SDG17
17.2) Relationships to support the goals
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17.3) Publication of SDG reports
17.4) Education for the SDGs
17.2.2) Cross sectoral dialogue about SDGs
Initiate and participate in cross-sectoral dialogue about the SDGs.
In 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, TKU hosted a total of 12 international academic seminars related to sustainable development goals, and conduct inter-departmental dialogues with governmental organizations on sustainable development goals. The highlights are as follows:
1. Through participating in various seminars, the teaching faculties of the College of Science continued their communication and academic exchanges with domestic and foreign experts and scholars, this benefits the domestic bio-organic chemistry cross-field research, future planning, cancer medical breakthroughs, and other topics.
2. The teaching faculties from the Department of Architecture of the College of Engineering participated in the construction of healthy promotional plans for workplace workers. The civil engineering teacher serves as a member of the CTCI Education Foundation (CTCIEF) and the Taiwan Sustainable Energy Research Foundation. They meet regularly to provide consultations and assist the foundation in promoting sustainable development goals.
3. Students from the Department of Management Sciences of the College of Business and Management participated in the activity of the Ministry of Education and won the Best Inspiration Award. The Department of Public Administration organized the "Labor Rights and Regulations Adjustment Series Forum in the Digital Platform Economy" to build consensus in the industry through joint industry-academia participation and labor-management cooperation. This gradually expands and deepens discussions on the protection of the rights and interests of couriers, which is an important part of policy formulation and implementation backup force.
4. The 3 relative conferences that the College of International Affairs participated in from 2018-2021 in Europe are all related to the COVID-19 pandemic, public health, and EU governance; the Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies hosted the "2nd Japan & Global Political and Economic Changes Under the Influence of COVID-19 Academic Symposium," and published 24 papers, and invited scholars from Malaysia, Poland, Japan, Mainland China, and South Korea. A total of 45 people from 6 countries participated; they’ve also participated in the video conference of the National Institute of Basic Issues in Japan to discuss the first island Chain defense and other related issues; the Graduate Institute of China Studies has organized a seminar on "Taiwan and Southeast Asian Countries' Perspectives on China," inviting experts and scholars of China Studies institutions from Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and India, hoping that discussions with different research perspectives will help Taiwan promote a new southbound policy while strengthening partnerships; Assistant Professor Dr. Mor Sobol from the Department of Diplomacy and International Relations participated in the ODKJG and gave a presentation on the subject of "Negotiating the ultimate deal? Trump’s Middle East policy and its effect on China and EU’s involvement in the peace process," which analyzes how U.S. policy affects China and the European Union (EU)’s participation in the peace process.
5. In 2020, the Graduate Institute of Educational Policy and Leadership from the College of Education and the Chinese School of Future Education Society worked with National Academy for Educational Research to organize the "Human and Land: Local Studies and University Social Responsibility in the New Curriculum Era" academic seminar to discuss the new syllabus era. The significance and practice of university social responsibility and local studies are shared. In 2020, the Graduate Institute of Educational Psychology and Counseling and Xingren Elementary School in the Tamsui District conducted 3 cooperation-discussion sessions of the cross-disciplinary narrative projects to construct the educational resources of TKU and Xingren Elementary School; the director of the Graduate Institute of Educational Psychology and Counseling participated in the Taoyuan City Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Committee and Child and Adolescent Sexual Exploitation Prevention and Control Consultation Conference on June 5th and December 4th, 2020 to construct policies and prevention guidelines for safety and sexual equality. The Graduate Institute of Futures Studies participated in the "UNESCO Futures Literacy Summit 2020" video conference hosted by UNESCO in 2020. TKU President, Dr. Huan-Chao Keh delivered a speech at Futures Studies Journals Booth, giving a clear introduction to TKU’s contribution to the future and proposing the future vision. The teaching faculties of the Graduate Institute of Educational Policy and Leadership served as the "Twelve-year National Basic Education Curriculum Technical and Comprehensive Senior Secondary Schools 2020 Annual Promotion and Guidance Plan," the annual work plan of the discipline center of ordinary senior secondary schools, and the Twelve-year National Basic Educational Syllabus Guidelines on the mid-term/final report review committee of the school counseling work plan, and provided professional advice needed for the promotion of the plan.
TKU conducted inter-departmental dialogues with non-governmental organizations on sustainable development goals in 2020. The key points are summarized as follows:
1. A team of teaching faculties from the Department of Information and Library Science, History, and Information and Communication implemented the commission of the New Taipei City Tamsui Historic Sites Museum. They have had many seminars and visited with the Village Chief of Tamsui Shalun and the elders in the village to record the local customs of Tamsui and preserving them as precious intangible cultural assets; the Department of Mass Communication's 2020 "Information Interview and Editing Course," interviewed the local transportation and environmental issues in Tamsui, and interviewed with local environmental NGOs, experts and scholars, and local cultural and historical organizations for dialogue.
2. The Department of Public Administration from the College of Business and Management hosted the "Working Rights and Regulations Adjustment Series Forum in the Digital Platform Economy" in 2020 to discuss how to strengthen the insurance mechanism for couriers and how to promote the occupation and traffic safety of couriers through technology management.
3. The director of the Graduate Institute of Educational Psychology and Counseling from the College of Education served as a professional consultant for TzuHsin Children’s Home and TzuHsin Youth’s Home in Taichung City and established policies and practical work guidelines for the placement of children and youth. In 2020, the Graduate Institute of Curriculum and Instruction and Oxfam Hong Kong co-organized the "Fast Fashion Teacher Workshop," which was conducted in a remote and synchronized manner, leading students to discuss the issues caused by fast fashion.
4. The College of Artificial Innovative Intelligence Innovation Academy worked with Hongtai Group and Hongsheng Construction to discuss smart city cooperation, combining the energy of local enterprises with universities to create local characteristics and construct smart buildings based on placemaking which leads to a smart city, with the vision of turning Tamsui into an international bilingual smart city.
1. Through participating in various seminars, the teaching faculties of the College of Science continued their communication and academic exchanges with domestic and foreign experts and scholars, this benefits the domestic bio-organic chemistry cross-field research, future planning, cancer medical breakthroughs, and other topics.
2. The teaching faculties from the Department of Architecture of the College of Engineering participated in the construction of healthy promotional plans for workplace workers. The civil engineering teacher serves as a member of the CTCI Education Foundation (CTCIEF) and the Taiwan Sustainable Energy Research Foundation. They meet regularly to provide consultations and assist the foundation in promoting sustainable development goals.
3. Students from the Department of Management Sciences of the College of Business and Management participated in the activity of the Ministry of Education and won the Best Inspiration Award. The Department of Public Administration organized the "Labor Rights and Regulations Adjustment Series Forum in the Digital Platform Economy" to build consensus in the industry through joint industry-academia participation and labor-management cooperation. This gradually expands and deepens discussions on the protection of the rights and interests of couriers, which is an important part of policy formulation and implementation backup force.
4. The 3 relative conferences that the College of International Affairs participated in from 2018-2021 in Europe are all related to the COVID-19 pandemic, public health, and EU governance; the Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies hosted the "2nd Japan & Global Political and Economic Changes Under the Influence of COVID-19 Academic Symposium," and published 24 papers, and invited scholars from Malaysia, Poland, Japan, Mainland China, and South Korea. A total of 45 people from 6 countries participated; they’ve also participated in the video conference of the National Institute of Basic Issues in Japan to discuss the first island Chain defense and other related issues; the Graduate Institute of China Studies has organized a seminar on "Taiwan and Southeast Asian Countries' Perspectives on China," inviting experts and scholars of China Studies institutions from Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and India, hoping that discussions with different research perspectives will help Taiwan promote a new southbound policy while strengthening partnerships; Assistant Professor Dr. Mor Sobol from the Department of Diplomacy and International Relations participated in the ODKJG and gave a presentation on the subject of "Negotiating the ultimate deal? Trump’s Middle East policy and its effect on China and EU’s involvement in the peace process," which analyzes how U.S. policy affects China and the European Union (EU)’s participation in the peace process.
5. In 2020, the Graduate Institute of Educational Policy and Leadership from the College of Education and the Chinese School of Future Education Society worked with National Academy for Educational Research to organize the "Human and Land: Local Studies and University Social Responsibility in the New Curriculum Era" academic seminar to discuss the new syllabus era. The significance and practice of university social responsibility and local studies are shared. In 2020, the Graduate Institute of Educational Psychology and Counseling and Xingren Elementary School in the Tamsui District conducted 3 cooperation-discussion sessions of the cross-disciplinary narrative projects to construct the educational resources of TKU and Xingren Elementary School; the director of the Graduate Institute of Educational Psychology and Counseling participated in the Taoyuan City Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Committee and Child and Adolescent Sexual Exploitation Prevention and Control Consultation Conference on June 5th and December 4th, 2020 to construct policies and prevention guidelines for safety and sexual equality. The Graduate Institute of Futures Studies participated in the "UNESCO Futures Literacy Summit 2020" video conference hosted by UNESCO in 2020. TKU President, Dr. Huan-Chao Keh delivered a speech at Futures Studies Journals Booth, giving a clear introduction to TKU’s contribution to the future and proposing the future vision. The teaching faculties of the Graduate Institute of Educational Policy and Leadership served as the "Twelve-year National Basic Education Curriculum Technical and Comprehensive Senior Secondary Schools 2020 Annual Promotion and Guidance Plan," the annual work plan of the discipline center of ordinary senior secondary schools, and the Twelve-year National Basic Educational Syllabus Guidelines on the mid-term/final report review committee of the school counseling work plan, and provided professional advice needed for the promotion of the plan.
TKU conducted inter-departmental dialogues with non-governmental organizations on sustainable development goals in 2020. The key points are summarized as follows:
1. A team of teaching faculties from the Department of Information and Library Science, History, and Information and Communication implemented the commission of the New Taipei City Tamsui Historic Sites Museum. They have had many seminars and visited with the Village Chief of Tamsui Shalun and the elders in the village to record the local customs of Tamsui and preserving them as precious intangible cultural assets; the Department of Mass Communication's 2020 "Information Interview and Editing Course," interviewed the local transportation and environmental issues in Tamsui, and interviewed with local environmental NGOs, experts and scholars, and local cultural and historical organizations for dialogue.
2. The Department of Public Administration from the College of Business and Management hosted the "Working Rights and Regulations Adjustment Series Forum in the Digital Platform Economy" in 2020 to discuss how to strengthen the insurance mechanism for couriers and how to promote the occupation and traffic safety of couriers through technology management.
3. The director of the Graduate Institute of Educational Psychology and Counseling from the College of Education served as a professional consultant for TzuHsin Children’s Home and TzuHsin Youth’s Home in Taichung City and established policies and practical work guidelines for the placement of children and youth. In 2020, the Graduate Institute of Curriculum and Instruction and Oxfam Hong Kong co-organized the "Fast Fashion Teacher Workshop," which was conducted in a remote and synchronized manner, leading students to discuss the issues caused by fast fashion.
4. The College of Artificial Innovative Intelligence Innovation Academy worked with Hongtai Group and Hongsheng Construction to discuss smart city cooperation, combining the energy of local enterprises with universities to create local characteristics and construct smart buildings based on placemaking which leads to a smart city, with the vision of turning Tamsui into an international bilingual smart city.