The Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) has received support from the Ministry of Education's New Engineering Education Method Experiment and Construction (NEEMEC) Project to implement the "New Engineering Education Construction Plan Oriented by Practical Topics". This Project integrated the design and manufacturing of student formula racing cars into the courses. Students can learn the principles and methods to design and manufacturing electric racing cars. In order to better understand new engineering education and innovative teaching models, the team of NEEMEC went to the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on September 22-24 this year for teaching observation and visits. NUS and NTU are both among the top five universities in Asia, students come from all over the world, with more than 30,000 students, and its education methods and teaching equipment are unique. Prof. Chil-Chyuan Kuo led two young teachers, Assistant Professor Ming-Yen Chen and Chi-Pin Hsu to visit the Formula Student Racing teams, teaching and practical fields, the Additive Manufacturing center and Robotics Center.

Prof. Chil-Chyuan Kuo said that the NEEMEC allows students to learn in a systematic way and solve real engineering problems. The teaching environment and equipment of the NUS and NTU are quite advanced, and the style of study is free. Almost all course classrooms have real-time live broadcast and recording equipment, allowing students to study remotely and review independently. Even if there are 600 people in the classroom, the courses also have separated as small group classes to provide students with close discussions and exchanges with teachers. NUS and NTU are both used digital tools to meet the habits and learning patterns for the new generation students.

Assistant Professor Ming-Yen Chen said that the teaching experience of this visitation will be used in innovative teaching plans in the future, including electric vehicle practice and teaching in conjunction with NEEMEC, and even electric vehicle license training, which can also be synchronized in the innovative teaching to enhance students' interest and effectiveness in learning. Assistant Professor Chi-Pin Hsu believes that NUS and NTU are indeed world-leading in additive manufacturing and robotics research, but this also relies on the full support and subsidies from the Singapore government to achieve this result. The innovative teaching is requiring a lot of resources, and even teacher training are also important parts. In recent years, MCUT has also invested a lot of resources in the research and development of smart medical materials, smart vehicles and artificial intelligence. These fields have gradually emerged internationally, attracting domestic and industries to visit and cooperate. In terms of teaching innovation, MCUT also provides EMI teaching knowledge training, innovative teaching plans, teaching growth communities…etc. to encourage teachers to think about how to effectively improve students’ learning motivation and learning effectiveness. We are expected to encourage more teachers to invest in flipped teaching activities to provide students with a more interesting and effective way to learn professional knowledge.

Through this visit, we can better understand the innovative teaching models and facilities of the world's top universities. We have a better understanding of the research directions and results of the two universities. Then young teachers will drive teaching innovation and reform to improve the quality of education. This will allow the new generation of students to better integrate into higher education to cultivate better talents.

中文：機械系新工程教育計畫團隊前往新加坡大學與南洋理工大學進行教學觀摩與參訪
This article is simultaneously published in the 14th edition of the SDGs E-paper.