Chia-Mei Lu¹, Kang-Wei Chen¹, Hui-Ju Wu², Shi-Jer Lou^3*

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¹ Department of Digital Multimedia Design, Cheng-Shiu University, Taiwan.
² Department of Applied Foreign Language, Cheng-Shiu University, Taiwan.
³ Department of Graduate, Institute of Technological and Vocational Education, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan.
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Abstract: Short Retraction Notice The paper is withdrawn from "Creative Education" due to personal reasons from the corresponding author of this paper. This article has been retracted to straighten the academic record. In making this decision the Editorial Board follows COPE's Retraction Guidelines. The aim is to promote the circulation of scientific research by offering an ideal research publication platform with due consideration of internationally accepted standards on publication ethics. The Editorial Board would like to extend its sincere apologies for any inconvenience this retraction may have caused. Editor guiding this retraction: Anita LIU (Editorial Assistant of CE) The full retraction notice in PDF is preceding the original paper, which is marked "RETRACTED".

Keywords: Bionic Design, Product Design, Project-Based Learning, STEM, Sustainable

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