Sustainable Achievements
of
NYCU

[NYCU SDGs Project] Zero Waste Recycling Rooftop Farms
After 14 years of research and development, Jehng-Jung Kao, a professor of NYCU Institute of Environment Engineering, finished the first zero waste recycling rooftop farms, which can be easily built on balconies and rooftops. The values of this project align with the core values of the following SDGs: SDG 2:

NYCU Won Four Awards in APSAA and TSAA
This year, two teams representing NYCU achieved outstanding results at the Asia-Pacific and Taiwan Sustainable Action Awards (APSAA) organized by the Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy. Among 247 TSAA and 63 APSAA submissions, NYCU won four major awards. The most recognizable, however, is the submission “The Making of Hsinchu Living

Smart City Flood Prevention Platform
The Disaster Prevention and Water Environment Research Center assisted New Taipei City Government Water Resources Bureau in developing the New Taipei City Smart River Planning and Flood Prevention Platform (hereafter the Smart City Flood Prevention Platform). The urban smart control platform collects and compiles water resource data, including meteorological radar

Friendly and safe pedestrian spaces
Renovations are being carried out on Chin Chu Avenue of Guangfu campus to provide barrier-free access between pedestrian spaces on campus by creating sheltered areas and walking spaces that boast both comfort and leisure. This is part of the university’s efforts to build safe pedestrian-friendly spaces and improve the aesthetical

Over 350,000 Users Registered in Ewant, NYCU’s First MOOC Platform
In October 2013, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University established ewant, the first massive open online course (MOOC) platform in Taiwan. This platform assists higher education institutions in Taiwan in advertising and promoting their MOOCs and has currently signed collaboration agreements with 100 universities and academic units in Taiwan