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The “2026 NTHU Sustainability Expo” has officially opened. Centered on the theme “Sus-topia: The Future Begins with You,” the exhibition starts from the campus and engages a fundamental question: when sustainability moves beyond slogans to become something we can actively practice and co-create, what kind of future can emerge?

In the opening remarks, Vice President Nien-Hua Tai and Director of Sustainability Fu-Jen Lin invoked NTHU’s core values—“self-discipline and social commitment” and “actions speak louder than words”—emphasizing that sustainability must be realized through concrete actions rather than remaining at the level of ideas. Secretary-General Hung-Lin Chan further noted that NTHU’s approach to sustainability is grounded in cross-unit, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational collaboration, integrating administration, teaching, research, and student engagement to build a resilient and sustainable governance model.

This exhibition adopts a “participatory curation” approach, positioning the campus as a “micro-utopia laboratory.” Student ambassadors conducted interviews with sustainability officers across different units and explored institutional practices on the ground, translating complex systems into accessible and dialogic exhibition narratives. This process not only deepens students’ understanding of institutional operations but also highlights their agency and capacity to act on sustainability issues.

The exhibition is organized into five thematic dimensions. At the level of everyday life, it illustrates how sustainability is embedded in campus dining, student organizations, and spatial practices, redefining ways of living. In the academic dimension, it showcases how different disciplines contribute knowledge-based responses to sustainability challenges and foster interdisciplinary connections. The energy section addresses critical issues such as nuclear power through multi-disciplinary perspectives, encouraging rational and diverse dialogue. The resources and finance dimension examines the structural and institutional conditions underpinning sustainability, particularly the allocation of resources. Finally, the Sustainability Solutions section features 11 student-led projects that extend from campus to society, aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and demonstrating actionable pathways for change.

More than a showcase of outcomes, this exhibition is an ongoing experiment. Through the interplay of institutional frameworks and practical actions, National Tsing Hua University is steadily constructing a sustainability pathway rooted in implementation.

“Sus-topia” is not a distant destination, but a continuously evolving process. At NTHU, sustainability is no longer just an idea—it is a living practice, co-created and advanced by every participant.