Education

Overview

NYCU-Taipei treasures the chances of communicating and interacting with the world. As iGEMers, we have a strong faith in positively impacting the real world. We aim to achieve this not only by solving practical problems but also by conveying educational messages to a wider audience. We believe that this faith can be transmitted by raising awareness about Synthetic Biology, introducing related topics, sharing in-person experiences, encouraging active engagement, and inspiring the next generation of iGEM participants. To fulfill our educational goals and share this fascinating and intriguing realm with others, our team members have planned several events.

NYCU Club Exposition Booth September 4

NYCU Club Exposition Booth

For the purpose of provoking the interest toward Synthetic Biology and iGEM, we set up a booth in Club Expo and welcomed students of all grades from different departments to stop by. At our booth, students can quickly get a brief understanding of what Synthetic Biology is and what iGEM is. Furthermore, we would introduce the content and aspiration of our project to them.

We put up some posters for listeners to help them better understand our speaking. Besides, this activity provided a chance to have a conversation, exchange thought, and share experience of Synthetic Biology related topics.

In the end, we designed an interactive Kahoot! game according to previous discussed topics and then invited the participants to give a try. We even prepared some special gifts (simulated agar plate models made by ourselves) for people who reached designated score.
NYCU On-Campus Synthetic Biology Seminar September 26

NYCU On-Campus Synthetic Biology Seminar

In this seminar, we invited all the participants to imagine of themselves as an iGEMer, and dive deeper into the realm of Synthetic Biology with our presentation.

We first started with some basic knowledge about iGEM, including the iGEM cycle, different divisions of the team, and divergent tracks that aimed to solve all kinds of problems. We believe this information could break their old thought about what biology can do and help them think more freely.

Later, the speaker introduced the development of many techniques in Synthetic Biology nowadays, and how to apply these systematic abilities into real-world problem solving. We also brought the listeners into the thinking of safety and ethical concern in Synthetic Biology application.

In the final part, we still had an interactive Kahoot! game Section to strengthen the knowledge mentioned in our lecture. The Synthetic Biology Seminar successfully got students’ interest. The Q&A discussion in the end promote mutual communication and the really help the next generation iGEMer to set off their own journey courageously.
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No. 155, Section 2, Linong St, Beitou District, Taipei City, 112
+886-2-2826-7000
nycu.taipei.igem@gmail.com

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