NCUE actively organizes on-campus educational activities related to the SDGs, including enforcing university social responsibilities, mentoring students in executing USR programs related to local industry development and rural education, delivering general education lectures to foster life skills associated with the SDGs, organizing bilingual workshops to promote student globalization, and guiding students in understanding issues related to health and well-being (SDG3) and gender equality (SDG5). These efforts are summarized into six main categories as follows:

1. Ecological Homelands and Urban-Rural Sustainability: A Changhua Ecological Art Project: In collaboration with Changhua Christian Hospital, Department of Fine Arts has executed the "Ecological Homelands and Urban-Rural Sustainability: A Changhua Ecological Art" USR project. Besides launching the "Green Companion Ecological Art Exhibition and the Walking Taiwan at Changhua Christian" digital platform, which focused on global climate change and the greenhouse effect, an ecological art exhibition has been organized. This exhibition invitesd artists to create using botanical paintings, green planting installations, and light art, helping to set up the exhibition space. It shared the vitality of green plants and the concept of carbon reduction through tree planting, aiming to contribute to the local ecological urban efforts. This collaboration has also enabled successful local alliances with businesses, responding to the United Nations' sustainable development goals. Highlights of the event are shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 1: Ecological Art Project Collaboration between Our University and Changhua Christian Hospital

Figure 2: USR Project Director from the Department of Fine Arts Invited to Present Awards

SDG Relevance: Good Health and Well-being, Quality Education Sustainable Cities and Communities, Partnerships for the Goals

2. University Social Responsibility Implementation Project - "Beautiful and Treasured Clams in Fangyuan and Dacheng: Sustainable Industry and Environment Project of Changhua’s Two Cities Amid Climate Change":

This project, centered on implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, addressed the challenges faced by clam and shellfish aquaculture in Taiwan's Fangyuan and Dacheng townships of Changhua, proposing multifaceted solutions. Through interdisciplinary environmental practical application courses, it invited industry experts and students to learn together, conducting workshops on water quality monitoring and disease detection, promoting probiotic applications and production history management, facilitating green energy utilization and waste reuse, developing smart aquaculture techniques, and promoting the integration of eco-friendly and intelligent farming. Specifically targeting SDG 13, the project offered certified courses in climate change environmental education, nurturing professionals in sustainable aquaculture. It also addressed SDG 11 by establishing the Changbin Water Park Industry-Government-Academia Alliance, supporting youth entrepreneurship and local brand promotion, thus strengthening community development and sustainable industry operations. These measures not only supported the livelihood of local fishermen and industry development but also achieved the shared goals of environmental friendliness and sustainable community development. In 2023, 105 sessions of workshops, courses, visits, food and agriculture education winter camps, and promotional activities related to aquaculture industry and local cooperation were held. Event highlights are shown in Figures 3 and 4 below.

The Facebook fan page for the Beautiful and Treasured Clams in Fangyuan and Dacheng: Sustainable Industry and Environment Project of Changhua’s Two Cities Amid Climate Change can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/NCUEUSR

Figure 3: Conducting Local Survey Activities

Figure 4: Organizing Marine Waste Upcycling - Glass Waste Reuse

SDG Relevance: No Poverty, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Life Below Water

3. USR - " NCUE x Common Good Education - 12-Year National Education In-Depth Rural Education Project":

This project aimed to fulfill university social responsibility, enhance the professional teaching skills of teacher candidates, and implement their practical teaching abilities. It focused on strengthening regional resource integration and improving quality education in rural areas. The project recruited rural schools from Taichung County, Changhua County, Nantou County, and Yunlin County to form the "Baisha Quality Education Alliance". Through this project, educational resources were injected into each school, serving disadvantaged students in rural areas and providing them with better learning opportunities and educational resources. From July to August 2023, the project collaborated with 7 rural junior and senior high schools and elementary schools in 2 counties and cities to organize summer camps. 87 teacher candidate volunteers participated, serving a total of 319 middle school students. The summer camps incorporated local school-based curricula and interdisciplinary featured courses. In addition to 12 teacher training courses such as "Secondary Education Practice and Service Learning", "Interdisciplinary Teaching Application and Practice", and "Career Planning", 11 empowerment workshops were held with 469 participants. The workshop topics included "Competency-Oriented Teaching", "UCAN Career Cluster Introduction", "Drone Teaching", "Transition Counseling and Services", "Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design", and "Career Planning". Two cooperative school branch seminars were held with 91 participants, producing interdisciplinary or cross-subject collaborative teaching plans. Focusing on individual students, the project conducted student strength exploration and career planning, helping graduating students who were uncertain about their future to clarify goals and directions. Through initial career interest exploration, career-related assessment tools, and individualized counseling interviews, Personal Future Plans (PFP) were completed for individual students. Highlights of the NCUE x Common Good Education activities are shown in Figures 5 and 6. Project website:
https://sites.google.com/view/ncue-teach/計畫成果/112年度

Figure 5: Tacheng Junior High School Physical Education Class – Wiser Ball

Figure 6: NCUE x Common Good - Electric Circuit Drawing Course

SDG Relevance: No Poverty, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities

4. Our University's General Education Center:

The center focused on cultivating "Cultural Literacy," "Scientific Literacy," "Practical Action," "Original Thinking," "Civic Literacy," and "Global Village Mindset" as the core spirits of its competency courses. In the 2023 academic year, it offered core general education courses such as "Ocean Culture and Taiwan," "Introduction to Marine Life Sciences," "Green Energy Technology," "Water and Electricity Conservation in Modern Life," "Environmental Changes and Human Civilization," and "Spatial Greening Design." Furthermore, to enhance students' awareness of environmental sustainable development and provide hands-on learning experiences, the center successively launched diverse learning courses including "Endless Forests - Touqian Forest Nurturing and Pruning Experience Activities," "Handmade Natural Wood Veneer Night Lamp," and "Environmental Education Literacy and Application." These courses allow students to fully appreciate the importance of sustainable development in environmental education. In addition to regular courses, the center organized 15 general education lectures, attracting approximately 1,270 participants. These lectures covered topics such as "The Beauty of Learning and Living," "Coastal Settlements and Sustainable Actions from Youth Perspectives," "Sustainable Coffee - Reuse of Coffee Grounds," "Environmental Restoration in the Anthropocene," and "Green Cultural Heritage - Tour of Old Trees in Changhua County." These events aimed to familiarize students with reliable and sustainable modern energy sources and increase their understanding of protecting and sustainably using marine resources. Details of the general education lectures and diverse learning courses organized by various departments of our university are presented in Table 1 and Table 2, with accompanying photographs in Figures 7 and 8.

Table 1: List of General Education Lectures Organized by Various Departments of Our University

Department	Event Date	Number of Participants
General Education Center
Chasing the Wind and Moon: From Hakka Folk Songs to Literary Poetry and San Min Zhu Yi	2023/11/22	50
Urban Space Greening and Design	2023/11/17	80
The Beauty of Learning and Living	2023/10/23	100
Environmental Education Center
Introduction to Ecological Environmental Protection and Ocean Resource Conservation	2023/11/21	150
Marine Environmental Protection and Ocean Resource Conservation	2023/11/21	150
Climate Inequality (Heat, Cold, Climate Injustice)	2023/04/23	5
Climate Inequality (Four Seasons Inequality, Resource Inequality)	2023/04/23	5
Student Affairs Office
“Sustainable Coffee - Coffee Grounds Reuse” All-purpose Coffee Grounds Reuse	2023/12/08	60
Sunrise, Sunset, How Beautiful? Not as Beautiful as the Sunrise You Haven't Seen Yet	2023/11/28	60
Plant Recognition and DIY Pressed Flower Bookmark (Card) Making	2023/10/31	40
Other Units
General Education Lecture: Environmental Issues in the Anthropocene	2023/12/18	200
Calligraphy and Seal Carving Education Seminar - Comprehensive Practice: Green Cultural Heritage - Tour of Old Trees in Changhua County	2023/11/24	50
Green Cultural Heritage: Changhua Old Trees Tour	2023/10/19	150
2023 Year "Tzu Chi Hospital Lecture Series - Specialty Lectures"	2023/10/18	85
2023 Year "Tzu Chi Hospital Lecture Series - Specialty Lectures"	2023/05/24	85

Table 2: List of Diverse Learning Courses Organized by Various Units

Course Content	Course Date	Number of Participants
Endless Forests - Touqian Forest Nurturing and Pruning Experience Activities	2023/04/07	16
Handmade Natural Wood Veneer Night Lamp	2023/11/03 - 2023/12/08	20
	2023/06/10	24
	2023/05/20	24
Environmental Education Literacy and Application	2023/07/15 - 2023/07/29	25

Figure 7: Campus Tour Screening of Hong Xingfu Literary Short Films

Figure 8: Poster for Urban Space Greening Design

5. NCUE Bilingual Teaching Research Center and Language Center Promoted Internationalization of Current Students and Advance Towards the National Bilingual Policy.

(1) To foster professional growth in bilingual teaching for teacher candidates and in-service teachers, NCUE Bilingual Teaching Research Center organized multiple lectures and workshops related to bilingual teaching in 2023. For instance, on June 2, 2023, the center held a "Sharing of Bilingual Experimental Teaching Experiences" event, inviting bilingual teachers from Home Economics, Scouting, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, and Living Technology to share their experiences. This event aimed to train teacher candidates and teachers in techniques and professional knowledge for bilingual subject teaching. In addition to developing a bilingual teaching resource manual for Natural Sciences, the center regularly organizes classroom observations and bilingual experimental teaching sessions. These activities allow teacher candidates to familiarize themselves with future actual teaching situations and understand how to prepare during their current learning stage, thus building their capacity in bilingual teaching skills. Moving forward, our university will continue to align with the Ministry of Education's plans, striving to cultivate more high-quality bilingual teachers in support of the 2030 bilingual policy implementation. Details of these activities are shown in Figures 9 to 10.

(2) In accordance with the English proficiency graduation requirements and the guidance and incentive measures for students in our university's College of Management, online self-learning courses were established with an end-of-term examination system to enhance the English abilities of undergraduate students across various departments in the College of Management. In 2023, a total of 40 students were guided to pass the graduation threshold.

Figure 9: Sharing Experiences from Bilingual Experimental Teaching – 1

Figure 10: Sharing Experiences from Bilingual Experimental Teaching – 2

Relevance to SDGs: Quality Education, Partnerships for the Goals, Decent Work and Economic Growth

6. Student Psychological Counseling and Guidance Center conducted career exploration activities for students through lectures, workshops, and film appreciation events. These initiatives aimed to enhance students' understanding of mental and physical well-being (SDG 3) and gender equality (SDG 5) issues. They guided students to reflect on their thoughts about interpersonal interactions and help establish a friendly campus environment. The relevant courses and guidance activities are as follows:

(1) Guidance for New Student Classes: In recent years, due to pandemic prevention policies, students have experienced significant restrictions on interpersonal interactions before and after the start of the academic year, which has considerably affected the establishment of peer relationships. Therefore, the guidance for new student classes in the 2023 academic year focused on interpersonal interactions and conflict response as the main themes. This was combined with psychological testing, followed by immediate interpretation sessions to provide timely responses and clarifications, helping freshmen understand the nature and misconceptions of interpersonal conflicts. Each session lasted 1-2 hours and continued for 2 weeks. A total of 26 new student classes across the university completed the guidance, with a total of 753 participants. The satisfaction rate for the psychological test interpretation was 4.31, and for the class guidance lectures, it was 4.27.

(2) Collaboration with International Student Systems: In the second semester of the 2022-2023 academic year, a series of activities titled "Our Campus Life" was planned for overseas students (including overseas Chinese students, mainland Chinese students, and international students). The main purpose was to help overseas students improve healthy interpersonal relationships, exploring intimate relationships to the development of interpersonal relationships, expanding positive interpersonal interactions, establishing healthy interpersonal relationships, developing healthy interpersonal relationships and coping strategies, and effectively adapting to campus life. Additional related activities are detailed in Table 3 and Figures 11 and 12 below.

Table 3: Psychological Consultation Activities Organized by the University for International Students

Activity Name	Instructor	Number of Participants	Satisfaction Rate
"I See You: Love Yourself" - Personal Growth Workshop	Counseling Psychologist Hsu Mei-chen	37	4.74
"Mutual Understanding: Using Flowers to Express, Perceiving Colors to Understand Emotions" - Flower Arrangement Workshop	Counseling Psychologist Lin Ya-wen	19	4.88

 

(3) Group Counseling Activities: A total of 4 group sessions were organized. The total number of unique participants was 21, with 116 total attendances. The overall satisfaction rate was 4.55. Details of each session are presented in Table 4 below.

Table 4: Group Counseling Activity Sessions

(4) Gender Equality Education

In 2023, two lectures were organized as part of this series, held respectively at the Jindе and Baoshan campuses. At the Jindе campus, Ms. Chen Yuan-Yi, co-founder of GoMoond/Jia Yao Medical Materials Co., Ltd., was invited to deliver a lecture titled "Moon Landing Project: A Menstruation Class Beyond Gender." At the Baoshan campus, counseling psychologist Wu Zong-Ye presented a lecture on "Coming of Age Project: A Lesson on Bodily and Sexual Autonomy from the Perspective of Sex Toys." These lectures aimed to enhance students' understanding of diverse menstrual products and the significance of menstrual equity by exploring issues such as period poverty, menstrual stigma, and menstrual leave. Additionally, they addressed the importance of sexuality in life, leading to discussions on sexual self-exploration and awareness. The two events attracted 34 and 37 participants respectively, with satisfaction ratings of 4.59 and 4.56 out of 5.

(5) Emotional Management and Stress Adaptation Series Activities:

In the second semester of the 2022-2023 academic year, Clinical Psychologist Qiu Su-Feng was invited to conduct a workshop at NCUE titled "Using Sand Play and Small Objects for Emotional Stress Relief and Adaptation." The workshop aimed to help participants become aware of their stress and emotional responses, and effectively alleviate their emotions and stress. A total of 16 individuals participated in the event, with a satisfaction rating of 4.47.

SDGs Relevance: Good Health and Well-being, Quality Education, Gender Equality