National Chin-Yi University of Technology Sustainability Initiative

In 1987, the UN's World Commission for Environment and Development, the Brundtland Commission, reported “Our Common Future”, declaring the road towards global sustainable development. In 1992, the UN's Rio Declaration on Earth Summit suggested“Think Globally, Act Locally”, and called on nations to work together for human sustainable development. Following the UN’s passing of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, a common guideline for the world on sustainable development was provided by adopting an 2015-2030 action on global society, the environment and the economy.

Missions of the Sustainable Development Committee:

1. In line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, promote university development policies and maintain campus environments of friendliness, diversity, inclusiveness and recycling.
2. Promote research related to sustainable development and the latest international trends.
3. Promote initiatives related to university social responsibility and international sustainable development.
4. Promote sustainable development education to strengthen the sustainable development literacy of teachers and students.
5. Enhance the partnerships between the university and the community, society and the region.
6. Build a platform for the sustainable development of universities and industries.
7. Establish an ecological, green environment and a sustainable development campus.

Missions of the Sustainable Development Office

The center is committed to exploring the international trends and connotations of sustainable development, as well as the impact of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals on the development of university affairs. Through professional consultation, research and investigation, and cooperative learning strategies, the center develops appropriate task plans, from teaching, research, and service levels, to help the university to fulfill its social responsibilities and become a university that adheres to the concept of sustainable development.

Work Tasks:

1. Handle the green university business of our school.
2. Handle the business of the Sustainable Development Committee.
3. Organize academic forums on SDGs.
4. Publish the Taiwan Normal University Sustainable Development Investigation Report.
5. Participate in the Global Sustainable University Development Sustainability Evaluation System.
6. Research survey on the development and evaluation of sustainability literacy questionnaires.
7. Develop and implement relevant plans for sustainable development of teaching courses, learning and life, environmental resources and school administration.

Sustainable Development Office