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.
2020-09-28
2020 Capacity-Building Series 4: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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.
2020-09-15
Reviving Tea Culture: NCCU Mobilizes Alumni to Back “50+1” Support for Returning Young Farmers
NCCU, together with the Soil and Water Conservation Bureau and the Tea Research and Extension Station, is driving the “Greater Taipei Tea Road” project and its “50 + 1” social enterprise, in which 50 consumers support one farm through product sales and immersive farm experiences to revitalize the Greater Wenshan tea industry and aid young farmers’ return.
2020-09-02
Research on the Commercial Application of Emerging Green Industries
This study aims to examine T.F.G. Company’s existing business model and its positioning within the emerging circular-economy market by employing SWOT analysis, the Business Model Canvas, and Porter’s Five Forces framework. The “+1” social enterprise serves as the sustainable hub for Greater Wenshan’s community revitalization.
2020-08-31
Czech Senate President Leads Delegation to NCCU: Vystrčil Says “Freedom, Truth, and Justice Are Taiwan’s Sword and Shield”
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.
2020-08-10
Vision Camp Spurs Southbound Recruitment; Colleges Cut Credits & Diversify Courses
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.
2020-07-27
Integrating Digital Literacy with Local Revitalization: NCCU Faculty and Students Serve Rural Areas Tirelessly
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.
2020-07-09
Examining Poverty from a Macro Perspective: NCCU USR Breaks Academic Silos
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.
2020-04-14
NCCU USR Launches Greater Taipei Tea Road Project from Maokong; Students Intern at Tea Farms
In 2020, under the Higher Education SPROUT Project, NCCU’s USR initiative launched local revitalization by creating the Greater Taipei Tea Road, promoting Satoyama under-forest economies and rural tourism, and establishing the “50 + 1” social enterprise as a sustainable hub for Greater Wenshan.
2020-03-23
University Advances Local Revitalization with NT$8 Million Grant to Upgrade Fuxing Township
NCCU and Fuxing Township Office are collaborating on a “happy scientific experiment” in local revitalization—enhancing tourism infrastructure with an NT$8 million Tourism Bureau grant and fostering youth-farmer exchanges and job creation, President Kuo Ming-Cheng and Professor Hsu Shih-Jung explained.
2020-03-17
Promoting the K–12 Program: NCCU Enhances Arts and Technology Literacy in Rural Areas
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.
2020-03-16
NCCU USR Links New Southbound Initiative, Achieves Outstanding Results with Community Mandarin Classes
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.
2020-01-20
Year-End Appreciation for NCCU Administrative Team: Gifts of “50+1” Agricultural Products to Realize University Social Responsibility
Even as students began winter break, President Kuo Ming-Cheng led senior administrators on December 20–21 to personally visit each office and extend New Year greetings. They thanked administrative staff with gifts of local organic mandarins, rice snacks, and festive greeting cards.
