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【Translator：Siou-Yao Han】

【Promotion of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) series】

2023-11-02 The recent results of the Indigenous Special Examination have been announced, and the Indigenous Class of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the National University of Kaohsiung has shown outstanding performance in the "Civil Engineering" category. A total of five students were accepted, including Li Cheng-Han, who achieved a "Grade Three" ranking (in first place), while Tseng Jui-Peng, Tu Wei-Ting, Chu Ya-Bo, and Kao Yang achieved a "Grade Four" ranking. President Yueh-Tuan Chen extended a special invitation for a lunch gathering to congratulate and encourage the students to contribute their talents to the nation and society.

President Yueh-Tuan Chen mentioned that she has been actively involved in the Ministry of Education's "Digit Companions for Learning" program for over a decade. She has led teams to work closely with indigenous communities. She emphasized that the elders' advice that "tribal communities need education" has always been deeply ingrained in her heart. As an educator, it is her mission to continue working towards this goal. Therefore, she constantly reminds herself to exert more effort in this field.

Hsing-Chih Tsai, the Dean of Student Affairs and Director of the Indigenous Students Resources Center at the National University of Kaohsiung teaches in the Department

of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He and other faculty members in the department frequently show concern for the academic of their students and encourage them. Witnessing the positive outcomes of students' hard work brings them joy. They also arrange for students to share their experiences to inspire their younger peers who are still preparing for exams.

The "Civil Engineering Exam Cram Course," jointly organized by the National University of Kaohsiung and the Indigenous Affairs Commission of Kaohsiung City Government, has proven to be instrumental in helping students pass their exams. In the "Civil Engineering" category this year, there were 5 quotas for Grade Three, with Cheng-Han Li, a member of the Paiwan tribe, securing the top spot. For Grade Four, there were 6 quotas, and students from the Paiwan tribe, Jui-Peng Tseng, Wei-Ting Tu, and Ya-Bo Chu, as well as Kao Yang from the Rukai tribe, filled 4 of those quotas. Notably, Kao Yang excelled in his studies and is set to graduate early this semester. In the previous year (2022), the program also successfully guided Lawa, an Atayal tribe member, to pass the exam as a fresh graduate.

In addition, the Indigenous Students Resources Center also organizes various activities, including learning experience-sharing sessions, lectures, and career consultations. For instance, in May of this year, the university invited Senior Executive Officer Wen-pin Weng from the Ministry of Examination to analyze the key points and subjects of the exams, guiding students interested in pursuing careers in civil service.

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