An ecological project taking place through the cooperative efforts of NPUST and Farglory Life Insurance, has commissioned a professional ecological research team to conduct in-depth field investigations. By using corporate resources, they are promoting ecological conservation and developing environmental public welfare. As part of this, today (12/14) a presentation was held at the university’s Smart Farm to publish the results of NPUST X Farglory Life “Protecting Every Owl” project.

This August (‘21), NPUST published a Sustainability Report (2020) for the first time—and with its first publication, it was honored to receive the “Platinum Award” in the University category at the Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards. The report includes performances in “School Governance”, “Financial Management”, “Environmental Sustainability” and “Social Inclusion” from 2017~2019.

HAPPY DIWALI！The annual Indian festival of lights has arrived, and on November 3rd, the International College hosted a special activity to celebrate the occasion. The NPUST Indian Student Association organized the event, which included a candle lighting ceremony, Indian dancing, a traditional costume fashion show, and cuisine sharing. Students from the university, regardless of nationality, were welcomed to join the celebrations and experience authentic Indian customs as their Indian classmates ushered in the New Year.

In a response to “World River Day”, on October 7th, Deputy Executive Director Dr. Herlin Chien of the NPUST Sustainable Development Office invited the Environmental Protection Bureau of Pingtung County, Wanluan Township Office, Taiwan Donggang River Conservation Society, Yunlin County legislative member Liao Yu-hsien, the Changhua County Luoxi Community Patrol Team and a group of over 100 teachers and students from NPUST to take part in a conservation activity entitle “NPUST Responds to World Rivers Day – Investigation into Challenges and Opportunities for Livestock Wastewater”. The activity began in the morning with a trip to Wugou Community Park in Wanluan, where an ecological survey was conducted. Back at the university for the afternoon, a sharing and discussion session was held on the topic of “River Patrol and Rehabilitation Action”. In addition to the ecological tour and the discussions with representatives from all over the world, students of NPUST added a creative musical element to the activities by writing songs on river conservation and performing them at the venue.

A team of researchers headed up by Dr. Chang-Hsien Tai, the president of National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST), is working on a “compressed-air energy storage electric generator” which is catching considerable attention. To handle the various technical challenges, including energy conversion, thermal energy storage, and micro-grid design, Professor Uzu-Kuei Hsu from the College of Professional Studies, Professor Yao-Nan Wang and Professor Chin-Lung Chang from the Department of Vehicle Engineering, and Professor Ming-sen Hu from the Air Force Institute of Technology were called on to serve as integral members of the team. Their invention was presented at the 2021 Da Vinci Invention Exhibition (USA) earlier in the year, where it won the gold medal prize. The innovative technology was also shortlisted for the upcoming Ministry of Science and Technology “Future Tech Awards”, which will be held at the Taipei World Trade Center from October 14th to 23rd.

This year the annual GreenMetric workshop (8/23-26) was hosted online by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Dr. Riri chaired the event which was organized according to the theme of “Universities, UI GreenMetric and SDGs in the Time of Pandemic”. The theme was designed to bring together various elements of the COVID pandemic and the United Nations Sustainability Goals, and give participants an opportunity to share on related experiences according to the six subcategories of “campus infrastructure”, “energy” “water resources management”, “waste materials management”, “transportation” and “education”.