NCUE achieves the sustainable development goals by holding or participating in symposiums, workshops, and related meetings to encourage cross-departmental dialogue, as follows.

1. The 12th International Conference of Digital Archives and Digital Humanities (DADH) was organized by the Graduate Institute of History of the College of Arts. The purpose of this conference was to present the outcomes of system and technology research and development, study standards, plan international exchanges, and cooperation for international digital humanities development. DADH has been the most crucial international conference for presenting the research findings in Taiwan's digital archives and digital humanities and a key occasion for Taiwan to introduce its accumulated research outcomes to the international academic community and communicate with advanced researchers in international academia. One of the key objectives of DADH is to serve as an important platform for the digital humanities’ research academia to share outcomes and engage in international exchanges. The theme of the 12th International Conference of DADH is "Practical Data X Digital Humanities," which explores how to effectively and conveniently access practical digital data for more meaningful digital humanities research and facilitate open technical exchanges and discussions among scholars from home and abroad with the aim of "expanding and deepening the global digital humanities infrastructure and establishing Taiwan's leading position in the field of digital humanities.”
   
   Figure 1: Opening ceremony speech by Ming-Fei Chen, President of NCUE
   
   Figure 2: Opening ceremony speech by Sheng-Hui Huang, Dean of the College of Arts, NCUE
   
   Figure 3: Opening ceremony speech by President Liu of Taiwanese Association for Digital Humanities
   Event website: http://dadh2021.ncue.edu.tw/
   SDGs relevance: Quality Education, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Partnerships for the Goals
    
2. The Department of Guidance and Counseling of the College of Education, the Chinese Indigenous Social Science Association, the Center for Indigenous Counseling Psychology of NCUE, and World Indigenous Counseling Psychology Alliance organized the 4th Indigenous Social Science Conference & the 5th Indigenous Counseling Psychology Conference.
   In 2021, the theme of the conference was "East meets West, Grateful for Origin, Multicultural Acceptance, Academic Innovation: The Inheritance and Innovation of Social Science" in the hope of continuing the spirit of indigenous social science and tapping into the potential of indigenous social science in the future. Please refer to Annex 17.2.2A for more details.
   
   Figure 4: Online workshops
   
   Figures 5, 6, 7: Group photos of the participants
   Source: (Chinese Indigenous Social Science Association)
   http://cissa.heart.net.tw/index.php?action=view_year_sub&show_mem_no=1540031721
   SDGs relevance: Good Health and Well-being, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
    
3. The College of Engineering organized the "2021 National Collegiate Industry-Academia Innovation Application Competition (Industry-Academia Forum)."
   The competition aimed to cultivate innovative R&D talent in various fields in line with the spirit of STEAM, which integrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics, and the winning entries have been highly praised for their ingenuity and practicality. The judging panel consists of academic professors and industry experts, and the assessment approach is a combination of both academic and industrial methods with equal emphasis on industry-academic cooperation and basic research. It helps students explore new knowledge in science and technology and develop progressive, innovative, and practical skills to connect with the world.
   
   Figure 8, 9, 10: 2021 National Collegiate Industry-Academia Innovation Application Competition
   Event website: http://eedept.ncue.edu.tw/innovation2021/join.html
   SDGs relevance: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
    
4. "Shetou Sock Projects - Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Creativity.” The USR Practice Office held the "2021 Social Practice and USR Exchange Seminar," an online conference where neighboring universities and related companies were invited to participate. Students' social enterprise proposals were presented in the morning session. In the afternoon session, a total of 10 USR project teams from within and outside the university were invited to share their project implementation experiences and achievements, and discuss and exchange ideas with the project implementation teams from other schools. From October 1 to 3, the USR Practice Office held the "Forum on Local USR Practice" in cooperation with the Department of Guidance and Counseling. We invited teachers of outstanding teaching practice research projects to share their research outcomes so that they could learn from each other and expand their social practice network so as to enhance the professionalism of project teams in implementing social responsibility. Please refer to 17.2.2B and 17.2.2C for more details.
   Shetou Sock Projects - Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Creativity YouTube page: https://youtu.be/1gWaJfKqzmI
   SDGs relevance: 1. No Poverty, 3. Good Health and Well-being, 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth, 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
    
5. The Department of English and the English-Medium Instruction Research Center organized the "2020 Bilingual Teaching Seminar of the MOE," which was held in collaboration with National Taichung University of Education on November 15. This seminar invited Ching-Hwa Tsai, Deputy Minister of the MOE, to speak about the origin and implementation of the Ministry's bilingual teaching policy. Professor Chieh-Fang Hu of University of Taipei was also invited to give a speech on bilingual teaching. An exhibition of the static achievements of bilingual centers across Taiwan was held to present the outcomes of research and development in bilingual teaching, such as lesson plans, teaching manuals, and classroom language manuals to share research experiences and results.
   
   Figure 11: Poster for the "2020 Bilingual Teaching Seminar of the MOE" event
   
   Figure 12: Group photo of the seminar participants
   Seminar website: https://2020005.webnode.tw/
   SDGs relevance: Quality Education, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Partnerships for the Goals
    
6. Professor Der-Jiunn Deng of the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering organized the EAI SGIoT 2021 – 5th EAI International Conference on Smart Grid and the Internet of Things to exchange views on important issues related to smart grid and the Internet of Things with international experts in associated fields for the development of Taiwan’s emerging technology industries.
   
   Figures 13, 14: EAI SGIoT International Conference 2021
   Event page：https://sgiot.eai-conferences.org/2021/
   SDGs relevance: 9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, 17. Partnerships for the Goals
    
7. The College of Management and the Faculty of Education of the State University of Malang (Universities Negeri Malang, Indonesia) co-hosted two online international seminars: The 2021 7th International Conference on Education and Technology（ICET）、The 2nd International Conference on Information Technology and Education （ICITE）， The 2021 7th International Conference’s subject is “Digital Transformation and Empowering Technology for Future Education”.All papers are published online and will be published in the IEEE database.
   
   Figure 15: ICITE International Conference
   2021 7th ICET：http://icet.fip.um.ac.id/index.php/2021-7th-icet/
   School highlights: https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000-4444,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw
   SDGs relevance: Quality Education, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Partnerships for the Goals
    
8. The Department of Geography hosted the "Chinese Geography Annual Conference and Symposium 2021." In the face of increasingly complicated patterns and factors of global environmental change, human beings are facing growing challenges. Geography, as an environmental and spatial discipline with interdisciplinary characteristics, is a key knowledge base for solving the current environmental issues faced by the global community. The theme of the conference was "2021 New Geography: Urban-Rural Relations, Environmental Governance, Intergenerational Heritage, and Technological Innovation.” It hoped to attract more young students to actively engage in geography research. It also anticipated facilitating cross-generational and cross-practice dialogues among industry, government, and academia. The conference received enthusiastic support from 20+ related departments and government entities. It accepted 93 academic papers, 6 roundtable applications, and attracted 200+ applicants.
   "Chinese Geography Annual Conference and Symposium 2021" website: https://geogsoc.org.tw/seminar2021/
   School highlights: https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000-4559,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw
   SDGs relevance: 4. Quality Education, 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth, 17. Partnerships for the Goals
    
9. The Special Education Center held the "2021 International Conference of Career Development and Transition for Students with Special Needs." It invited scholars from the United States, Korea, and Singapore to give presentations. Moreover, it invited scholars and experts in related fields across Taiwan to share their research findings on career development and transition issues of special needs students, as well as conduct in-depth discussions and academic exchanges. The Special Education Center arranged oral and poster presentations on related topics to facilitate sharing of the research results in the field of career development and transition of special needs students through the exchange of experience by special education professionals.
   Official website of the 2021 International Conference of Career Development and Transition for Students with Special Needs: https://sites.google.com/view/2021ncue
   School highlights: https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000-6220,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw
   SDGs relevance: Good Health and Well-being, Quality Education, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Reduced Inequalities, Partnerships for the Goals

Annexes: 

• 17.2.2A: 2021 Conference Outcomes Report - Summary Version
• 17.2.2B: 2021 Social Practice and USR Exchange Seminar Agenda
• 17.2.2C: USR Practice Program - Agenda of "Forum on Localized/Indigenous USR Practice”