Breaking: Teikyo University Students Sweep Taiwan Educational Travel Planning Awards
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On Sunday, November 30, 2025, the results of the 3rd “Everyone’s Taiwan School Trip navi” Taiwan Educational Travel Planning Award were announced. Students from the Yamazaki Seminar in Teikyo University’s Faculty of Foreign Studies captured the top prize,along with an Excellence Award and a Special Award.
The competition, organized by the NPO japan Taiwan Education Support Researcher Network (SNET Taiwan), invites participants to design immersive Taiwanese education itineraries using the learning platform “Everyone’s Taiwan School Trip Navi.” This year, four teams of four students from the Yamazaki seminar-which focuses on regional studies in the Chinese-speaking world-entered the contest’s second half of 2025 and earned high honors for plans spanning biodiversity, maritime history, ocean stewardship, and food culture.
Prize recipients include one Best Award entry, two Excellence award entries, and one Special Award entry. The winning works will be published on the travel-navi platform at a later date.
Award Winners
| Award | Title | Team Members (Year) |
|---|---|---|
| Best Award | Biological Treasure Island Taiwan: Ecological exploration tour around the sea, forests, mountains, and cities | Morina Takubo (4th year); Atsumi Kuwabara (3rd year); Yuya Takeda (3rd year); Ayano Niida (3rd year) |
| Excellence Award | Taiwan connected by ships – history and future seen from the port | Kaho Shimazaki (4th year); Riko Ota (4th year); Koichiro Otani (3rd year); Asahi Motoi (3rd year) |
| Excellence Award | Taiwan living with the ocean – 4 nights and 5 days exploring tuna, the ocean, and the environment | Enami Goto (3rd year); Kotone Nakano (3rd year); Yuzuki Furuya (3rd year); Miu Katayama (3rd year) |
| special Award | Taiwanese Studies on Salt and Soy Sauce: Culture, Environment, and Lifestyle Unraveling from Food | Hinano Ubukata (4th year); Makia Kane (4th year); Yumika Omizo (4th year); Kana Saito (4th year) |
Selection results can be viewed here. Additional information about the program and the Everyone’s Taiwan School Trip Navi platform is available at Taiwan Shūgaku Ryokō, and a profile of Professor Naoya Yamazaki is on Teikyo University’s site at Teikyo University.
Live results underscore a broader trend in cross-cultural education, where students blend regional studies with hands-on learning to illuminate Taiwan’s biodiversity, maritime heritage, ocean stewardship, and culinary traditions.
Why This Matters for Education and the Future
Beyond trophies, the awards highlight the impact of experiential learning that ties language study and regional knowledge to real-world exploration.By crafting itineraries that merge ecosystems with cultural landmarks, participants develop critical thinking, intercultural literacy, and research skills-competencies that extend far beyond the classroom.
As cross-border academic exchanges grow, initiatives like this illustrate how young scholars can contribute fresh perspectives on Taiwan’s environment, history, and gastronomy. These projects also serve as reproducible models for other universities aiming to connect curricula with immersive fieldwork.
Future cohorts may expand on these themes, leveraging the learning platform to publish their findings and share best practices with schools nationwide.
What’s Your Take?
Which theme would you want to explore in a Taiwan education trip-biodiversity,maritime history,ocean stewardship,or food culture-and why?
If you could design your own “Everyone’s Taiwan School trip Navi” itinerary,what would be your core learning goals and preferred sites?
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