2024年

2024 International PBL Workshop is going to be held by National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech.) in this August.
The PBL are mainly composed of students from several different international universities to form several teams to compete against the themes given by Taipei Tech. 

In 2024, the scale of the "International PBL Competition Workshop" will be significantly expanded. This year, thirteen universities from six countries will gather at National Taipei University of Technology for the competition. New participants include Gdańsk University of Technology from Poland and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, University of Cincinnati, Arizona State University, and the University of Washington Seattle from the United States, as well as Kyushu University from Japan and Hanoi University of Science and Technology from Vietnam. They will join returning institutions such as the University of California, Riverside, Thammasat University from Thailand, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology from Vietnam, and Osaka Institute of Technology and Kyushu Institute of Technology from Japan.

This year's competition introduces increased difficulty, with cubes replacing spheres and additional color recognition challenges. Teams will need to use Arduino control kits and 3D modeling and printing to design autonomous vehicle power systems and gripping mechanisms. This setup will particularly test teams' programming, calculation, and hardware-software integration skills, ensuring successful prototype completion and highest scores within the competition time limits. The focus is on student-centered international collaboration, fostering the potential of students to engage in international exchanges using foreign languages, and developing their ability to interact respectfully and effectively within teams. The workshop's competition format encourages students to leverage their expertise to create intelligent autonomous vehicles capable of overcoming spatial obstacles. Throughout the workshop, professors from Osaka Institute of Technology, Kyushu Institute of Technology, and Thammasat University will be present, allowing students to seek guidance from both domestic and international experts. This will enhance academic exchanges and cultural interactions between the university and international scholars, making the workshop a comprehensive platform for global engagement.