1. NCUE gives free meal coupons to economically disadvantaged students to solve student hunger problems.

NCUE recognizes that some students face difficulties in their lives (e.g., low income, family issues and emergencies) that can lead to them going hungry. NCUE encourages those students to apply for the Jin-Pyng Wang Emergency Bursary and Meal Coupons for Students under Poverty Line. This program provides students in difficulty with free meal coupons so they can focus on their studies rather than worrying about how they will afford to eat.

The application forms for the free meal coupons are available on NCUE’s website. After approval, students can use the coupons at any counter in the school cafeterias to select from a variety of nutritionally balanced foods. For the coupon format, please refer to Figure 7. These free meal coupons have been available since 2009, and in recent years, hundreds of people have applied for them. In 2022, 148 students received free meal coupons at a cost to NCUE of only 660,750 NTD. Please refer to Annex 2.3.2C.

Annex:

Annex 2.3.2B - Key Points for Applying Free Meal Coupons

Annex 2.3.2C - Summary Table of Meal Coupon Users

Annex 2.3.2D - Photos of student food safety strategies

2. Diverse foods are available on campuses for long hours every day to meet the dietary needs of students and staff.

(1)NCUE has a program that issues free campus meal coupons to economically disadvantaged students. Students can use the coupons at any counter in the school cafeterias to select from a variety of nutritionally balanced foods so they can focus on their studies rather than worrying about how they will afford to eat.

(2)The cafeterias in the campuses are open for 14 hours daily (06:30–20:30), offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner to meet the dietary needs of teachers and students.

(3)Various locations around both campuses and all the student residence halls have vending machines selling instant noodles (As shown in Figure 8), beverages and coffee are available to meet the dietary needs of teachers and students when the cafeterias are closed.

(4)The Baoshan campus has recently opened a 24-hour convenience store that provides food to meet the dietary needs of teachers and students. That campus also has a comfortable, creatively decorated café (As shown in Figure 9) where teachers and students can enjoy coffee and relax.

Annex:

Annex 2.3.2A - Measures including the introduction of school cafeterias