7.4.5) Assistance to low-carbon innovation
Provide assistance for start-ups that foster and support a low-carbon economy or technology
Tamkang encourages the cultivation and support of low-carbon economy or technology startups. The relevant industry-academia cooperation is explained as follow:
1. Specialized in information, the professor from the Department of Information Management collaborates with the Office of General Affairs to assist in energy management technology service companies in the opportunity of joint industry-academia cooperation and strives for resource injection from the government (Industry Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs) plan to create a win-win situation for each other.
2. The incubation center of TKU provides consultation for new startup companies that applies a low-carbon economy or technology regularly. For instance, it provides relevant consultations and advice for the stationed manufacturer ,Monster Environmental Technology Co. Ltd for more than twice a month and advises them to apply for governmental projects by providing information such as loans and venture funds. The center also offers courses to support low-carbon economy or technology start-ups, such as fundraising and marketing, etc. and matches industry-academia cooperation with professors on campus.