1. To assist the sustainable development of the environment in the local community, help residents understand sustainable development goals and effective strategies to achieve them, and provide the local community with professional knowledge about water management, NCUE's Environmental Education Center promotes environmental education in local communities, enabling local residents to develop environmental awareness and consciousness. From July to October 2024, NCUE provided related educational courses for local and national communities, offering Environmental Education Personnel 24-hour and 100-hour core certification courses to cultivate local environmental education teachers and jointly focus on local environmental issues. These courses are open not only to school faculty and students but also for community members, providing them with knowledge about water resource management and water quality protection. Course information is shown in Table 1, and photos are shown in Figures 1-2.

Course image information links:

(1) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1080081833905178&type=3

(2) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1082290977017597&type=3

Table 1: Environmental Education Course Activities

Figure 1. NCUE’s special class for Environmental Education Personnel 24-hour Certification

Figure 2. Environmental Education Personnel 100-hour Class Conducting Classroom Learning

2. Beautiful and Treasured Clams in Fangyuan and Dacheng: Sustainable Industry and Environment Project of Changhua’s Two Cities Amid Climate Change, and Changhua Coastal Hard Clam Habitat Survey and Conservation Education Promotion Project

(1) Under these projects, NCUE offers "Coastal Biological Resources" and " Sustainable Development and Practice for Coastal Biological Resources " courses, which combine theories and practices. These courses discuss coastal biodiversity, eco-friendly aquaculture techniques, water quality and sediment testing, fish-eating culture, and low-carbon aquaculture promotion, while collaborating with local communities to promote marine conservation and sustainable fisheries. In the same year, NCUE implemented the industry-academia cooperation " Changhua Coastal Hard Clam Habitat Survey and Conservation Education Promotion Project," conducting marine citizen scientist series courses at Xinbao Wetland and Wang-gong Fishing Harbor. Related free activities and thematic courses are summarized in Table 2 and Figure 3.

(2) The courses and practicesinclude water quality testing, biodiversity surveys, bivalve classification, coastal tourism, and conservation education promotion, collaborating with Cao-Hu Junior High School, Hanbao Elementary School, and Lukang Elementary School to integrate scientific investigation with local education. Project results show that sediment improvement significantly promotes the growth of benthic indicator species such as hard clams and corbicula, suppresses the dominance of ring clams, and enhances carbon sequestration potential and benthic biodiversity. With the participation of citizens the survey data and community conservation awareness effectively increases, and it shows a demonstration model that combines science and education.

Table 2. 2024 Course/Activity Topics, Number of Sessions, and Participants

Figure 3: Water Quality Survey Educational Training Activities with Local Primary and Secondary Schools.

(3) Activity Information Links:

(a) "Beautiful and Treasured Clams in Fangyuan and Dacheng: Sustainable Industry and Environment Project of Changhua's Two Cities Amid Climate Change" Project Website:
https://www.facebook.com/NCUEUSR/

(b) "Beautiful and Treasured Clams in Fangyuan and Dacheng: Sustainable Industry and Environment Project of Changhua's Two Cities Amid Climate Change" - Album URL:
https://www.facebook.com/NCUEUSR/photos/?tab=album&ref=page_internal

(c) NCUE's Innovation Incubation Center actively collaborates with local industries. In 2024, it organized low-carbon net-zero talent training courses, working with Yunlin County Labor Union, Changhua County Industrial Association, and workers to provide basic concepts of net-zero carbon emissions. This course aligns with the international community's main purpose of promoting low-carbon net-zero initiatives to create a "leave no one behind" net-zero future (Figure 4).

Figure 4. 2024 Low-carbon Net-zero Talent Training Course Co-organized with Yunlin Labor Union