The continuing project to enhance industry linkage for sustainable economic development in New Taipei industrial park

We together, make stronger, all for one.

New Taipei City is a major manufacturing city in Taiwan. The number of manufacturers ranks first in the country, small and medium-sized enterprises is as high as 221,000. The ratio of traditional industries is over 85%. This project integrates challenges of traditional manufacturing, including inadequate product competition, shortage of human recourse, lack of industrial links, insufficient innovation design capacity and green environment issues such as lack of awareness, through the wisdom of traditional manufacturers and high value of products, the industrial chain, enhancing weak phase by inducing stronger mechanism, to strengthen the regional economic ecological environment and achieve sustainable economic development goals. Professional teachers lead over 2392 students, provide 95 proposals of creating local prosperity. Integrate interdisciplinary, faculties, colleges and professional teams, using design thinking model to combine industry resources, promote cooperation with local manufacturers, nurture the talent needed for regional industry development, to practice the USR, and in line with SDGs, stand together, make stronger, all for one.

Action Plan for Northern Taiwan Gallery-Strip of Studies

Save local industrial skills and support minority groups

The university is close to several industrial areas in northern Taiwan. With the theme of "Rescue local skills and support the disadvantaged in the community", it follows the promotion goals, University's Social Responsibility (USR) Practice Plan and the main issues of concern focuses on the 4th matters (Quality education), and the 10th (reducing inequality within and between countries), and 11th (Sustainable towns and communities) in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Taking the Wen Zai Zhen Industrial Zone, which spans the administrative districts of Taishan and Xinzhuang as an example, it gathers about 1,200 small and medium-sized manufacturers and more than 20,000 employees, forms into an important industrial chain in Northern Taiwan. Since 2021, it has faced great challenges as promoting urban renewal projects. As a result of the demolition of these factories, the industrial structure disintegrated, and local cultural assets were displaced or disappeared. In addition, there are nearly 120,000 migrant workers and new resident families in local communities in New Taipei City. Principal's long-term care also focuses on the pollution of surrounding rivers. 

In the first phase (2018-2019), our school uses two projects (Rescuing the Historical Memory. Deep cultivation of local culture – Beitai’s First Learning Renaissance Project) and (Crossing the Ocean to Open New Branches-Caring for Taiwan's New Residents and Their Children) based on experience. In the second phase (109-111), the field will be expanded to Xinzhuang District, Wugu District, and Linkou District. With the University's Social Responsibility Promotion Office as the center, the university will integrate the professional knowledge and technology of various departments of the university, and introduce four major issues of local (Culture and Education), (Ecological environment), (New Residents and Their Second Generation), and "International Labor" into the curriculum. Through the innovative teaching and teacher growth, the community will achieve three goals, (Promoting innovative teaching, enhancing learning and influence), (Linking on-campus resources with cross-school cooperation), (Promoting the quality of life and local culture in great Xinzhuang District).

Furthermore, the school connects the mutual assistance relationship between local government agencies, people's associations, schools at any levels, community development associations and other units, and cares for four major issues together, such as local humanities, environmental and ecological resources, new residents and their children, and international labor. A platform for diverse dialogue will be established by organizing local development forums, youth and silver learning workshops, multicultural courses, and other promotional activities. As a result of each activity and course, mutual understanding and recognition will be enhanced, thereby achieving the ideals of the plan. 

In the future, Ming Chi University of Technology will become the center unit for the local Innovation and Citizenship Forum in great Xinzhuang district. Children who graduate from Ming Chi University of Technology will be real talents with knowledge, skills, and social care.