{"id":9441,"date":"2026-05-09T08:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=9441"},"modified":"2026-10-28T09:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T01:04:12","slug":"npust-inspires-students-with-aviation-science-outreach","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/news\/npust-inspires-students-with-aviation-science-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"NPUST Inspires Students with Aviation Science Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) joined forces with the Air Force Institute of Technology and Chinese Culture University as part of a collaborative University Social Responsibility (USR) project. On May 1 (2026), the team participated in the 77th anniversary celebrations of Yi-Li Elementary School\u2014formerly the Air Force Preparatory School in Donggang, Pingtung. The group organized a science fair to promote national defense awareness, aiming to cultivate scientific interest and aerospace technology knowledge at the grassroots level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SOUTHERN TAIWAN DREAMS OF FLYING<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NPUST\u2019s USR project, titled \u201cSouthern Taiwan Dreams of Flying\u201d focuses on popularizing science education. Using a strategy of \u201cScientific Cultivation and Popular Science Innovation,\u201d the initiative targets elementary, middle, and high schools in the Kaohsiung and Pingtung area. The project also trains local seniors and retired teachers to assist in educational outreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By integrating with the local tourism industry, the program developed \u201cScience-Based Creative Revitalization\u201d itineraries. Their five-axis model\u2014Education \u00d7 Science \u00d7 Industry \u00d7 Community \u00d7 Local Revitalization\u2014ensures that learning extends beyond the classroom by transforming local industries into educational hubs and providing tourists with deeper, more meaningful experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A LEGACY OF AVIATION AND LEARNING<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yi-Li Elementary School holds a significant place in aviation history; it was named in honor of Martyr Chou Yi-li of the famed Black Bat Squadron. To mark its 77th anniversary, the school hosted an \u201cEnglish Day\u201d series alongside the science fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professor Hudson Hsu from the Smart Mechatronics Bachelor Degree Program led a team of 11 specialists, with support from Associate Professor Chia-wei Hsu of Chinese Culture University and Major Li-kai Liu of the Air Force Institute of Technology. Together, they designed an interactive \u201cScience Challenge Fair\u201d, featuring several hands-on experience stations, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Da Vinci\u2019s Flying Dreams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ohm\u2019s Light<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pneumatic Line-Throwing Guns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morse Code Secrets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aviation Soccer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to these challenges, students explored military aircraft identification and a military history gallery. These \u201clearning by doing\u201d activities allowed children to grasp scientific principles through practical experiences while fostering dreams of future aviation and inspiring the next generation to take flight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9448,"template":"","genre":[],"colleges":[81],"visions":[30],"sdgs":[14,19,21,28],"class_list":["post-9441","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","colleges-program-of-artificial-intelligence-and-mechatronics","visions-technology-agriculture","sdgs-quality-education","sdgs-industry-innovation-and-infrastructure","sdgs-sustainable-cities-and-communities","sdgs-partnerships-for-the-goals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/9441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/9441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"genre","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genre?post=9441"},{"taxonomy":"colleges","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/colleges?post=9441"},{"taxonomy":"visions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/visions?post=9441"},{"taxonomy":"sdgs","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sdgs?post=9441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}