![【半顆地瓜與96歲奶奶——人人在搶的功利時代，他們站上畢典說的 #教育的力量 】[English below]來自非洲坦尚尼亞的 Nathan，因為貧困，赤腳走路，睡前得靠爸爸用針把腳裡的寄生蟲挑出來，每天只有一小塊地瓜配水果腹。後來，珍古...](https://img4.schoolandcollegelistings.com/391/617/1648833053916173.jpg)
04/06/2026
【半顆地瓜與96歲奶奶——人人在搶的功利時代，他們站上畢典說的 #教育的力量 】
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來自非洲坦尚尼亞的 Nathan，
因為貧困，赤腳走路，睡前得靠爸爸用針把腳裡的寄生蟲挑出來，
每天只有一小塊地瓜配水果腹。
後來，珍古德博士看見了他的努力和天分，資助他來台灣。
現在，他在台灣拿到博士學位，
每個月省下一半生活費、資助家鄉5個孩子讀書。
在台大畢典，他代表國際生上台致詞，用流利的華語說：
「如果我的學歷不能幫助到人，那我的學歷就沒有用。」
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台灣囡仔鄧立潔，因為愛看《星際大戰》，
決定從台大國企跨到機械工程雙主修。
做感測器研究時，心裡裝的是96歲的奶奶。
站上柏克萊工學院博士畢典講台，她說：
「工程師擁有形塑文明的力量，但這份力量背後，
需要對真實的人保有同理心。
我們是帶來光亮的人。」
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跨領域、不被定義、走一條沒人走過的路——
這不是特例，這是可以被培養的能力。
兩個截然不同的起點，說出了同一件事：
真正走得遠的人，心裡裝的不只是知識，還有人。
頂尖學校的招生官想看到的，從來不只是分數，
而是一個有故事、有方向、知道自己為什麼而學的人。
這正是 Trinity Scholar 力可相信的教育。
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Nathan grew up in a mountain village in Tanzania. Because his family had nothing, he walked barefoot everywhere — each night, his father used a needle to remove parasites from his feet. A single piece of sweet potato and unfiltered water was all he had to get through each day.
Jane Goodall saw his talent and determination, and sponsored his journey to Taiwan. Today, he holds a PhD from National Taiwan University (NTU), and saves half his monthly stipend to fund the education of five children back home.
On graduation day, he addressed the crowd in fluent Mandarin:
"If my education cannot help others, then it has no value."
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Taiwan's own Megan Teng fell in love with spacecraft from watching Star Wars, and decided to double major in International Business and Mechanical Engineering at NTU — then crossed the Pacific to earn her doctorate at UC Berkeley's College of Engineering. In the lab, building smart sensors, she always pictured her 96-year-old grandmother.
On graduation day, she spoke for the entire PhD class:
"Engineers have the power to shape civilization — but that power must be grounded in empathy for real people. We are Berkeley Engineers. We have the strength to build, the hearts to care, and we are the ones who bring the light."
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Crossing disciplines. Refusing to be defined. Taking a path no one else has walked.
This isn't exceptional. It's a capacity that can be developed.
Two completely different starting points. One shared conviction:
The people who go the furthest carry more than knowledge — they carry people with them.
Top universities aren't just looking for high scores.
They're looking for someone with a story, a direction, and the clarity to know why they learn.
That's what Trinity Scholar helps students discover.
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