Since 2019, NCCU has introduced a range of interdisciplinary general education courses on local revitalization, encouraging students to explore community development through both theory and practice.

At NCCU’s “Five Years of USR: Review and Outlook” forum, President Li Tsai-Yen affirmed that the university’s mission is to turn academic expertise and talent cultivation into concrete benefits for students, local communities, and society at large.

During the May 2021 COVID Level-3 alert, NCCU’s “Thriving Wenshan” USR team and the Zhong-Xin Food Bank delivered staple foods and water to low-income students stranded on campus after the outbreak wiped out their already fragile incomes.

NCCU’s “2022 Light Up Austronesia Fundraising Concert,” held on February 12 at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, featured performances by Vox Nativa and drew distinguished guests, including former First Lady Chow Mei-ching, who joined the choir on stage.

NCCU held a Lunar New Year screening of Listen Before You Sing, inviting students who couldn’t return home to join President Kuo and guests for a heartfelt film and discussion on Indigenous issues.

To foster deeper discussion on the Hsinchu City-County merger, NCCU’s College of Social Sciences held the Zhinan Policy Forum on January 11, inviting faculty to offer interdisciplinary insights on administrative restructuring.

On December 10, NCCU hosted the 4th Indigenous Land Policy Forum, bringing together scholars from multiple disciplines to explore Indigenous land issues and promote interdisciplinary dialogue.

On December 11, Chen Mei-ling shared insights on regional revitalization policy as part of NCCU’s “Leadership Vision and Altruistic Values” lecture series.

As part of the “Wenshan for All” University Social Responsibility (USR) initiative, NCCU partnered with Taipei First Girls High School to offer a six-session micro-course titled “Seeing Poverty: It’s Not What You Think” during the first semester of the 2021 academic year. The course concluded successfully, fostering deeper understanding of poverty-related issues.

Since 2018, NCCU’s SPROUT Project has promoted diverse learning, global vision, and digital innovation to nurture socially engaged, interdisciplinary talents.

Through the year-end exhibition “May You Always Be Well,” NCCU’s USR Wenshan Project honors the memories of Ankang public housing and shares wishes of health and peace with all visitors.

On November 22, ICDF Deputy Secretary-General Shih Li-Chun gave an online lecture at NCCU on international development aid and the project cycle, sharing insights from his recent COP26 experience.