After six years of collaborative efforts by the Ministry of Education, NCCU’s Center for Aboriginal Studies, and Indigenous communities, the Atayal and Seediq language editions have officially been approved and launched by the Wikimedia Foundation—following the earlier launch of the Sakizaya edition.

On March 13–14, President Kuo Ming-Cheng led an NCCU delegation to Indigenous villages in Xinyi Township, viewing the film Listen Before You Sing, meeting Ambassador Youhani Iskakavet, and exchanging local-revitalization ideas with National Chi Nan University.

On February 19, NCCU’s “Thriving Ankang, Shared Wenshan” USR team met with principals and student‐affairs directors from NCCU Affiliated, Jingmei Girls’, and Wanfang Senior High Schools to plan collaborative course development.

In its third year as a first-level unit, NCCU’s Industry Operations and Innovation Incubation Center secured over NT$100 million in industry and government funding, guided award-winning startup teams, and cemented its role in translating campus research into impactful, globally recognized innovations, COO Yan Yu-Ming noted.

Xiao Qun-Yu, a Social Work graduate and now a third-year Counseling and Guidance master’s student at NCCU, brings deep commitment to youth services—first as a USR teaching assistant, then by launching the “Ankang Challenge” and founding the “Glimmer Box”—guided by his philosophy of “companionship” rather than “help.”

Universities must fulfill their social responsibility by empowering students to apply their strengths to advance society—technologically, economically, socially, and culturally—improve people’s lives, and promote social progress.

Miloš Vystrčil, President of the Czech Senate, arrived in Taiwan on August 30. On August 31, he delivered his first public lecture in Taiwan at NCCU. The delegation of 44 included Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib, the Czech Academy of Sciences Vice President, university presidents, the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Director, and representatives from academia, culture, and media.

At the University Vision Consensus Camp, NCCU announced a 20% increase in international enrollments under the New Southbound Policy and unveiled its upcoming “One Class, One Scholarship” program, with each college presenting strategies to diversify curricula and enhance student support.

In early July, NCCU’s College of Communication took its “Digital Communication and Humanities Arts” service initiative to Wulai, Xiyu, the Paiwan community in Jinfeng, and Jinhu—where they led cybersecurity and cultural‐creative workshops for rural children and gathered local cultural stories.

NCCU’s “Thriving Ankang, Shared Wenshan” University–Community Co-Benefit Project (USR Shared Wenshan) hosted “Poverty Symposium II: Solidarity Among the Poor – Taiwan’s Homeless Communities and Welfare System” on June 24.

NCCU’s College of Education launched a STEAM-based Humanities, Arts, and Technology Literacy Enhancement Program for rural K–12 schools to integrate local culture into student learning, a mission Director Guo Chao-You says fosters social responsibility in every learner.

NCCU’s “Thriving Ankang, Shared Wenshan” project integrates campus resources and MOE funding to destigmatize and revitalize the Ankang community—improving its environment and delivering standout programs like Community Mandarin Classes for new immigrants. According to VP Wang Wen-Chieh, its successes offer a replicable model for other communities.