Ming Chi University of Technology, by running the Higher Education Sprout Project (Phase I), implements a mentorship-based practical teaching plan to ensure that all freshmen can effectively receive professional guidance and assistance from experienced mentors. With the Mentorship 2.0 Project, Ming Chi University of Technology aims to proactively foster technically competent vocational talents suitable for their respective fields.

In the 111 Academic Year, Ming Chi University of Technology achieved a registration rate at 99.6% for its undergraduate day programs, ranking the first among private technical universities and surpassing many national universities. Each year, nearly 100 freshmen join the mentorship program at different research centers. Through the dual mentor system (comprising both academic advisors and mentorship instructors), each mentoring instructor guides a small elite class of 2-3 students, providing practical instruction in their respective fields. This involves delivering professional practical knowledge, familiarizing students with school equipment and instruments, and helping them explore their interests and acquire practical skills.

Dr. Sheng-Chi Chen, the R&D Office Director and Materials Science professor, uses the equipment at the Plasma and Thin Film Technologies Research Center to lead and mentor students in obtaining certificates for the research center's instruments. With this mentorship, students can independently operate the instruments and integrate into the graduation project courses, which significantly boosts their academic and career prospects.

At the Battery Research Center for Green Energy, regular experimental operations and progress review meetings are conducted to facilitate mentorship. Professors at the center serve as core mentors, regularly guiding groups of students in conducting experiments and holding weekly progress discussions. By verifying instrument operations and research data results, students are nurtured to possess professional skills and practical application abilities.

Additionally, the Center for Environmental Sustainability and Human Health professors incorporate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into environmental monitoring to lead students in analyzing the distribution of types and concentrations of plastic micro-particles in indoor and outdoor atmospheres. Particularly, they guide students in applying soil and groundwater pollution treatment techniques, in order to foster students’ teamwork and independent thinking abilities.

Through the Higher Education Sprout Project and the mentorship program, Ming Chi University of Technology has comprehensively optimized the practical skills of its students and has earned widespread recognition from students and parents.

Traditional Chinese Edition: 明志科大師徒制計畫 培育實務能力 成效斐然