Dr. Martyn Rawson is currently teaching at the Free University of Stuttgart in Germany and has 40 years of experience in Waldorf education. He leads several international collaborative research projects and has published extensively. He is also one of the professors engaged in international cooperative teaching with our master’s program. Dr. Rawson offers courses such as "Nature and Economy in a Globalized World" and "Guided Research in Waldorf Education," and has been a dedicated international faculty member supporting the growth and development of the Waldorf master’s program. Recently, Dr. Rawson shared his thoughts about the NTHU Waldorf Master’s Program with us:
"Waldorf education in Taiwan combines international perspectives on contemporary education with traditional Chinese values, philosophy and art. The faculty reflects this blend with well-known academics from the international Waldorf academic community and experienced Taiwan colleagues with roots in Waldorf education and progressive education. The programme combines cutting edge educational theory with educational practice both of which focus on the developing human being along with transformational artistic practices. Education today has to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world of work, the digital revolution, a multilateral geo-political structures and tension and fluid global cultural hybridisation. Many educational approaches today are one-dimensional, focusing on knowledge reproduction and standardization in a competitive environment. However, what the world needs is capable, open-minded, self- confident young people for whom traditional values are as important as world-open cosmopolitanism and personal choice of life-style. Waldorf education aims to provide students with opportunities to develop their agency and powers of judgement as well as equipping them with resilience."