Taipei Medical University

28/08/2026

🌏 Where the world meets TMU.

Every year, more than 500 students from over 40 countries come to Taipei Medical University for short-term study, research internships, and international exchange opportunities.

At the TMU Experience Program, they discover medicine and health sciences, build lifelong friendships, and experience Taipei through immersive learning.

🎥 Hear their stories. Experience TMU through their eyes.

TMU Experience Program
A comprehensive and holistic learning journey in medicine and health sciences for students worldwide.

Join us at TMU.

18/08/2026

🧬 Uncovering What Drives Oral Cancer to Spread

Researchers from TMU’s College of Oral Medicine have identified CXCL8 as a key driver of oral cancer metastasis, revealing how this inflammation-related molecule helps cancer cells invade surrounding tissues and spread to lymph nodes.

Importantly, blocking CXCL8-related signaling reduced lymph node metastasis in preclinical models, pointing to its potential as both a biomarker and a future therapeutic target.🎯

🔗 Read the full article:
https://oge.tmu.edu.tw/how-one-molecule-drives-oral-cancer-spread-tmu-researchers-uncover-a-key-metastatic-pathway/

New Findings reveal how the inflammation-related molecule CXCL8 enables oral cancer cells to invade surrounding tissues and spread to lymph nodes-opening new possibilities for predicting and potentially preventing metastasis.

11/08/2026

🫀 Rethinking Heart Repair Beyond Cell Therapy

What if repairing the heart doesn’t require transplanting living cells?💭

A recent review led by researchers from TMU’s College of Biomedical Engineering explores a new generation of cell-free approaches to heart repair, including biomaterials, platelet-derived extracellular vesicles, and synthetic nanocarriers.

Beyond their therapeutic potential, these strategies could help overcome one of regenerative medicine’s biggest challenges: developing treatments that are scalable, consistent, and practical for clinical use.

🔗 Read the full article:
https://oge.tmu.edu.tw/rethinking-heart-repair-a-shift-toward-cell-free-therapeutics/

A heart attack – or myocardial infarction (MI) – can happen in minutes, but the damage it leaves behind can last a lifetime. It remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with over 10 million cases each year. When blood supply to the heart is blocked, cardiac muscle cells die and are ...

10/08/2026

🇬🇧🎊 TMU Alumna Yun-Chun Huang Named a Chevening Scholar

TMU alumna Yun-Chun (Chloe) Huang has been selected for the Chevening Scholarship and will pursue an MSc in Clinical Drug Development at University College London (UCL).

With a background spanning clinical pharmacy and translational clinical research, she is focused on a question central to healthcare innovation: how can scientific discoveries be translated into meaningful benefits for patients?💭

At UCL, she plans to deepen her expertise in clinical development, evidence generation, and regulatory science, while gaining insights into how different healthcare systems evaluate evidence and translate innovation into safe, effective, and accessible treatments.

Her journey reflects the value of international learning and knowledge exchange in developing healthcare professionals who can connect research, evidence, and clinical practice across borders—and ultimately bring innovation closer to the patients it is meant to serve.🩺

2027/2028年度 Chevening Awards (FCDO) 英國政府碩士獎學金現在開放申請了！每位台灣的獎學金得主皆可獲得前往英國攻讀一年期碩士學位的全額學費與學生簽證費用補助。請把握機會在10月6日以前提出申請喔！

今天要分享今年度的英國政府碩士獎學金得主黃韻純

黃韻純始終相信，醫療創新的真正價值不在於實驗室中誕生了多少科學發現，而在於這些發現最終為病人帶來了多少改變。這份信念貫穿了她從臨床藥學到轉譯臨床研究的每一段職涯歷程，也持續形塑著她對未來的願景。

正是這份體悟，促使黃韻純決定前往英國倫敦大學學院 University College London UCL 攻讀臨床藥物開發碩士（MSc in Clinical Drug Development）。她期望深化自己在臨床開發、證據生成（evidence generation）與法規科學（regulatory science）等領域的專業，同時深入了解不同醫療體系如何將科學創新轉譯為安全、有效且可近的治療方案。身為今年度 Chevening 英國政府碩士獎學金得主，黃韻純將加入來自世界各地、致力於解決全球挑戰的龐大Chevening未來領袖社群網絡。她希望透過跨領域與跨文化的交流，學習不同國家的醫療體系如何生成、評估並運用臨床證據，以改善病人的健康成果，促進跨國合作與知識交流。

明年完成學業返台後，黃韻純也希望串聯臨床開發（Clinical Development）、真實世界證據（Real-World Evidence, RWE）與醫療決策（Healthcare Decision-making），加速創新療法進入臨床照護，讓更多病人能及時受惠。她始終相信，唯有當科學發現真正抵達它所服務的人們時，醫療創新才真正完成其使命。

Chevening英國政府碩士獎學金是由英國外交部 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office 與全球夥伴共同發起的獎學金計畫，我們感謝台灣共同資助獎學金夥伴們的支持，包括 台達基金會，王文洋總裁，TutorABC 與台北市英僑商務協會。
更多資訊請見：https://www.chevening.org/scholarship/taiwan/
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07/08/2026

🎉Study in one of the world's best student cities.

Taipei has been ranked #14 in the QS Best Student Cities 2027, recognized for its high-quality education, vibrant culture, and welcoming environment for students from around the world.

As one of Taiwan's leading medical universities, Taipei Medical University (TMU) is proud to be part of this dynamic city—offering an international learning environment, world-class healthcare education, cutting-edge research, and opportunities to connect with a global community.

Whether you're pursuing medicine, biomedical research, public health, or healthcare innovation, Taipei is a place to learn, grow, and thrive.

📍Congratulations, Taipei!

🌏 Out now: QS Best Student Cities 2027 🌏

This edition reveals a changing landscape, with new regional leaders emerging, established destinations facing fresh challenges, and student priorities continuing to evolve.

Read our analysis to find out:

🗺️ Which region dominates the top 20
🗺️ Which cities are rising
🗺️ Which destinations are losing momentum

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07/08/2026

🌍🩺From Life-Changing Surgery to Smart Healthcare

At Taipei Medical University, global health means transforming lives while building stronger healthcare systems.

From providing life-changing surgery for a young patient from Nigeria to advancing smart healthcare and workforce development through a long-standing partnership with Eswatini, TMU continues to combine clinical excellence, medical education, and digital innovation to create lasting impact.💌

🔗 Read the full article:
https://oge.tmu.edu.tw/tmu-medical-partnerships-africa/

TMU strengthens medical partnerships in Africa through specialized patient care, smart healthcare, and long-term collaboration in Nigeria and Eswatini.

04/08/2026

🌏 From Global Perspectives to Local Classrooms🧑‍🏫

Taipei Medical University welcomed 406 overseas youth volunteers from 20 countries, providing the training and preparation they needed before serving in 66 schools across Taiwan.

Through intensive training in teaching, intercultural communication, and service learning, TMU helped transform global perspectives into meaningful local impact—empowering young people to inspire learning while building lasting cross-cultural connections.

🔗 Read the full article:
https://oge.tmu.edu.tw/tmu-overseas-youth-service-taiwan/

TMU prepared 406 overseas youth from 20 countries for educational service across Taiwan through intercultural learning, teaching preparation, and community engagement.

17/07/2026

🩺Advancing smarter, more personalized patient care through research.

Associate Professor **Che-Hsuan Lin**, Director of the Department of Otolaryngology at TMU, has received the **2025 IIP International Inventor Prize – Special Contribution Award** for research that bridges clinical medicine, big data, and precision medicine.🏆

His team's work spans Long-COVID screening, evidence-based surgical decision-making for children with cleft lip and palate, and personalized strategies for head and neck cancer care—demonstrating how research can translate into better outcomes for patients.

🔗 Read the full article:
https://oge.tmu.edu.tw/from-long-covid-screening-to-cancer-care-tmu-research-breakthroughs-drive-smarter-screening-safer-care-and-precision-treatment/

Medical innovation does not always begin with a new device or a new drug. Sometimes, it begins with asking better clinical questions: Why do some patients develop unexpected complications after infection? When can surgery be safely avoided? How can molecular discoveries be translated into more perso...

14/07/2026

🦠 From cleaner energy to smarter food packaging, microbial innovation is creating new possibilities for a more sustainable future.

Researchers from TMU’s College of Nutrition are advancing microbial technologies across three key areas:

⛽Improving biofuel production through more efficient fermentation
🧫Developing functional biopolymers with biomedical potential
🪴Creating sustainable food packaging that helps extend freshness

Together, these studies demonstrate how microbial biotechnology can turn scientific discoveries into practical solutions for sustainability, public health, and industry.

🔗 Read the full article:
https://oge.tmu.edu.tw/from-microbial-innovation-to-sustainable-materials-advancing-biofuels-biomedicine-and-food-preservation/

As the world searches for cleaner energy, safer food systems, and more sustainable materials, microbial biotechnology is emerging as a powerful solution. At Taipei Medical University (TMU), researchers are transforming microorganisms and bio-based materials into practical innovations with applicatio...

10/07/2026

🦠🪼 A marine bacterial enzyme is opening new possibilities for bioactive compound discovery.

Researchers from TMU’s College of Medical Science and Technology have uncovered the catalytic potential of HapC, an enzyme from the marine bacterium Hahella chejuensis.

The study found that HapC can produce a wider range of prodiginine compounds than previously understood, including two analogs not previously produced by prodigiosin-forming enzymes.

By revealing how this flexible enzyme works, the findings could help researchers expand natural compound libraries and explore future applications in medicine, biotechnology, and agriculture.

🔗 Read the full article:
https://oge.tmu.edu.tw/tmu-marine-bacterial-enzyme-bioactive-compounds/

TMU researchers reveal how a marine bacterial enzyme can produce new prodiginine compounds, opening opportunities for natural product discovery.