NCUE actively cooperates with NGOs to conduct cross-department exchanges, sign relevant agreements, and jointly implement plans to achieve the SDGs, as follows.

1. Orsted Taiwan Limited

NCUE signed a cooperation agreement with Orsted Taiwan Limited to demonstrate a megawatt battery energy storage system, which was completed and officially launched in June 2020. The demonstration programme will run for 10 years. During the cooperation agreement period, we will share knowledge and technology related to the demonstration programme with universities, research institutions, power grid operators, and government agencies.

Report on the demonstration of the megawatt battery energy storage system at NCUE:

• https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000-2856,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw (Campus headline)
• https://finance.ettoday.net/news/1739993 (Media report)

2. Alliance Cultural Foundation

The teacher training centre of NCUE cooperates with the Ministry of Education and Alliance Cultural Foundation in the ‘Primary and Secondary School Novice Teacher Introductory Guidance and Awareness Study Programme’. Systematically planning introductory guidance and awareness courses for novice teachers in primary and secondary schools is expected to help them adapt to their teaching career to implement the local education and guidance function of a teacher training university. At the same time, the programme plans three specific practices: ‘novice teachers’ career and teaching practice – introductory study’, ‘cross-school co-study guidance and community connection inheritance guidance’, and ‘speak to teachers returning to local places’. It also hopes to provide a sound and powerful support system for novice teachers’ introductory stage to not only raise teachers’ enthusiasm and develop their commitment to education, but also help them understand current education trends and national education policies, quickly integrate into the school environment, develop their professional attitude and ability, and ensure students’ learning quality. Figure 1 shows a photo of the workshop participants. Please refer to Appendix 17.2.5A for supporting information.

3. Changhua County Industry–Academia Cooperation Association

Professor Yi-neng Chung of the Department of Electrical Engineering, who serves as the chairperson of the Changhua County Industry–Academia Cooperation Association, has held lectures and run relevant competitions combining academia and industry, so that students can gain experience from practice. See the website of the activities in 2020: http://eedept.ncue.edu.tw/innovation2020/intro.html.

4. Taiwan Association of Cloud Computing

Professor Der-Jiunn Deng of the Department of Information Engineering serves as the supervisor/standing supervisor of the Taiwan Association of Cloud Computing. This association combines high-level technology and management personnel in industry, academia, research, and government organizations in Taiwan to encourage cooperation and exchanges between academic research on cloud computing technology and industry. See the Taiwan Association of Cloud Computing website: http://www.tacc.org.tw/.

5. Human Resource Management Association of the National Changhua University of Education

Professor Chi-tung Tsai of the Graduate Institute of Human Resource Management at NCUE is an honorary member and consultant of the Human Resource Management Association of the National Changhua University of Education. This association is a legally established, non-profit organization, which aims to unite alumni of the Graduate Institute of Human Resource Management at the National Changhua University of Education to continue to learn and grow, assist alumni in their career development, answer workplace questions, exchange experiences, share job information, and socialize. The related photos of activities are shown in Figure 2 to Figure 5. See the website of the Human Resource Management Association at the National Changhua University of Education: http://www.hrmncue.org/.

   SDG17.2.4 Collaboration for SDG best practice

SDG17.3 Publication of SDG reports(Publication of SDG reports - per SDG)