Prof. Lin Danming, Pro-Vice Chancellor of GTIIT, welcomed the delegation and said, "This symposium offers a great opportunity for exchanges, deepening mutual understanding between GTIIT and Taiwan universities. As a university focused on science and engineering, I believe there are many possibilities for academic and research collaboration with the Taiwan educational community."

Cai Yingzi, Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Shantou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, expressed that this activity has built a bridge for interschool exchanges of both sides of the Taiwan Straits. She hoped that young students would take this opportunity to enhance mutual understanding, learn from each other, deepen their friendship, and maintain regular communication in the future.

Prof. Lin Danming introduced GTIIT to the delegation in a talk titled "Study STEM in an Unlimited Way", highlighting the unique talent training mode of GTIIT. With particular emphasis on discipline foundation, problem-driven teaching, research, and innovation, GTIIT encourages students to explore their passions, thus achieving fruitful educational results that surpass their highest expectations.

During the symposium, representatives from Taiwan universities inquired about GTIIT's admission policies and engaged in in-depth discussions with GTIIT faculty on research projects in areas such as environmental protection.

"This is my first visit to GTIIT, and I am very pleased to have this opportunity to visit the campus. I believe this visit will be highly inspiring for Taiwan students, especially GTIIT's teaching mode that encourages questioning, which is also what our students need. If possible, I hope we could foster more interactions and exchanges with universities in Shantou, allowing more students to expand their learning here. It would be a great opportunity to improve their understanding of the earth and human environments," said Prof. Chen Sanlang from the Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation at Yunlin University of Science and Technology.

"The campus is very new and high-tech, with excellent facilities," remarked the Taiwan university delegation as they toured GTIIT South Campus sports center. They praised the climbing wall, the constant-temperature swimming pool, and other sports facilities. Some student were eager to try out the gym equipment.

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