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Since March of this year, Feng Chia University has been collaborating with ASUS and TAIA (Taiwan AI Cloud) to launch an AI Talent Development Program. TAIA, jointly established by the National Center for High‑performance Computing (NCHC) under the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and the ASUS Group, is a major national AI infrastructure project featuring the “Formosa Foundation Model,” built on extensive Traditional Chinese datasets.
Leveraging TAIA’s Taiwania 2 Supercomputer, Feng Chia University conducted full‑parameter fine‑tuning on a large‑scale language model with 176 billion parameters. Faculty members from the Bachelor’s Program in Artificial Intelligence Technology and Applications, the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, and other cross‑disciplinary units formed a joint research team to develop AI applications tailored for Feng Chia University, including ESG course‑support tools and an Intelligent TA for integrated curriculum learning.
The Intelligent TA for the College of Business is expected to launch in mid‑August and will be first made available on the FCU Learning Platform for new students. The system will support courses within the College of Business by providing AI‑driven personalized learning assistance through advanced artificial intelligence technologies.
Innovative Courses: Hands‑On Full‑Model Fine‑Tuning Opportunities Rare in Taiwan
Feng Chia University will collaborate with TAIA’s expert engineers to offer courses such as Innovation and Practice of Large Language Models and Advanced Applications of LLMs, providing students with rare opportunities to engage in full‑parameter fine‑tuning and practical implementation of large‑scale models.
These courses will integrate project‑based learning, encouraging students to propose innovative solutions and replicate elements of LLM architectures to develop new features that enhance or replace existing structures.
In addition to specialized courses, the university will also launch Introduction to LLM Applications, featuring foundational LLM concepts and low‑code/no‑code practical tasks. With access to campus open data and de‑identified datasets, students and faculty can jointly participate in projects that enhance campus operations—bringing academic learning closer to real‑life needs.
A notable example is Yan‑Ting Kuo from the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, who recently earned Second Place nationwide in the National Skills Competition (Cloud Computing). This year, he contributed to two major FCU development projects:
- a campus foot‑traffic modeling system using image‑based data, and
- an information system supporting overseas study application processes.
These hands‑on experiences significantly enhanced his ability to analyze real‑world problems during the competition, ultimately helping him achieve excellent results.
AI Collaboration Enables FCU Students to Contribute to National‑Level AI Development
Through this cross‑sector collaboration, Feng Chia University has strengthened its teaching and research capabilities in AI while offering students valuable opportunities to participate in and contribute to national‑level AI development.
Without the need to build its own large‑scale data centers, FCU can now access generative AI services through partnerships with global technology leaders such as Microsoft and TAIA, using hybrid cloud‑and‑on‑premise resources. This approach fully supports university‑wide teaching and research while advancing sustainability and energy‑saving objectives.
With the support of the Taiwania 2 supercomputer, Feng Chia University students successfully carried out full‑parameter fine‑tuning of a large language model—one of the few opportunities in Taiwan that allows students to engage in complete model‑level parameter tuning and hands‑on LLM development.
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