Cross-Sectoral Dialogue with the Public Sector:

Our university has established long-term and ongoing exchanges and dialogue with the county and city governments, local NGOs, and communities in the Greater Hsinchu area. In 2023, there were 11 project teams that engaged with 20 government units, 144 non-governmental organizations, and 73 schools. On average, there were 1-2 exchange meetings or working meetings with these entities each week, resulting in over 650 meetings initiated throughout 2023.

The close communication and dialogue have also brought fruitful results for the sustainable development of the Greater Hsinchu area. In June 2023, our university responded to the United Nations' "Freshwater Challenge," collaborating with the Ministry of Economic Affairs' Water Resources Agency Second River Bureau, Hsinchu City Government, Fubon Life Insurance, and local civic groups to promote inter-disciplinary cooperation between industry, government, academia, and research. Together, they issued the "Touqian Creek Basin Action Declaration" and signed the adoption document for the "Old Port Island Section" at the mouth of Touqian Creek. In December 2023, our university published the "Greater Hsinchu Local Revitalization Action Declaration," inviting 12 heads of the Hsinchu County and City governments and township representatives to sign and declare their commitment to promoting the sustainable development of the Greater Hsinchu region in the future.

Advancing Sustainability with NGOs:

Our university collaborates with local organizations and NGOs to address sustainability issues, initiating participation from students in various sustainable affairs through course cooperation. In total, 5,616 student participations were recorded in 2023.

Faculty at Tsinghua University have also made full use of their research capabilities to engage with local sustainability issues. For example: (1) The Service Science Research Institute and the Tsinghua College team introduced "electronic nose" technology into the coffee industry in Guanxi Township, Hsinchu County, establishing a sustainable coffee production and consumption chain. (2) Faculty members from the Department of Artistic Design combined glass craft technology with the local glass industry, recycling waste glass as raw material to develop "glass filter cups" that can replace single-use filter paper, thus promoting green economic development. (3) The Analytical and Environmental Science Research Institute team focused on issues in the Touqian Creek basin, studying the sustainability of water resources using water quality testing techniques.

These research and practical outcomes have further developed into teaching modules, and by mid-2023, our university developed a total of 513 courses that incorporate sustainability issues.