Although Taiwan is surrounded by the sea, due to its climate and geographical conditions, the available freshwater resources are insufficient, making water the most significant constraint on Taiwan’s social and economic development. In recent years, countries all over the world have become aware of the importance of sustainable resource development, the maintenance of biodiversity, and ecological conservation. Water resources are crucial to all these efforts. NCUE’s Environmental Education Center, and Center of General Education are responsible for the planning and implementation of environmental programmes related to the freshwater ecosystem. We provide free education to communities locally and nationally to not only NCUE students, but also current junior and high school teachers by applying for programmes funded by the government. The subjects cover freshwater ecosystems, freshwater organisms, observation of indicator organisms in freshwater, freshwater water quality factors, freshwater ecosystem water quality factors, testing of campus and community water quality, water used in production, including irrigation, industrial water, Water for energy use, agriculture, and fisheries, leisure and tourism, and individual and business efforts in controlling water pollution and conserving the water environment. These programmes aim to improve the knowledge of NCUE students, current junior and senior high school teachers, and communities locally and nationally on water environment and freshwater ecosystem, and their awareness of water environment protection.

1. Environmental Education Center at NCUE

The Environmental Education Center at NCUE promotes programmes, including 24-hour, 33-hour, and 100-hour courses for the certification of environmental education personnel’, the "Beautiful and Treasured Clams in Fangyuan and Dacheng: Sustainable Industry and Environment Project of Changhua’s Two Cities Amid Climate Change".

(1) 24-Hour, 33-Hour, 100-Hour Courses for Environmental Education Personnel Certification

The Environmental Education Center (EEC) nurtures relevant environmental education talents. In conjunction with the project “Beautiful and Treasured Clams in Fangyuan and Dacheng: Sustainable Industry and Environment Project of Changhua’s Two Cities Amid Climate Change”, EEC provided relevant education courses for the local and nationwide communities from July to October 2023, with the details shown in Table 1 and the activities shown in Figure 1-3.

Table 1. Environmental education course activities

Figure 1. Environmental Education Personnel at Caohu Junior High School Special Class

Figure 2. 33-Hour Environmental Education Personnel Program for Learning

Figure 3. 100-Hour Environmental Education Specialist Program for Classroom Learning

Course video information link:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.855111933068837&type=3

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.855111176402246&type=3

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.855114876401876&type=3

(2) "Beautiful and Treasured Clams in Fangyuan and Dacheng: Sustainable Industry and Environment Project of Changhua’s Two Cities Amid Climate Change": Offering related courses in the Mathematical Experimental Class at Nantou Senior High School.

Figure 4. 2023/06 Water Quality Testing and Analysis Course in the Mathematical Experimental Class at Nantou Senior High School

Link for reference information:

https://www.facebook.com/NCUEUSR/photos/?tab=album&ref=page_internal

2. Center of General Education

The Center of General Education offered one class of the related general education course “Water Resources and Human Civilization” in 2023.

Link for reference information:

https://webap0.ncue.edu.tw/DEANV2/UploadDEAN/SUBJECT/1121/00248_0CCGE0175120.pdf