WUN Global Research Group - SDGs in Asia is pleased to announce the project's results in 2023.  These awards mark a direct investment of NTD 3 million in international collaborative research among WUN member universities.

Now in its 2nd year, the WUN Global Research Group - SDGs in Asia has directly invested over NTD 5 million to date in establishing research projects on sustainable issues in Asia, and on which member universities, working together, can make real progress.

Research projects awarded funds in the 2023 round include (lead university in bold): 

• Integrated care for enhancing well-being with cultural sensitivity in the community

Research Team: National Cheng Kung University; University of Ghana; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Qufu Normal University; International Medical University; Universiti Putra Malaysia; Sunway University; Universiti Malaya; Universitas Airlangga; Universitas Padjadjaran

• Developing a database for meeting needs of eHealth promotion among older adults with various lifestyle: The MOCHA (Middle-aged and older Chinese adults’ health and actigraphy) study

Research Team: National Cheng Kung University; University of Auckland; University of Leeds; Universiti Malaya; University of California, Irvine

• Regional discrepancies in Diabetes Progression – Adaptation of diabetes simulation models in East Asia and Southeast Asia

Research Team: National Cheng Kung University; Chinese University of Hong Kong; National Taiwan University

• The healthy and active aging intrinsic capacity of older people in the community through physical literacy and WHO Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE)

Research Team: National Cheng Kung University; Chinese University of Hong Kong; University of Toledo

• Understanding chemistry of Millets: Climate smart-crop for food security and health promotion in Asian countries

Research Team: University of California, Davis; University of Leeds; National Cheng Kung University

• Integrated care for enhancing well-being with cultural sensitivity in the community

Research Team: National Cheng Kung University; Chinese University of Hong Kong; University of Central Florida; National Singapore University of Social Sciences

• Indolocarbazoles: promising antifungal compounds

Research Team: National Cheng Kung University; University of Southampton; University of São Paulo

• Promoting reusable containers for takeaway food industries for reducing environmental impacts

Research Team: National Cheng Kung University; Makerere University; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; University of York

• Constructive waste as a promising catalyst for wastewater treatment in advanced oxidation process to approach sustainability

Research Team: National Cheng Kung University; University of Technology Sydney; The University of Tokyo

• Balancing water quality and carbon emission for water treatment plants in Taiwan and Indonesia

Research Team: Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember; National Cheng Kung Universit; University of Auckland

• Sustainable aquaculture in Southeast Asia via nutrient recovery and bioenergy production

Research Team: National Cheng Kung University; Makerere University; University of Southampton

• The Study of Physical Characteristics for the Novel Sustainable Diesel Fuels

Research Team: National Cheng Kung University; University of Auckland; University of the Philippines Los Baños

• Sustainable High-performance Energy Storage Based on Low-cost Eco-friendly Materials

Research Team: National Cheng Kung University; University of Auckland; Vietnam National University; Khon Kaen University

• From Disaster Self-reliance communities to sustainable communities

Research Team: National Cheng Kung University; University of Ghana; Kwansei Gakuin University

• Climate change Education: The role of gender in mitigation and adaptation

Research Team: Makerere University; National Cheng Kung University; Universitas Airlangga