When USR Meets the SDGs
USR aims to create shared value with society. To guide our progress, we adopt clear and systematic evaluation criteria—helping turn our vision into measurable impact.
In 2015, the United Nations launched 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), offering a global framework for balanced growth across economy, society, and environment through 2030.
According to Taiwan’s 2020 SDGs Education Handbook, schools play a key role in promoting sustainability and empowering informed decision-making. At NCCU, we apply the SDGs as benchmarks to shape and assess our USR outcomes—ensuring both direction and global relevance.
2023-07-20
【Introduction to Local Revitalization—Spatial Structure and Issue Analysis】Lunpi Tribe Field-Based Teaching Recap
NCCU’s USR project has long offered general education courses on local revitalization, helping students from all disciplines explore foundational concepts in revitalization and spatial planning.
2023-04-18
Uncovering New Perspectives: Interview Highlights from NCCU’s Local Revitalization Series
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.
2023-03-22
【Exploring Diverse Approaches to Local Revitalization】Rural Development Forum – Afternoon Session
Held on December 17, 2022, the forum Exploring Diverse Approaches to Local Revitalization gathered rural development practitioners to share creative and practical strategies, with the afternoon session highlighting varied paths of action and implementation.
2023-03-22
【Exploring Diverse Approaches to Local Revitalization】Rural Development Forum Report – Morning Session
Held on 17 December 2022, the forum Exploring Diverse Approaches to Local Revitalization—co-hosted by NCCU’s USR Office and the Agricultural Technology Research Institute—brought together practitioners from across Taiwan; its morning session, led by NTU sociologist Prof. Dung- Sheng Chen, showcased case studies on how to enter and observe local communities.
2023-02-04
【Intro to Local Revitalization—Spatial Structure and Issue Analysis】Field-Trip Review, AY 111 Semester 1
Supported by Taiwan’s Ministry of Education, NCCU’s “Urban-Adjacent Satoyama” course introduces students to local revitalization through seven field trips—visiting Gongliao, Pinglin, Jianshi, Shiding, and more—to study real-world spatial issues with community partners.
2023-01-16
【Intro to Local Revitalization — Spatial Structure and Issue Analysis】Lecture Series Review, AY 111-1
Supported by Taiwan’s Ministry of Education, NCCU’s “Urban-Adjacent Satoyama” course brought in five experts—from revitalization projects, public history, and spatial planning—to give students hands-on insights and analytical tools for tackling local issues.
2022-12-19
Turning Knowledge into Social Impact: NCCU’s USR Five-Year Review and Outlook Forum
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.
2022-10-12
Exploring Contemporary Chinese Independent Documentary: Post-Screening Talk on Wen Hai’s Voices and Whispers
At NCCU on 26 September, Wen Hai’s documentary Voices and Whispers opened the 4th Chinese Documentary Touring Festival, with the director and Asst. Prof. Ou Tzu-Chi leading a post-screening discussion under the festival’s partnership with NCCU’s “Global Innovation Linkage” USR Seed Project.
2022-05-31
Online Forum — Young Farmers Returning Home & Local Revitalization: Hopes and Hardships
On 6 June 2022 (13:30–15:30), NCCU’s Center for Third Sector Studies hosts an online forum with Changhua’s Fuxing Township, where returning young farmers share their local-revitalization journeys—supported by the campus Chih-Ying Cafeteria.
2022-04-28
A Steady Hand in the Pandemic: Our Strongest Backing
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.
2022-04-15
Elderly Living in Old Houses? Chiang Ying-hui on Applying Big Data from the Ministry of the Interior
At NCCU’s 14 April Brown Bag, Land-Economics professor Chiang Ying-hui used Interior Ministry big data to ask “Do older people live in older homes?”—a question Dean Yang Wan-ying said highlights housing strains across generations amid soaring prices and aging stock.
2022-04-11
Major Public-Policy Lecture at the College of Social Sciences: Chang Tzi-Chin on Land-Use Planning and Environmental Protection
At NCCU’s “Major Public Issues” series on 9 April, EPA Minister Chang Tzi-Chin —hailed for decades of environmental service—argued that Taiwan’s current eco-conflicts arise mainly from past urban sprawl that left no buffer between industry and housing.
