2026-05-26 In recent years, the National University of Kaohsiung (NUK) has actively promoted the application of VR (Virtual Reality) and ICT (Information and Communications Technology) in education, alongside expanding international educational exchanges. These efforts attracted a high-level delegation from Japan, led by Yoji Endo, Superintendent of the Kumamoto City Board of Education, who visited NUK from May 21 to 22. In addition to touring the campus and specialized teaching facilities, the delegation exchanged insights on Taiwan-Japan educational cooperation, international talent cultivation, and metaverse curricula. NUK President Chi-Ren Chen is scheduled to lead a reciprocal delegation to Kumamoto at the end of June to further drive collaborative VR teaching and ICT education initiatives.

2026-05-08 From conflicts in the Middle East and the Red Sea crisis to Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance, global supply chains, and semiconductor diplomacy, the current international landscape is shifting rapidly, with the impacts of regional conflicts long transcending geographical boundaries. On May 8, 2026, the Department of Government and Law at the National University of Kaohsiung (NUK) hosted the 3rd International Conference on Middle East and Africa. Centered around the theme "Embedded Crisis and Reconstruction: Governance in the Middle East and Africa within the Global Order," the conference gathered prominent domestic and international scholars at NUK to explore governance challenges and reconstruction issues through a global lens.

2026-04-30 The National University of Kaohsiung (NUK) and Virbac, the world's sixth-largest animal health company headquartered in France, held a formal ceremony to sign a technology transfer agreement. The collaboration focuses on the "ASK-K1 Cell Line" developed by the research team led by Professor Chiu-Ming Wen from the Department of Life Sciences. This signing marks the transition of academic research from the laboratory to industrial application, expanding its reach into the global animal health market.