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Discover New Ways to Learn: NYCU MIX&MATCH Takes You Beyond the Timetable
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A science student finds an internship in venture capital. A transfer student explores a more flexible academic path. An online course becomes a first step into an unfamiliar subject.

At National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), these experiences illustrate how students can shape their education beyond a single major. They also offer a starting point for NYCU MIX&MATCH, a video series helping students discover what they can learn—and where to begin.

Presented by NYCU and produced by its Office of International Promotion and Outreach, the series brings together faculty, university staff and students to explain learning resources and share firsthand experiences. For high school students, undergraduates and parents, the interviews offer practical insights into cross-disciplinary study, self-directed learning and online courses.

Exploring Where Another Field Can Take You

For NYCU graduate Ya-Ti Meng, exploring a subject outside her science studies helped open the door to venture capital.

During college, Meng discovered that she enjoyed working with people and taking part in projects. That interest led her to study business and management through NYCU’s Venture & Innovation Management cross-disciplinary program. The experience later caught a supervisor’s attention, helping her secure her first internship at a venture capital firm.

In her interview, Meng also discusses balancing her major, cross-disciplinary courses and other interests. Her experience offers a concrete example of how students can explore a new direction while continuing their studies in their original field.

For viewers interested in the academic planning behind such choices, a companion interview with Director Yi-Ju Tseng explains how cross-disciplinary programs differ from double majors and minors. It covers credit requirements and course planning, helping students understand how an interest in another subject might fit into their education.

Watch Meng’s interview

 

Shaping Your Own Academic Path

More freedom to choose what to study also means learning how to make those choices.

Interviews about NYCU’s Arete Honors Program explore that process from both faculty and student perspectives. Program Director Chia-Hung Dylan Tsai considers whether students need to define their interests through a major so early in their university education.

Student Hsiu-Chi Tsai offers a personal perspective, sharing the experience of transferring from electrical engineering and computer science studies at National Tsing Hua University to NYCU’s Arete Honors Program. The interview examines the self-discipline and exploration that come with greater academic freedom.

Together, these conversations encourage viewers to consider the kind of learning environment that suits them and how they might give their interests a clearer direction.

Watch Hsiu-Chi Tsai’s interview

Taking the First Step With an Online Course

Students do not need to change majors or enroll in another program to begin exploring a new field. A single online course can be a starting point.

In another episode, Yung-Chia Chang, director of NYCU’s Higher Education Open Resources Research Center, and Deputy Director Kenzen Chen introduce the ewant Open Education Platform. They explain how students can access courses from different universities in subjects ranging from computing and languages to the humanities and management.

The conversation addresses practical questions, including how to choose a course and whether it may count toward a degree. Some courses may be eligible for credit recognition, subject to each university’s rules.

For students still identifying their interests, these courses offer a chance to explore a subject before deciding whether to pursue it further.

A new direction can begin with a course choice, an internship or a question about what else is possible. By connecting personal experiences with practical information, NYCU MIX&MATCH helps students explore those possibilities and identify a next step that fits their interests.

Explore more: NYCU MIX&MATCH on YouTube
 
念理學院，第一份實習卻走進創投公司；透過轉學，尋找更自主的學習方式；從一堂線上課開始，接觸原本不熟悉的領域。在陽明交大，學生探索大學生活的路徑，正從不同的選擇中展開。

《陽明交大無學界｜NYCU MIX&MATCH》將這些經驗帶到螢幕前，讓學生看見本科系之外的學習可能，也了解如何踏出第一步。

由國立陽明交通大學出品、國際宣傳辦公室製作的影音節目，邀請教師、行政團隊與學生，分享校內學習資源與親身經驗。從跨域修課、自主規劃到線上學習，節目為高中生、大學生及家長提供具體參考，認識大學教育可以有哪些不同的安排。

跨出本科系，探索新的職涯可能

對陽明交大畢業生孟亞緹而言，接觸本科系之外的領域，成為她走進創投公司的契機。

就讀理學院期間，孟亞緹發現自己喜歡與人互動、參與專案，於是透過「創業與創新管理」跨域學程接觸商管領域。這段經歷後來受到主管的注意，幫助她取得第一份實習機會，進入創投公司。

在訪談中，她也分享如何兼顧本科系、跨域課程與其他探索，逐步找到適合自己的學習節奏。對有多元興趣、卻不知如何開始的學生而言，她的經驗提供了一個具體例子：持續累積本科專業的同時，也能嘗試新的方向。
想了解這些選擇如何落實到修課規劃，則可搭配曾意儒主任的跨域學程專訪。訪談說明跨域學程與雙主修、輔系的差異，並介紹學分安排與規劃方式，幫助學生將「我還想學別的」轉化為實際的學習計畫。

觀看孟亞緹專訪｜觀看跨域學程專訪


有了選擇的自由，如何找到自己的方向？

更自主的學習安排，也意味著學生需要練習做選擇。百川學程相關訪談，從教師與學生的角度，探討如何在探索中逐漸形成方向。

蔡佳宏主任的專訪以「不適合太早被科系定義？」切入，思考學生是否需要在大學初期，就以單一科系界定自己的興趣。

蔡秀吉則分享從清大電資轉學至陽明交大百川的經驗，談跨域學習，以及自由選擇背後所需的自律與探索。這些對話讓正在考慮學習方向的學生，有機會進一步思考：什麼樣的學習環境適合自己，又該如何安排自己的下一步？

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