Taiwan Social Value Lecture Series (2)
Ignite sustainable hope on campus
Li Yonglong talks about the education field and R&D innovation actions

Sustainable development is an issue that has attracted global attention in recent years. In order to implement the concept of equal education, improve the quality of education, and advocate lifelong learning and other core values, the United Nations released the "2030 Sustainable Development Goals" in 2015. , SDGs), "Quality Education" is listed as the fourth goal (SDG 4), clearly announcing the United Nations' emphasis on the sustainable development of education.

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In order to promote and deepen the concept of sustainable education on campus, the Center for Civil Society and Local Governance of the Academy of Social Sciences at National Chengchi University and the Taiwan Institute for Social Impact jointly organized the "Taiwan Social Value Lecture Series (2)" on September 28, with specially invited National Chengchi University Li Yonglong, an alumnus and current president of Evergreen University, served as the keynote speaker. With the theme of "Using the education field and R&D innovation actions to ignite the hope of campus sustainability", he shared how teachers and students can work together to actively practice education through action and industry-university cooperation. Sustainable development goals.

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This lecture was introduced by Jiang Mingxiu, Distinguished Professor of the Department of Public Finance at National Chengchi University, and Wang Jingxian, Director General of Chen Yongtai Charity Trust, was the moderator. Huang Dongyi, Professor of the Department of Public Finance at National Chengchi University, and Wei Meijuan, Associate Professor of the Institute of National Development and Research were invited to be the presenters. Dharma drums were also invited to the lecture. Chen Dingming, president of the College of Arts and Sciences, Lin Sentian, professor of the Department of Land and Economics at National Chengchi University, Wu Chunlai, dean of the College of Youth, Wang Yaping, deputy executive director of the University Social Responsibility Office of National Chengchi University, Huang Jianzhong, a professor at Rutgers University, and Xu Yiquan, a professor at United University, and other industry and academic figures jointly discussed how to borrow Promote sustainable campus development and education through industry-university cooperation.

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Moderator Wang Jingxian mentioned in the lecture that in order to implement the United Nations' "2030 Sustainable Development Goals" SDGs, while promoting corporate social responsibility (CSR) and EGS (Environmental Environment/Social Society/Governance Corporate Governance), the university society University Social Responsibility (USR) is also an important driver of campus development. How to implement the goal of sustainable education requires the joint efforts of all parties to achieve the mission of sustainable development of education.

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The keynote speaker Li Yonglong shared the practical results of the joint efforts of teachers and students of Evergreen University. The school started with the nearby "Erren River" river conservation operation in 2002. With the thinking of "good circulation", it gradually moved towards energy conservation and carbon reduction with limited resources. Goal moving forward. In addition, it cooperated with the "International Jane Goodall Association" to create the "Environmental Education Action School". In 2016, it launched the "International Bachelor's Degree in Sustainable Development" and recruited about 80 students from developing countries. Chinese and foreign teachers and students worked together, in addition to in the classroom In addition to studying SDGs-related issues, they also implement their core values in real life situations. The school also makes good use of land resources, builds carbon-reducing buildings with soil, bamboo and wooden parts, and builds an "Ecological Education Center". The center has passed the environmental education facility certification of the Environmental Protection Agency. During the students' studies, the school not only deeply cultivates the concept of sustainability through various aspects such as education, research and development, and environmental education practical experience, but also learns the practical experience of other countries through international exchange students. Just like the proverb "a stone from another mountain can attack the wrong one", so It has also gone overseas many times to actually observe the sustainable environmental protection achievements of other countries. The school actively expands University Social Responsibility (USR) in a pragmatic spirit, hoping to expand the influence of campus sustainable management.

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So far, the school has won numerous awards for its sustainable practice achievements at home and abroad over the years. In 2019, under the leadership of the first Iranian teacher, he was awarded the "World Environment Day Hero Certificate" at the "United Nations World Environment Day" (June 5 every year) meeting, and successively won the 2022 "British Green Environmental Protection Award" , "Best Environmental Practice Gold Award", the "Green Leadership Award" in the 11th (Enterprise Asia) "Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA)" in 2022, and the Visionary "USR University Social Responsibility Award" ” and other honors.

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During the comprehensive discussion, the distinguished guests at the meeting were very impressed by Li Yonglong's sustainable and pragmatic school management philosophy. During the meeting, the host and panelists paid special attention to "sustainability of sustainable management". This topic aroused enthusiastic responses and discussions. In the future How to combine industry, government, and academia to jointly promote university social responsibility (USR), expand the influence of sustainable management, and achieve sustainable development goals are currently important issues.