master's student (Ming-Yu Cheng), to the University of Southern California (USC) for an overseas exchange program as part of the course "International Trends in Occupational Therapy (EMI).（Department of Occupational Therapy）

2024

• 2024.12.20 Through group discussions and design research, this event helps participants better understand how to use survival analysis and construct research during the activity.（Department of Public Health）
  • Event Theme: Bringing social science into medicine (and vice versa)
  • Scholar's Name: Chia Liu, Ph.D from University of St. Andrew, UK
  • Event Location: CS702
• 2024.12.20  This event involves group brainstorming and practical exercises in data visualization using real examples, helping participants better understand how to present data.（Department of Public Health）
  • Event Theme: Research methods: Data visualization
  • Scholar's Name: Chia Liu, Ph.D from University of St. Andrew, UK
  • Event Location: CS701
• 2024.12.17  Drawing on South Korea's experience, the speaker invites the audience to reflect on similar challenges faced by Taiwan. Advancing the global discourse on inclusive, resilient frameworks to support aging populations requires evidence-based approaches.（Department of Public Health）
  • Event Theme: Aging with(out) family: The new normal
  • Scholar's Name: Chia Liu, Ph.D from University of St. Andrew, UK
  • Event Location: 4th Meeting Room of Li-Hsueh Building
  • 2024.12.17 Through classroom interactions with students, this event explores the factors contributing to global aging and the impacts of aging on society.（Department of Public Health）
    • Event Theme: Aging societies around the world
    • Scholar's Name: Chia Liu, Ph.D from University of St. Andrew, UK
    • Event Location: E13
  • 2024.12.01-12.03 Professor Mina Samukawa held the workshop “Physical Therapy for Sports Competitions: Physical Therapists’ Role and Function in International Games” and took part in the USR Namahsia Project visiting to the National Sports Training Center for future collaboration. Thirty-five participants completed the workshop on December 1, 2024.   （Department of Physical Therapy）
• 2024.10.21 Professor Liang-Yin Ke from the Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology invited Dr. Tzong-Shi Lu, Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology at a Harvard Medical School-affiliated teaching hospital, to share his experiences studying abroad and developing as an interdisciplinary professional. Dr. Lu's lecture was titled: 'From KMU to Harvard: Every Step to Becoming an International Scholar.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
• 2024.10.19-10.20 Professor Liang-Yin Ke from Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology invited Associate Professor Chia-Hsuan Liu from Leiden University to share her experiences studying abroad and developing as an interdisciplinary talent. Associate Professor Liu, an alumna of the 10th graduating class of MLSB department at KMU, is passionate about supporting students from her alma mater. She gave a special talk entitled Leave no one behind - Healing through Humanity.
  Associate Professor Chia-Hsuan Liu gave another special talk entitled Leave no one behind - Healing through Humanity.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
• 2024.10.15 Professor Liang-Yin Ke from Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology invited Professor Dr. Gunter Schwarz from the University of Cologne, Germany, to deliver a lecture on the topic 'The Functional Role of Mitochondrial ARC Enzymes in Lipid Metabolism in Human Cells.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
• 2024.10.14-10.15 Professor Liang-Yin Ke from Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology invited Dr. Abdel Ali Belaidi from The University of Melbourne, Australia, to deliver a lecture. Dr. Belaidi is currently a senior researcher at The Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, specializing in cellular metabolism and neurodegeneration, particularly in exploring how the interactions of cysteine, lipid, and iron metabolism determine the fate of neural cells.
  a special talk in the 64th International Conference on the Bioscience of Lipids (ICBL), Taipei. The lecture topic was 'Apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer’s Disease: Intersection of Lipid Metabolism and Neurodegeneration.'（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
• 2024.07.09-07.12 Professor Liang-Yin Ke invited Assistant Professor Sita Virakul from Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand visited KMU to give a special talk on: HDAC5-dependent adipogenesis in PDGF-BB-induced orbital fibroblast from Graves’ ophthalmopathy patients. Besides, Professor Ke and Virakul discussed future research collaborations.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
• 2024.07.08-07.10 Professor Liang-Yin Ke invited Professor Etsuro Ito from Department of Biology, Waseda University, Japan visited KMU to give a special talk on: New developments in diagnostics and health care with the “ultrasensitive ELISA”, which enables the detection of the trace amounts of protein. Besides, Professor Ke and Ito discussed future research collaborations.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
• 2024.06.26 Prof. Stephen James Blanksby from Queensland University of Technology Give a talk on “Empowering lipid discovery through isomer-resolved mass spectrometry”.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
• 2024.06.12-06.14 Dr Shih-fen Hsiao held courses of stroke rehabilitation and dementia care, and demonstrated treatment of stroke patient at Hai Duong Medical Technical University and University Hospital for KMU USR and TPTA’s CPE OPTIMAL project.(Department of Physical Therapy)
• 2024.05.04-05.05 Department of PT, collaborating with Taiwan Physical Therapy Association, held a specialist training workshop: “Geriatric Neurology with an emphasis on Falls Prevention” by Professor Carol Lewis. Professor Lewis currently serves on the Medical Faculty at George Washington University as an adjunct professor in the Department of Geriatrics, she is also an American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties Geriatric Certified Specialist, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation.(Department of Physical Therapy)
• 2024.05.01-05.06 A Joint Training Workshop of the CPE OPTIMAL: Emphasis on Geriatric Neurology for Continuous Care at Kaohsiung Medical University was held by the Department of PT. In total 6 trainees came from universities and hospitals of Vietnam were here to receive related training.(Department of Physical Therapy)
• 2024.04.01-04.04 Dr. Wei Dai form the Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience Rutgers University, and Dr. Jonathan Lu from QC department, Ferring Pharmaceuticals gave special talks and collaborative teaching at Kaohsiung Medical University. (Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
• 2024.03.13 Dr Joseph Siu from PT Department of Nebraska Medical Center gave a talk about the IPE, and shared his view on PT career in States.（Department of Physical Therapy）
• 2024.03.05 Professor Yang Junyu, Professor Chen Peishi, Professor Li Jianhong, and Professor Betty Ya-Wen Chiu participated in a special lecture held by the Research Center for Precision Environmental Medicine. The lecture invited international scholars from Hokkaido University and The University of Tokyo in Japan, namely: Yu Ait Bamai, Taro Yamauchi, Atsuko Ikeda, and Masamine Jimba, to deliver special lectures and engage in academic exchanges at our university.（Department of Public Health）
• 2024.03.04-03.07 To enhance students’ sensitivity to international health issues, Prof. Betty Ya-Wen Chiu invited Prof. Masamine Jimba from the University of Tokyo, Japan, and the former President of APACPH to deliver one speech.
  On March 3rd：
  Prof. Masamine Jimba delivered a speech on ‘Publish and do not Perish in Global Health’ He conveyed various academic research perspectives and academic paper publishing skills based on his rich research and practical experience in global health. He also provided students with different global views and greatly broadened students' international vision.（Department of Public Health）

2023

• 2023.12.15 Associate Professor Wanchai Assavalapsakul from Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University visited KMU and gave a talk to students.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
• 2023.12.13 Dr. Tzong-Shi Lu, an alumnus of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, visited KMU and gave a talk: Finding your niche. Dr. Lu is currently the associate research scholar in Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
• 2023.12.13-12.14 To enhance students’ sensitivity to international health issues, Prof. Betty Ya-Wen Chiu invited Prof. Masamine Jimba from the University of Tokyo, Japan, and the former President of APACPH to deliver two speeches.（Department of Public Health）
  • On December 13th：Prof. Masamine Jimba delivered a speech on ‘Using The Lens of Human Security for Communicable Disease Control.’ With his rich research and practical experience in global health, he provided students with different global views on infectious diseases and greatly broadened students' international vision.
  • On December 14th：Prof. Masamine Jimba delivered a speech entitled ‘Poverty and Health Promotion at Global Level.’ He shared his perspective on the current global poverty and health promotion status, combining his humanitarian aid experience in Nepal. Eventually, he provided opportunities for international and domestic students to share their experiences and cultures with each other.

• 2023.11.17-11.21 Professor Ke invited Assistant Professor Dr. Daniel Bender from the University Hospital of Zurich in Switzerland to visit KMU for teaching and research cooperation, and to give a special lecture and collaborative teaching.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
• 2023.11.03 Professor Ke and Associate Professor Tsai of the Department of Medical Technology invited Professor Etsuro Ito form Waseda University, Japan to visit KMU and to discuss teaching and research cooperation. Later, professors went to the Animal Vaccine and Adjuvant Technology R&D Center of Pingtung University of Science and Technology to participate in a research progress meeting report.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
• 2023.06.09 Teacher Ya-Wen Chiu led the research team, and Dr. Lin Cheng-Kuan, the former vice president of Shing Mark Hospital in Vietnam, who is also an alumnus of KMU's medical department, gave a speech at KMU and visited the Taiwan Regional Office of the Asia-Pacific Public Health Academic Alliance.（Department of Public Health）
• 2023.06.05 Speaker: Prof. Min-Ying Lydia Su,Topic: Diagnosis and Staging of Cancers Using MRI and Clinical Implementation of Artificial Intelligence Research.（Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences）
• 2023.05.26 Prof. Kwan-Hoong Ng, Creativity in Scientific Research.(Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences)
• 2023.05.26 Prof. Cheng-Shie Wuu, Special Treatment Procedures.(Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences)
• 2023.04.19 To enhance the students’ sensitivity of international health issues, Prof. Betty Ya-Wen Chiu invited Dr. Vincent Rollet from Graduate Institute of European Studies of Wenzao Ursuline University to deliver a special lecture which was entitled " Addressing Health Security Threats at the Regional Level: the case of the European Union(EU)"
  Based on his long-term research in health security and international politics, his speech provided students with different global views on global health governance, which greatly broadened students' international security vision. All participants gave a high appraisal and positive feedback on the lecture.（Department of Public Health）
• 2023.03.20-03.31 Two occupational therapy master's students from the University of Southern California (USC) in the United States visited our Department of Occupational Therapy for an exchange program. (Occupational Therapy) 
• 2023.03.16-03.23 Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences (IPUHS) in Japan (7 faculties and 6 students) visited our School of Health Sciences (Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy) for an exchange program )visited our College of Health Sciences (Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy) for an exchange program. (Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy) 
• 2023.02.17 To enhance the students’ sensitivity of international health issues, Prof. Betty Ya-Wen Chiu invited Dr. So Yoon Kim from Yonsei University, Korea, and the President-Elect of APACPH to deliver a special lecture which was entitled "Global health governance and GHSA (Global Health Security Agenda)." Based on her long-term research in global health, her speech provided students with different global views on global health governance, which greatly broadened students' international security vision. All participants gave a high appraisal and positive feedback on the lecture.（Department of Public Health）

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