NTHU Sustainable Learning
In line with national development, social needs, and international trends, the University has gradually aligned its teaching with the United Nations' sustainable development goals in recent years, focusing on important issues such as climate change, research and development of clean energy, environmental education, and university social responsibility.
The sustainability course colour wheel is based on statistics of faculty members tagging the relevance of their courses to the SDGs. NTHU courses are most closely related to SDGs 4, 3, 8 and 16, followed by SDGs 9 and 7.
In 2024, the University offered a total of 2,450 sustainability-related courses, accounting for about 41% of the University's 5,981 courses, demonstrating that National Tsing Hua University's curriculum design is gradually aligning with sustainability courses.
Analyze complex systems, recognize and understand the interrelationships of different elements.
Think about the norms and values behind the behavior. In the case of conflicts of interest and trade-offs, students can reflect on their own values, give appropriate assessments on the principles of sustainable development, and be clear about the role they can play locally and globally.
The ability to understand and judge multiple possible future trends, evaluate the consequences of actions and respond to risks.
Learn from others, understand and respect diversified viewpoints, and solve problems in a cooperative and participatory way.
Integrate the above-mentioned abilities, build up their own values and judgment ability with holistic thinking, and develop feasible, inclusive and fair solutions through teamwork to promote sustainable development.
- Institute of Sustainable Development and Climate Policy
- Interdisciplinary Program of Education for Sustainable Development
- Interdisciplinary Program of Nuclear Science (First Specialty: Energy & Environment)
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Science
- Department of Engineering and System Science (Low-carbon Green Energy System Division)
- Department of Environmental and Cultural Resources
- Institute of Analytical and Environmental Sciences
- International Doctoral Program in Environmental Science and Technology (UST)
- Sustainable Technology Master Program
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Management Program
- Energy Technology and Sustainable Society Program
- Graduate Program of Advanced Energy
- Program of Medical Science and Technology
- Program of Urban-Rural Revitalization Education (PURRE)
- Waldorf Program
- World Austronesia and Indigenous Peoples' Interdisciplinary Program
- Educational Foundations Program
- Program of Speech & Language Therapy
- Innovative Design Program
- Program of Gender Studies
The SDG Sustainable Graduating Students Learning Feedback Questionnaire was developed by the Center for Institutional Research in 2021. The concept of sustainable development is receiving increasing attention, and the Center for Institutional Research has drawn on the "Educational For Sustainable Development Goals — Learning Objectives" literature to design questionnaires that are consistent with the university's sustainability goals and learning outcomes. The graduate review survey, conducted from June to October 2021, included not only the full number of graduates but also the degree to which students achieved sustainable learning outcomes during their college years.
Among the 17 SDGs, Goal 6 has the highest average score, which echoes the severe water shortage crisis that occurred in the summer of 2021 (graduation season) in Taiwan, allowing graduates to have a deep understanding of this issue. Goal 4 is also highly rated. Innovation and investment in courses are the core educational philosophy of NTHU. The high evaluation also shows that graduates recognize that quality education is critical to the sustainable development of society.
The low scores of Goal 1 and Goal 2 reflect the common characteristics of our students: as one of the best universities in Taiwan, students who can be admitted and graduate have the advantages of social class and job opportunities, and the awareness and understanding of poverty and hunger issues are relatively insufficient. In the future, NTHU should strengthen students' learning motivation through courses and activities. The low score of Goal 3 reflects the temporary uneasiness within Taiwanese society at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in June 2021.
The scores of the remaining Goals are roughly around 4.0, indicating that our graduates have a sufficient degree of understanding of the SDGs.
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