1. NCUE provides free meal coupons to students facing financial difficulties to address student hunger issues:

To assist students at NCUE who encounter financial hardships due to family circumstances or unexpected incidents, ensuring they are not affected by hunger caused by economic difficulties during their learning process, NCUE has established the "Mr. Jin-pyng Wang Emergency Aid and Campus Meal Coupons for Economically Disadvantaged Students Application Guidelines." This program provides free university meal coupons to these financially struggling students, enabling them to focus on their academic studies and pursue their education with peace of mind.

The application forms for free meal coupons are publicly available on NCUE's website. After approval, students can use them at any counter in NCUE's school cafeterias, which provide a rich variety of nutritionally balanced foods for students to choose from. (Figure 1) These free meal coupons have been established since 2009, and in recent years, hundreds of students have applied for them. Taking 2024 as an example, NCUE provided 152 students with free campus meal coupons at a total expenditure of 634,550 NTD. (Annex 2.3.2B)

Figure 1: NCUE’s Free Meal Coupon

Annexes:

Annex 2.3.2A: Key Points for Campus Meal Coupon Application Guidelines

Annex 2.3.2B: Summary Table of Campus Meal Coupon Users

Annex 2.3.2C: Photos of Student Food Safety Strategies

Meal Coupon Application Announcement Website: https://stuaffweb.ncue.edu.tw/p/412-1039-1344.php

2. NCUE provides diverse, extended-hour food services to meet the dietary needs of students, faculty and staff:

(1) NCUE has established a free campus meal coupon distribution program that provides free campus meal coupons to economically disadvantaged students. After receiving the coupons, students can use them at any counter in the school cafeterias, which offer rich and nutritionally balanced food options, allowing students to focus more on their academic studies.

(2) The school cafeterias operate from 6:30 AM to 8:00 PM, providing breakfast, lunch, and dinner services. With a daily meal service period of 14 hours, the school cafeterias can fully satisfy the dietary needs of faculty, staff and students.

(3) NCUE has installed multi-function vending machines (offering instant noodles, bread, and beverages) (Figure 2) at various locations throughout the campus and dormitory areas to meet students' dietary needs during non-cafeteria service hours.

Figure 2: Student Dormitory Vending Machine

(4) NCUE has added a convenience store at the Baoshan campus that sells sufficient food items to meet students' 24-hour dietary needs. Additionally, the Baoshan campus has added an on-campus café (Figure 3 and Figure 4) with creative design and a comfortable atmosphere, allowing faculty, staff and students to enjoy coffee and achieve physical and mental relaxation.

Figure 3: Creative Cafeteria on Baoshan Campus

Figure 4: Creative Cafeteria on Baoshan Campus