With cute owls and hawks playing the starring roles, the “Guarding Every Owl” environmental and ecological restoration project was jointly launched by Farglory Life Insurance and the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST). To carry out the work, several ecological restoration bases have been established in Gaoshu Township (Pingtung). NPUST’s long-term local wildlife research will be combined with Farglory Life’s practical experience in caring for rural areas. The two parties have formed an interdisciplinary industry-academic alliance and are working to create sustainable ecological chains—with owls at the top. Sustainable ecology, non-toxic production, and healthy living are being linked to drive community industry and rural economic development. Also, in the future, the Farglory Life Volunteer Group will work with teachers and students at the NPUST Institute of Wildlife Conservation to hold multilateral practical exchanges on friendly farming and support disadvantaged rural areas.

This year, to commemorate the 300 year anniversary of Liudui, the Hakka Affairs Council and NPUST cooperated to host the “300 Year Anniversary Research Conference: A History of Prosperity among Diverse Ethnic Groups”. On June 3rd, the opening ceremony was held online, with the internationally renowned scholar, Myron L. Cohen, and former professor of Tokyo Metropolitan University, Yoshio Watanabe, invited to present their research.

Who’s making an impact when it comes to Sustainable Development? The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings was designed to figure it out. With 17 items of consideration, universities around the world are being sized-up based on how well they are performing in activities directly related to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). And in the recently published 2021 Impact Rankings, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) was among the 35 universities in Taiwan to make the list.

National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) and Green Hope Spring Social Enterprise joined forces on Earth Day 2021 to plant some trees and put the spotlight on the environment.

Over the years, the Department of Forestry’s Community Forestry Center has been working in cooperation with the Forestry Bureau to develop “Sotomaya Economies”, such as eco-tourism and under-forest cultivation, in the tribal areas which were previously devastated by Typhoon Morokat. On April 13th, the duo, together with Ali Tribe members, jointly published the results of their “Natural and Cultural Ecological Landscape” work — work which has positioned them as the number one indigenous natural and cultural ecological landscape in the country and also made them home to the top professional team of ecotourism guides. On top of this, they also represent the first cultural ecological landscape in the country to be managed in cooperation with the Forestry Bureau.

Today (4/8) Global View Magazine held the second awards ceremony for “Outstanding University Social Responsibility Projects” and winning first prize for the Ecological Co-Benefit category was Associate Professor Mei-Hsiu Hwang of the NPUST Institute of Wildlife Conservation. NPUST President Chang-Hsien Tai accepted the award on Professor Hwang’s behalf.