The “2026 NYCU Sustainability Year” has officially begun!
This year, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University will launch a series of cross-campus, interdisciplinary, and issue-oriented initiatives. Through campus life, cultural engagement, environmental practices, and social inclusion, we invite the entire university community to rethink how sustainability can truly become part of everyday life.
As the first phase of the Sustainability Year, May’s theme is “Sustainability Action Month: Campus Tree Regeneration.” Starting from the trees we see every day on campus—yet often overlook—we invite everyone to rediscover resource circulation, material regeneration, local culture, gender inclusion, intercultural understanding, and the relationship between people and nature.
This May is not just about attending lectures or participating in isolated events.
You can create your own aroma diffuser wood piece using reclaimed campus wood, transforming campus trees into sensory memories in daily life. You can also join a wooden pen holder workshop and turn natural materials into practical everyday objects through handcrafting and material regeneration.
You may explore connections between culture, land, and everyday life through the Gender-Friendly Market, Hakka Week, and persimmon dyeing experiences. Through film screenings and documentary lectures, you can also reflect on the relationships between people and society, land and environment.
Finally, we will return to the campus itself through guided campus tree tours, tree-hugging activities, and tree measurements, rediscovering the trees around us and bringing the sustainability perspectives accumulated throughout the month back into everyday life.
The activities in May are not isolated events, but together form a rhythmic sustainability journey:
Seeing campus resources → Transforming materials by hand → Understanding cultural and social relationships → Returning to campus and rediscovering our living environment
We warmly invite all faculty members, staff, and students to participate in the 2026 NYCU Sustainability Year May activities. Starting from a single tree, let us rediscover the life, materials, culture, and coexistence within our campus.
🌟 Registration Required Activities 🌟
【May 12 & May 13】Campus Tree Circular Regeneration Workshop: Customized Aroma Diffuser Wood
Create your own aroma diffuser wood piece using reclaimed campus wood and bring campus trees into daily life in a new form.
May 12 (Tue) 15:00–16:30 ｜ Guangfu Campus, Maker Space EA101
May 13 (Wed) 15:00–17:00 ｜ Yangming Campus, Student Affairs Conference Room (2F, Liberal Arts Center)
Capacity: 25 participants per session
Organizer: Office of Sustainability and Social Responsibility
Registration:
【Guangfu】https://forms.gle/ZcU5H7Jq5izQaGcs6
【Yangming】https://forms.gle/cgpK9g1nhdgrtzhJ9
【May 20】Silent Sunlit Afternoon – Co-Learning Film Festival
Explore discussions on gender, relationships, and social conditions through film, and begin understanding differences and coexistence through viewing.
Time: May 20 (Wed) 10:10–12:00
Venue: Yangming Campus, Zhixing Building Room 216
Organizer: Extracurricular Activities Division I
Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlQjCVfjGVAQsf8v0qZR5naDGo0jshpT8pT-ZLm5mXBcEVHQ/viewform
【May 21 & May 25】Campus Tree Circular Regeneration Workshop: Wooden Pen Holder
Use wood and natural plant materials to create a wooden pen holder for everyday use while experiencing material regeneration and handcraft transformation.
May 21 (Thu) 14:00–16:00 ｜ Guangfu Campus, Maker Space EA101
May 25 (Mon) 14:00–16:00 ｜ Yangming Campus, Student Affairs Conference Room (2F, Liberal Arts Center)
Capacity: 25 participants per session
Organizer: Office of Sustainability and Social Responsibility
Registration:
【Guangfu】https://forms.gle/rFmRXN6wGrk7msbC6
【Yangming】https://forms.gle/3tCcaCXF8AKyoRdV7
【May 22】Voices of the Land: “The Path of the Wild” Documentary Screening & Lecture
Through documentary film and post-screening discussion, reflect on the relationship between people and nature from the perspectives of land, environment, and life.
Time: May 22 (Fri) 13:00–15:00
Venue: Guangfu Campus, Humanities and Social Sciences Building II, Room 326
Capacity: 60 participants
Organizer: Center for Community and Sustainability Education
Registration:
https://forms.gle/1EPatASKo9a4B7hC9
【May 26】Shouldn’t We Try Persimmon Dyeing?｜Persimmon Dyeing Experience
Experience the connection between culture, land, and everyday aesthetics through local craftsmanship and plant dyeing traditions.
Time: May 26 (Tue) 16:30–17:30
Venue: Zhubei Campus, College of Hakka Studies Lounge
Organizer: College of Hakka Studies
Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU-W9I4GZTNkzNS1xGUnd-kN2i1Kwd9P3ZXz2cWuS-9k_2pQ/viewform
【May 31】Circular Economy: Campus Tree Tour & Measurement｜Campus Tree Discovery Activity
Return to the campus environment through guided tours, tree-hugging, and tree measurement activities to better understand the relationship between campus trees, ecology, carbon sequestration, and the living environment.
Time: May 31 (Sun) 09:30–12:30
Venue: Guangfu Campus, Engineering Building V, Room 129
Capacity: 30 participants
Note: Registration required. Lunch box provided.
Organizer: Office of Sustainability and Social Responsibility
Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScB6eGWIne7ZD-RXjM4dDN0bHapsPTyFFS6tyJ5OOinIwgEXw/viewform
🍀 Other May Activities 🍀
【May 15】Decode Gender – Gender-Friendly Market
Time: May 15 (Fri) 12:00–19:00
Venue: Lawn in front of Haoran Library, Guangfu Campus, NYCU
Organizer: Office of Gender Equity Education
Description:
Part of the Gender-Friendly Month series, this market connects gender equality and inclusive coexistence with everyday life through interactive market experiences.
【May 18】Poster Exhibition: Southeast Asia Field Study Program Outcomes
Time: Starting May 18 (Mon)
Venue: Poster Wall, 1F, College of Hakka Studies, Zhubei Campus
Organizer: College of Hakka Studies
Description:
Showcasing the connections between intercultural learning, local understanding, and social practice through field study outcomes in Southeast Asia.
【May 18】2026 Hakka Week Opening Ceremony & Book Donation Ceremony by Professor Fu Yangzhi
Time: May 18 (Mon) 10:30
Venue: International Conference Hall, College of Hakka Studies, Zhubei Campus
Organizer: College of Hakka Studies
Description:
Using Hakka Week as a starting point to connect local culture, knowledge inheritance, and campus public engagement.
The 2026 NYCU Sustainability Year has officially begun.
Throughout the year, we will continue connecting sustainability practices, cultural engagement, and social connections across campus through various themes and actions.
This May, let us begin with a single tree and rediscover the life, materials, culture, and relationships of coexistence within our campus.
The “2026 NYCU Sustainability Year” has officially begun!
This year, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University will launch a series of cross-campus, interdisciplinary, and issue-oriented initiatives. Through campus life, cultural engagement, environmental practices, and social inclusion, we invite the entire university community to rethink how sustainability can truly become part of everyday life.
As the first phase of the Sustainability Year, May’s theme is “Sustainability Action Month: Campus Tree Regeneration.” Starting from the trees we see every day on campus—yet often overlook—we invite everyone to rediscover resource circulation, material regeneration, local culture, gender inclusion, intercultural understanding, and the relationship between people and nature.
This May is not just about attending lectures or participating in isolated events.
You can create your own aroma diffuser wood piece using reclaimed campus wood, transforming campus trees into sensory memories in daily life. You can also join a wooden pen holder workshop and turn natural materials into practical everyday objects through handcrafting and material regeneration.
You may explore connections between culture, land, and everyday life through the Gender-Friendly Market, Hakka Week, and persimmon dyeing experiences. Through film screenings and documentary lectures, you can also reflect on the relationships between people and society, land and environment.
Finally, we will return to the campus itself through guided campus tree tours, tree-hugging activities, and tree measurements, rediscovering the trees around us and bringing the sustainability perspectives accumulated throughout the month back into everyday life.
The activities in May are not isolated events, but together form a rhythmic sustainability journey:
Seeing campus resources → Transforming materials by hand → Understanding cultural and social relationships → Returning to campus and rediscovering our living environment
We warmly invite all faculty members, staff, and students to participate in the 2026 NYCU Sustainability Year May activities. Starting from a single tree, let us rediscover the life, materials, culture, and coexistence within our campus.
Registration Required Activities
【May 12 & May 13】Campus Tree Circular Regeneration Workshop: Customized Aroma Diffuser Wood
Create your own aroma diffuser wood piece using reclaimed campus wood and bring campus trees into daily life in a new form.
May 12 (Tue) 15:00–16:30 ｜ Guangfu Campus, Maker Space EA101
May 13 (Wed) 15:00–17:00 ｜ Yangming Campus, Student Affairs Conference Room (2F, Liberal Arts Center)
Capacity: 25 participants per session
Organizer: Office of Sustainability and Social Responsibility
Registration:
【Guangfu】https://forms.gle/
【Yangming】https://forms.gle/
【May 20】Silent Sunlit Afternoon – Co-Learning Film Festival
Explore discussions on gender, relationships, and social conditions through film, and begin understanding differences and coexistence through viewing.
Time: May 20 (Wed) 10:10–12:00
Venue: Yangming Campus, Zhixing Building Room 216
Organizer: Extracurricular Activities Division I
Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/
【May 21 & May 25】Campus Tree Circular Regeneration Workshop: Wooden Pen Holder
Use wood and natural plant materials to create a wooden pen holder for everyday use while experiencing material regeneration and handcraft transformation.
May 21 (Thu) 14:00–16:00 ｜ Guangfu Campus, Maker Space EA101
May 25 (Mon) 14:00–16:00 ｜ Yangming Campus, Student Affairs Conference Room (2F, Liberal Arts Center)
Capacity: 25 participants per session
Organizer: Office of Sustainability and Social Responsibility
Registration:
【Guangfu】https://forms.gle/
【Yangming】https://forms.gle/
【May 22】Voices of the Land: “The Path of the Wild” Documentary Screening & Lecture
Through documentary film and post-screening discussion, reflect on the relationship between people and nature from the perspectives of land, environment, and life.
Time: May 22 (Fri) 13:00–15:00
Venue: Guangfu Campus, Humanities and Social Sciences Building II, Room 326
Capacity: 60 participants
Organizer: Center for Community and Sustainability Education
Registration:
https://forms.gle/
【May 26】Shouldn’t We Try Persimmon Dyeing?｜Persimmon Dyeing Experience
Experience the connection between culture, land, and everyday aesthetics through local craftsmanship and plant dyeing traditions.
Time: May 26 (Tue) 16:30–17:30
Venue: Zhubei Campus, College of Hakka Studies Lounge
Organizer: College of Hakka Studies
Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/
【May 31】Circular Economy: Campus Tree Tour & Measurement｜Campus Tree Discovery Activity
Return to the campus environment through guided tours, tree-hugging, and tree measurement activities to better understand the relationship between campus trees, ecology, carbon sequestration, and the living environment.
Time: May 31 (Sun) 09:30–12:30
Venue: Guangfu Campus, Engineering Building V, Room 129
Capacity: 30 participants
Note: Registration required. Lunch box provided.
Organizer: Office of Sustainability and Social Responsibility
Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/
Other May Activities
【May 15】Decode Gender – Gender-Friendly Market
Time: May 15 (Fri) 12:00–19:00
Venue: Lawn in front of Haoran Library, Guangfu Campus, NYCU
Organizer: Office of Gender Equity Education
Description:
Part of the Gender-Friendly Month series, this market connects gender equality and inclusive coexistence with everyday life through interactive market experiences.
【May 18】Poster Exhibition: Southeast Asia Field Study Program Outcomes
Time: Starting May 18 (Mon)
Venue: Poster Wall, 1F, College of Hakka Studies, Zhubei Campus
Organizer: College of Hakka Studies
Description:
Showcasing the connections between intercultural learning, local understanding, and social practice through field study outcomes in Southeast Asia.
【May 18】2026 Hakka Week Opening Ceremony & Book Donation Ceremony by Professor Fu Yangzhi
Time: May 18 (Mon) 10:30
Venue: International Conference Hall, College of Hakka Studies, Zhubei Campus
Organizer: College of Hakka Studies
Description:
Using Hakka Week as a starting point to connect local culture, knowledge inheritance, and campus public engagement.
The 2026 NYCU Sustainability Year has officially begun.
Throughout the year, we will continue connecting sustainability practices, cultural engagement, and social connections across campus through various themes and actions.
This May, let us begin with a single tree and rediscover the life, materials, culture, and relationships of coexistence within our campus.
