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新南向國際產業專班大一共有38位學生，在老師陳永銓的帶領之下，挑戰以單車往返2天1夜行程，由學校直接前進目的地南投日月潭。值得一提的是，該班皆為國際學生，分別來自越南及印尼，該班學生陳婷小鳳說，親眼看到日月潭是來台灣最大的夢想，終於能夠圓夢，心情相當興奮。

國立勤益科大校長陳文淵表示，外籍學生海外求學不易，要克服環境、語言、文化種種障礙，但是在熱心老師奔走下，才能用雙眼、雙腳真正領略臺灣的美。領隊老師陳永銓補充，團隊共42人，其中有6位女同學參加。為維護師生安全，含括1位醫療人員與2位工作人員，適時提供協助。

來自越南的武氏海燕說，第一次騎這麼遠的腳踏車，最難的是一開始，心裡覺得自己絕對做不到，但老師不停鼓勵大家「不要放棄」，竟然真的成功了，非常開心。

26日起連續兩天師生全程以單車往返勤益科大與日月潭，挑戰2日180公里的路程。機械系主任陳聰嘉表示，這是國際專班相當特殊，一年級全學年在校上課，學校為了強化同學華語能力，晚上還免費開設華語；7月即將迎接大學二年級，實習與課程比重調整，星期一至星期四都在公司進行產業實習，星期五回來學校上課，非常忙碌，工作和功課的壓力都不小。國際專班導師兼領隊老師陳永銓補充，希望同學都將運動設為生活的要項，不僅可以鍛鍊身心、更可舒緩工作與課業的壓力。

Enjoy the Cycling Tour to the Sun Moon Lake: 38 International Students Rode for 180 Kilometers

Under the guide of Prof. Chen Yong-Chern, 38 international students from our New South-bound International Programs of Industry-Academia Collaboration took the challenge of riding back and forth from the school to the Sun Moon Lake within two days. Most of the students were from Vietnam and Indonesia. Chen Siaw-Ting reflected that her biggest dream in Taiwan was to visit the Sun Moon Lake; therefore, she was extremely excited about being able to make it. Vu Thi Hai Yen, a student from Vietnam, said that getting started was the hardest part and this was her first time to ride so far. Originally, she thought it was impossible to make it. However, Prof. Chen constantly encouraged her not to give up so that she completed this long journey successfully.

The President Wen-yuan Chen appreciated students' efforts. He emphasized that for these international students to overcome the difficulties of living and studying in a foreign country, the kind and proper support from the teachers is crucial. With such support, they were able to appreciate the beauty of Taiwan with their very own eyes and feet.

Prof. Chen Tsung-Chia, the chair of Mechanical Engineering, added that this program was very unique. All the first year students studied and lived on campus. In order to improve their Chinese proficiency, the school provided night language courses for free. In their second year of the college life, these students take the internship in the companies from Monday to Thursday and attend classes on Friday. They have to make a good balance between work and study. Prof. Chen Yong-Chern expected students to see regular exercise as an essential part in life. As he suggested, doing sports can not only cultivate body and spirit but also release the stress.