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(1 new field added in 2024).</li>\r\n\t\t<li>90 articles from the university were published in Science and Nature series journals during 2023-2024.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>297 articles were listed as &ldquo;highly-cited&rdquo; papers in 2024, an increase of 8% from 2022.</li>\r\n\t</ul>\r\n\t</li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Recruitment of scholar excellence (outstanding scholars)</strong>\r\n\t<ul>\r\n\t\t<li>Over 20% of the recipients of the Flexible Salary Program are from assistant and associate faculty&nbsp;members.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>In 2024, NYCU has recruited 44 Yushan Fellows including 20 Yushan Young Fellows.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Launched the &ldquo;Presidential Young Chair Professorship&rdquo; initiative to attract 43 young scholars.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Approved 62 &ldquo;Faculty Development Plans&rdquo; in 2023-2024, supporting interdisciplinary research.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Provided 79 new faculty funding packages to encourage research and improve academic performance.</li>\r\n\t</ul>\r\n\t</li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Deepening International Collaboration and Talent Mobility</strong>\r\n\t<ul>\r\n\t\t<li>Joined international organizations like APRU and UAiTED.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Established dedicated offices for Taiwan-Japan exchange, semiconductor collaboration, and international promotion.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Partnered with Indian Institute of Technology for dual Ph.D. degrees and UIUC for dual master degrees.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Launched Taiwan&rsquo;s first overseas semiconductor master program with Vietnam National University.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Collaborated with MIT, Purdue, and UIUC to facilitate student internships in Taiwan.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Facilitated over 1,000 student exchanges post-pandemic with more than 300 partner institutions globally.</li>\r\n\t</ul>\r\n\t</li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Enhancing Industry-Academia Co-creation</strong>\r\n\t<ul>\r\n\t\t<li>Facilitated technology transfer for several enterprises, with 7 professors successfully securing contracts exceeding NTD 5 million each in 2023.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Supported faculty members in founding 28 university spin-off companies.</li>\r\n\t</ul>\r\n\t</li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Improving Access for Economically and Culturally Disadvantaged Students</strong>\r\n\t<ul>\r\n\t\t<li>Increased admissions for disadvantaged students to 158 through special application channels.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Assisted 509 economically disadvantaged students with scholarship applications.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>External fundraising efforts for student aid reached NTD 5 million annually.</li>\r\n\t</ul>\r\n\t</li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Addressing Social Issues and Promoting Local Sustainability</strong>\r\n\t<ul>\r\n\t\t<li>Facilitated faculty-led student projects in rural and indigenous communities, emphasizing health promotion, academic tutoring, and support for vulnerable populations.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Actively tackled local health and resource disparities to enhance equity and foster social inclusivity.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Embedding sustainable development goals (SDGs) in education and activities. Integrated SDGs into the curriculum and extracurricular initiatives to promote awareness and actionable engagement.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Establishing the community and sustainable education center and offering a micro-program in sustainability leadership, combining theoretical insights, case studies, and practical applications to cultivate systematic problem-solving skills and prepare leaders for sustainable development challenges.</li>\r\n\t</ul>\r\n\t</li>\r\n</ol>","summary":"","liaisonper":null,"liaisontel":null,"liaisonfax":null,"liaisonemail":null,"docs":[],"images":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"resources":[]},{"subject":"Summary of Goals Achieved and Highlights【Part 2】","dataClassName":null,"pubUnitName":"Office of Higher Education Sprout Project","posterDate":"2025-02-19","updateDate":"2025-02-19","detailContent":"<ol>\r\n\t<li><strong>International Talent Development</strong>\r\n\t<ul>\r\n\t\t<li>22 PhD students granted for research abroad in 2023-2024.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Joint degree programs established with IIT (India), UIUC (USA), and Hanoi University of Science (Vietnam).</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Partnership with Advance HE for international teaching certification, training 82 professionals with 77 achieving certification.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>EMI courses accounted 15% of all courses, with graduate course reaching 29%, surpassing national averages.</li>\r\n\t</ul>\r\n\t</li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Recruitment of Outstanding Talents</strong>\r\n\t<ul>\r\n\t\t<li>Over 20% of the recipients of the Flexible Salary Program are from assistant and associate faculty&nbsp;members.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Through fundraising to recruit 24 Yushan Scholars, 20 Yushan Young Scholars, and 43 young scholars.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>NYCU internally directed funding supported 62 Directed Research and Development projects and 79 early career awards projects for fresh and junior faculty members.</li>\r\n\t</ul>\r\n\t</li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Develop Academic Research Performance &amp; Analysis Platform</strong>\r\n\t<ul>\r\n\t\t<li>Developed a research advantage analysis platform integrating international and internal databases.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>During 2023-2024, 90 Science and Nature series journals articles.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>297 articles were listed as &ldquo;highly-cited&rdquo; papers in 2024, an increase of 8% from 2022.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>NYCU was ranked top 1% in 15 fields among 22 fields of the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) Database in 2024 and there were 14 fields ranked top 1% in 2023.</li>\r\n\t</ul>\r\n\t</li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Deepening International Collaboration</strong>\r\n\t<ul>\r\n\t\t<li>228 activities and events with top global institutions.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>New dedicated offices, such as Taiwan-Japan Collaboration Office and Strategic Office for Global Semiconductors.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Collaborating with MIT, Purdue, UIUC, and corporate partners for internships.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Established partnerships with 54 dual-degree schools and facilitated over 1,000 student exchanges post-pandemic.</li>\r\n\t</ul>\r\n\t</li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Strengthening Industry-Academia Collaboration</strong>\r\n\t<ul>\r\n\t\t<li>NTD 4.45 billion industry-academia projects in 2023.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Established on-campus R&amp;D centers with major high-tech companies (e.g., WIN Semiconductors,&nbsp; Powerchip).</li>\r\n\t</ul>\r\n\t</li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Sustainable Campus Implementation</strong>\r\n\t<ul>\r\n\t\t<li>Published 9,907 SDG-related papers (2019-2023), with FWCI of 1.25 and 154,296 citations.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Focused on SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) with 7,036 papers and FWCI of 1.30.</li>\r\n\t\t<li>Annually published sustainability reports to showcase collaborations with governments, NGOs, and global institutions.</li>\r\n\t</ul>\r\n\t</li>\r\n</ol>","summary":"","liaisonper":null,"liaisontel":null,"liaisonfax":null,"liaisonemail":null,"docs":[],"images":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"resources":[]}]