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- Publish Date：2026-09-15
NYCU Brings Taiwan’s Semiconductor Story to Children Through Play
NYCU held a press conference on September 9 to showcase the achievements of “BeLight: Educating the AI-Semiconductor Generation.”
By Chance Lai
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In Taiwan, learning about semiconductors can begin with a song, a game and a little curiosity. National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) showcased its “BeLight: Educating the AI-Semiconductor Generation” initiative at a September 9 press conference, demonstrating how concepts typically taught in universities and discussed in the technology industry can be transformed into engaging learning experiences for children.
The initiative aims to nurture an early interest in technology while helping the next generation understand an industry central to Taiwan’s identity and its role in the world.
Its guiding idea is simple: Just as children in Vienna grow up surrounded by music and those in Paris encounter fashion and design, children in Taiwan should have opportunities to explore the chips that help power modern life — and imagine how they might use technology to shape their own futures.
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In Taiwan, learning about semiconductors can begin with a song, a game and a little curiosity. National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) showcased its “BeLight: Educating the AI-Semiconductor Generation” initiative at a September 9 press conference, demonstrating how concepts typically taught in universities and discussed in the technology industry can be transformed into engaging learning experiences for children.
The initiative aims to nurture an early interest in technology while helping the next generation understand an industry central to Taiwan’s identity and its role in the world.
Its guiding idea is simple: Just as children in Vienna grow up surrounded by music and those in Paris encounter fashion and design, children in Taiwan should have opportunities to explore the chips that help power modern life — and imagine how they might use technology to shape their own futures.
Children from Zhulian Kindergarten take part in BeLight activities, learning basic semiconductor concepts through fun, accessible games and songs.
Turning Semiconductor Concepts Into Child’s Play
BeLight’s approach has already reached communities in Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Kaohsiung. It has also attracted interest from international partners in Thailand, Vietnam and Ukraine, opening opportunities to connect education with technology diplomacy.
Ukrainian students attending the event shared how participating in the program had changed their understanding of semiconductors and Taiwan’s technological capabilities.
Hsinchu Deputy Mayor Kun-Han Lin said the city, as a major technology hub, should support the initiative. He expressed hope that it would help children in more cities and partner countries discover both the enjoyment and practical applications of technology.
Ukrainian students share how participating in BeLight changed their understanding of semiconductors and Taiwan’s technology sector.
Connecting Chips With Taiwan’s Identity
For organizers, BeLight is also about passing on what they describe as Taiwan’s “semiconductor DNA” — the knowledge, curiosity and culture of innovation associated with the industry.
Shi-Min Hu, director general of the Hsinchu Science Park Bureau, called on businesses and local governments to join the effort and help children build that connection early.
He expressed a hope that captures the program’s broader ambition: When children first encounter a semiconductor, they will see more than a chip. They will also see Taiwan.
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