University education worldwide is currently undergoing a transformation. That's because University Social Responsibility (USR) programs are encouraging students to step away from their campuses and into neighboring communities, creating local connections and uncovering real-world problems and solutions.
As the world's universities have shifted attention to SDGs in recent years, sustainability has become a critical focus. A sustainability push is sweeping over universities all over the globe, because since the UN set forth 17 sustainable development goals in late 2015, virtually all the world's universities have begun making them part of their institutions' central mission.
This Forum will survey USR's core value to education of the future, facilitating the exchange of different perspectives and practical experiences spanning international influence, the power of talent, local resources, and developmental capabilities.
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Time |
Program |
Speaker |
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09：00－09：30 |
USR Forum attendee sign-in |
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09：30－09：35 |
Opening remarks: Sustainable talent cultivation, a mission for university education |
Jia-Yush Yen, President, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology |
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09：35 - 09：40 |
Overseas link / Group photograph |
TAIWAN TECH International Partnerships |
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09：40－10：00 |
International influence / TAIWAN TECH offers not only technology, but humanity |
Jhy-Chern Liu, Vice President, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology |
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10：00－10：20 |
The power of talent / How to nurture sustainable talent when USR and SDGs come together |
Fu-Ren Lin, Executive Associate Dean, National Tsing Hua University |
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10：20－10：40 |
Local resources / How to cultivate local resources to create urban/rural value and equity |
Wen-Hong Liu, Dean, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology |
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10：40－11：00 |
Developmental capabilities / Gaining insight from industry into the future of sustainable ecosystems |
Fu-long Huang, Founder, DPI Design Co., Ltd. |
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11：00－11：50 |
Focus group discussion / USR practice of global citizenship |
Moderator: Fu-Yuan Shiau, Chief Creative Consultant, CommonWealth Magazine
Panelists: Jhy-Chern Liu, Vice President, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Wen-Hong Liu, Dean, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology Fu-Ren Lin, Executive Associate Dean, National Tsing Hua University Fu-Long Huang, Founder, DPI Design Co., Ltd. |