NCUE actively participates in the policies of NGOs and the government to promote sustainable development goals. The teachers directly participate or are involved in the formulation of the government’s policies on sustainable development goals by implementing government or non-government plans and serving as members of relevant departments, as follows.

1. Professor Po-wen Ku of the Graduate Institute of Sports and Health implemented the Ministry of Science and Technology’s ‘Sub-programme 2 of Integrated Research Programme on Adolescents’ Sedentary Behaviours: Follow-up Study on Adolescents’ Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep Quality (1/3)’.

Teenagers spend a lot of time in sedentary positions every day, such as when doing schoolwork and using mobile phones/tablets and computers, which may affect their sleep. Using wearable devices, this research programme measures the daily sedentary behaviours and sleep quality of teenagers, with a follow-up period of three years, and includes 10 weeks of intervention using high tables and chairs (i.e. attending classes in a standing manner). Although the follow-up study is ongoing, it has been found through the intervention with high tables and chairs in the second year that the students in the experimental group have significantly increased their daily moderate- and high-intensity physical activities and reduced their daily sedentary time compared with the students in the general class, even though they only used high tables and chairs for 10 weeks. Please refer to Appendix 17.2.1A for supporting information.

 
Intervention by accelerometers and by high tables and chairs

2. Professor Yang-wei Lin of the Department of Chemistry implemented the ‘Research and Development of Innovative Teaching Resources for Precision Medicine Treatment Transformation Sub-programme 3 - Innovative Science Popularization Resources Development and Promotion Plan for Photothermal and Ultrasound-induced Precise Drug Release’ sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

To develop innovative educational resources for forward-looking technology, nanotechnology reports in international journals (including a basic knowledge of nanotechnology, technological development, and its application) were transformed into educational resources (interesting/enlightening/self-made nano experimental teaching materials) that can be understood by the general public, including teachers, students, and parents. These educational resources will help the public understand the impact of this technology on human life and establish the relationship between forward-looking technology and modern society. They can also enhance students’ basic scientific literacy (including scientific spirit and attitude, scientific skills, and scientific knowledge), to help students engage in scientific research in the future. Please refer to Appendix 17.2.1B for supporting information.

Science popularization activity. Photo of a physics popularization class at a senior high school for gifted students

3. Professor Chui-chang Chiu of the Department of Accounting implemented ‘Emotional Design for Multimedia Learning: Influences of Shapes and Colours of Animation Multidimensional Concept Maps on Affections and Learning (II)’.

Innovative concept maps for multimedia digital materials for teaching university statistics were developed and applied for teaching on this course. Please refer to Appendix 17.2.1C for supporting information.

4. Professor Chih-hung Wang of the Graduate Institute of Education serves as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Enhanced Teaching Programmes of the Ministry of Education.

Professor Chih-hung Wang has assisted local government education authorities in promoting the Teachers’ Professional Empowerment Programme of the 12-year National Basic Education. The Enhanced Teaching Programmes incorporate the important elements for promoting the 12-year National Basic Education, including strengthening the leadership of school curriculum leaders; attaching importance to the operation of teachers’ professional learning communities; and promoting strategies such as preparing lessons, observing classes, and discussing classes to improve teachers’ professional teaching knowledge, mainly for teachers to implement the 12-year National Basic Education in their teaching practice. In addition, in 2016, a collaboration was established with the 12-year National Basic Education Seed Lecturer Training Programme to gradually promote the general concept and practice of the connotations from the overall idea of personnel, strategy, and support. Please refer to Appendix 17.2.1D for supporting information.

Structure table of the Enhanced Teaching Programmes for the 2020 academic year

5. Professor Chin-yen Chen of the Department of Guidance and Counselling is a member and group convenor of the Committee on Gender Equality Education of the Ministry of Education. Please refer to Appendix 17.2.1E for supporting information.

The ninth committee member list of the Committee on Gender Equality Education, Ministry of Education (source: Global Information Network on Gender Equality Education, Ministry of Education

(https://www.gender.edu.tw/web/index.php/m2/m2_02_01_index/1?k=)

6. Professor Pei-wen Lu of the Department of Geography is a member of the Urban Planning Review Committee, Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior, and assists in promoting policies on national space development and reviewing urban planning affairs.

Committee member list of the Urban Planning Committee, Ministry of the Interior.

(Source: review committees of the Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior, China https://www.cpami.gov.tw/%E5%AF%A9%E8%AD%B0%E5%A7%94%E5%93%A1%E6%9C%83/%E5%85%A7%E6%94%BF%E9%83%A8%E9%83%BD%E5%A7%94%E6%9C%83.html)

7. Professor Po-wen Ku of the Graduate Institute of Sports and Health serves as the director and CEO of the Human Rights Education Foundation.

The Human Rights Education Foundation is committed to promoting healthy human rights. Taking the Offshore Island Communities Health Promotion Programme as an example, it cooperates with medical teams to build a health and human rights education network (http://www.hhre.org.tw/body.html). It has developed a number of online test items suitable for screening in communities, including physical activities, eyesight health, and sleep health. The screening rate for people over 50 years living on offshore islands has reached nearly 100%, truly achieving the purpose of prevention and healthcare. This plan is valuable for improving people’s health and well-being, reducing the health inequality of people in offshore island areas, and increasing their health and human rights. Please refer to Appendices 17.2.1F, 17.2.1G, 17.2.1H, and 17.2.1I and the website of the Human Rights Education Foundation for the list of the board of directors of the foundation: https://href.oddist.org/?page_id=26.

Eight major items on the Health and Human Rights Education Website

8. Professor Tsung-chi Lin of the Department of Biology serves as a director (2021–2022, 2015–2018) and supervisor (2019–2020) of the Taiwan Entomological Society

The Taiwan Entomological Society was founded with the mission to ‘promote the research, development, and international academic exchanges of entomology’. It has recruited fellow entomologists as its members, organized symposiums on related topics, published journals on entomology, maintained close contact with entomological societies and research institutions globally, and participated in international academic activities to promote the development of entomology in Taiwan. Professor Tsung-chi Lin has served as a director for three terms and as a supervisor for one term since 2015 . Please refer to Appendix 17.2.1J and the website of the Taiwan Entomological Society for supporting information: https://entsoc.org.tw/about/%E5%B7%A5%E4%BD%9C%E5%9C%98%E9%9A%8A

List of the 21st board of supervisors of the Taiwan Entomological Society

(Source: website of the Taiwan Entomological Society: https://entsoc.org.tw/about/%E5%B7%A5%E4%BD%9C%E5%9C%98%E9%9A%8A)

9. Professor Yi-chun Lin of the Department of Accounting serves as a director of the Chinese Association of Financial Engineering and Accounting Evaluation

This association was established mainly by professors and alumni of the Department of Money and Banking at National Chengchi University, and it is mainly engaged in financial research and deliberation on practical work. In 2016, it began to further explore financial big data analysis, artificial intelligence, and blockchain. Most members are directors of financial control groups or chief financial officers of listed companies in Taiwan. For example, Hsiao-hui Chao, Auditor General of the Foxconn Technology Group, is a member and director. Please refer to Appendices 17.2.1K and 17.2.1L for supporting information.

Members of the Association of Financial Engineering and Accounting Evaluation

10. Professor Chin-yen Chen of the Department of Guidance and Counselling is a lifelong member of the World Federation for Mental Health. /UNCSW63，https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw63-2019 (UN Women/Commission on the Status of Women)

Meeting of the World Federation for Mental Health		Lifetime membership card/UN-CSW63 of the World Federation for Mental Health

11. Professor Chao-lung Liu of the Department of Public Affairs and Civic Education serves as an advisory committee member in the Civil Service Development Institute, Central Office of the Executive Yuan (2016–2021), responsible for reviewing relevant plans and public policies as well as attending internal meetings to propose suggestions.

12. Professor Chao-lung Liu of the Department of Public Affairs and Civic Education serves as a supervisor in the Taiwan Association of Local Governance Research (2020–2021), responsible for attending the meeting of supervisors as well as organizing and planning activities throughout the year.

(Source: Website of Taiwan Association of Local Governance Research: https://localtw.org/about/authors/ ; Speech on evaluation indicators of local government development (Professor Chao-lung Liu of the Department of Public Affairs and Civic Education as the keynote speaker);

https://localtw.org/%e6%b4%bb%e5%8b%95%e8%b3%87%e8%a8%8a%e5%9c%b0%e6%96%b9%e6%94%bf%e5%ba%9c%e7%99%bc%e5%b1%95%e8%a9%95%e9%91%91%e6%8c%87%e6%a8%99/；

Fan Page- ‘Pavilion Feet Local Governance’: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1267832736914843&id=797761633921958)

13. Professor Chao-lung Liu of the Department of Public Affairs and Civic Education serves as a supervisor of the Chinese Association of Local Self-governance (2010–2021), responsible for attending the meeting of supervisors as well as organizing and planning activities throughout the year.

SDF17.2.2 Cross sectoral dialogue about SDGs