Impactful University Program on Climate Change

Collaborating internationally to share experiences in implementing SDGs and establishing cooperative plans, conducting related education and training

Assisting the neighboring secondary school, Chiayi Vocational High School, 

in conducting energy-saving diagnostics

Distributing saplings on Arbor Day

Assist in the implementation of climate change monitoring with the Climate Change Research Institute of Academia Sinica

Assist in the implementation of the air quality monitoring plan hold by the Environmental Protection Administration of the Executive Yuan

Monitoring vegetation responses under climate change in the alpine habitat of Taiwan

Starting in 2016, Chiayi University began collaborating with Kagawa University in Japan and Chiang Mai University in Thailand on issues related to climate change and SDGs. They have established multinational cooperation plans that cover education, infrastructure, and prevention mechanisms. Faculty and students from these three universities in three countries have engaged in actual exchanges through these programs. Due to the pandemic, interactions were conducted online in the past, but physical exchanges resumed last year.  

In addition to our international exchange programs, in 2022 we began assisting surrounding communities and secondary schools with energy-saving diagnostic programs. Besides promoting education on energy conservation, the program also offers services for LED light replacements.  There is also an on-campus program for distributing saplings on Arbor Day. This program, initiated by the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, cultivates saplings for community members to claim and plant each year on Arbor Day.

NCYU assists in the implementation of climate change monitoring with the Climate Change Research Institute of Academia Sinica and the air quality monitoring plan hold by the Environmental Protection Administration of the Executive Yuan on Sinmin campus. NCYU also collaborates with an international initiative on alpine environment, which follows a standard multi-summit procedure by the Global Observation Research Initiative (GLORIA, http://gloria.ac.at). The purpose of this project aims to monitor the alpine vegetation responses under climate change.