Saxion University of Applied Sciences from the Netherlands visited TNUA on April 13 and April 22. The visits were jointly hosted by the Graduate Institute of Museum Studies, the Department of Animation, and the Office of International Affairs.
Faculty members Mr. Lukas and Ms. Hester from Saxion’s Creative Media and Game Technologies program came to learn more about TNUA’s strengths in artistic creation and technology, and to explore future collaboration opportunities. During the visit, Prof. Yihren Lin from the Graduate Institute of Museum Studies and Prof. Shunwen Chao from the Department of Animation shared their thoughts on possible cooperation, including field research, cultural contexts, student exchange, and course collaboration.
The guests also visited Uncompleted Darkness, part of the 3rd TNUA New Media Arts Excellence Award, at the Art & Technology Center. Andrew Li, a third-year student from the Department of New Media Art, provided an English guided tour and introduced the works to the guests.
Through this visit, TNUA and Saxion University of Applied Sciences gained a better understanding of each other. Both sides look forward to future collaboration in games, animation, technology, and the humanities.