Unexpectedly, this tide of thinking that you could learn more in the West and the emphasis on pursuing personal careers became the greatest asset of NTU-ites as they later returned home in large numbers to do something for their homeland, turning Taiwan into a "technology island."
令人料想不到的是，當年這種決心赴西方取經、追尋個人前途的潮流，竟成為日後台大人挾傲人資源回國報效鄉土的動力，從而造就了科技島的聲名！