With the SDGs offering a framework for creating impactful research and teaching, National Cheng Kung University’s Global Research Group is allowing universities across Asia to share best practice, drive innovation and tackle the UN’s SDGs

When National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) launched its “WUN Global Research Group – SDGs in Asia” in 2021, it created a platform for international collaboration on a number of projects designed to tackle the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

Such projects have the potential to transform society. Similarly, the SDGs have transformed NCKU, giving it a framework for delivering on its own development mission and the opportunity to maximise its social impact. At a conference titled “Shaping the future agenda of SDGs in Asia”, hosted at its Future Venue in Taiwan, Huey-Jen Jenny Su, president of NCKU, described the SDGs as a “universal language” that allowed researchers from across the globe to collaborate with purpose.  Read more>>