In celebration of its 77^th anniversary, Hua-Shih College of Education held the Halal Food & Culture Festival on October 21, 2024. Organized by the Graduate institute of Multicultural Education and Multicultural Education Center, the event aimed to promote cultural and culinary exchange between international students, local students, migrant workers, and immigrant communities living in Taiwan.

The festival featured a variety of halal dishes from several Asian countries, including Indonesia and India, prepared by migrant workers, immigrant communities, and international students. In addition to sharing food, the event also served as a platform for participants to share cultural philosophies and deepen the understanding of the significance of halal food for Muslim communities.

This year, Dean Pan Wenfu of the Hua-Shih Teacher Education College led the college team to transform the atrium space on the first floor to create a new place for cultural exchanges and create a learning environment. Dean Pan said that this Muslim food culture activity is a start, and more food-related exchange activities will be held in the future, inviting students, teachers and faculty to pay attention to the differences in foreign cultures and respond to the needs of cultural differences through social interactions.

One international student who participated in the event expressed their thoughts, saying, "This was a very good initiative by the Department of Multicultural Education. In the future, Department of Multicultural Education can include more Muslim international student groups from various countries." This comment reflects the enthusiasm for the event's potential to involve even more participants from diverse cultural backgrounds in the coming years.