NTUST practises inclusive recruitment for both students and staff. This report draws on 16 news stories and public documents from 2019 to 2026, grouped into three themes:Students from disadvantaged backgrounds: Students with disabilities enter through the national entrance examination for students with disabilities. Under the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act, NTUST hires its full quota of assistants and student workers with disabilities. The Indigenous Student Resource Center supports identity and culture, and company scholarships and international programmes help students with financial need and from New Southbound countries to study and find work.Staff: four-tier faculty recruitment: In June 2026, NTUST launched a 10-year, NT$286 million faculty plan. Its four tiers (S, A, B and C) recruit international scholars, researchers from public research institutes and industry R&D talent, widening the range of faculty backgrounds.A diverse, gender-inclusive campus: In 2025, NTUST offered 21 gender equality courses, including Gender, Sexual Orientation and Culture and Workplace Equality and Employment Discrimination. Its rules state that courses and admissions place no restrictions on gender or sexual orientation.The table below summarises what NTUST does under each theme and the supporting evidence:1. Recruiting and Supporting Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds1.1 Students and staff with disabilitiesNTUST admits students with disabilities through the Ministry of Education's University Entrance Examination for Students with Disabilities. At the new student orientation on 29 August 2025, 2 of the 1,477 first-year students had entered through this examination. One of them, mechanical engineering student Lin Guan-you, has a severe hearing impairment. He uses hearing aids, lip-reads and asks his teachers questions to master machine operation. The university said it builds a diverse and welcoming learning environment so every student can reach their potential. The Liberty Times covered his story the same day.For employment, under Article 38 of the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act, NTUST adopted its Plan for Hiring the Full Quota of Persons with Disabilities in Line with Teaching Assistant Insurance (amended 11 April 2019). Each unit must hire persons with disabilities equal to 3% of the teaching assistants it insures on the first day of each month. Units provide the posts, the Office of Student Affairs helps match candidates, and the Personnel Office handles insurance. Units must reach their quota by the start of each semester (1 March and 1 October). Until they do, they cannot fill other contract posts, and they must adapt jobs and workplaces to suit staff with disabilities.1.2 Indigenous students: identity and cultural supportOn 16 May 2025, the Indigenous Student Resource Center held an issue-reflection workshop. A Bunun lecturer led new Indigenous students through a discussion of their own identities, and students said the open format let them share freely. In September 2025, the center and an Indigenous youth club staged the annual exhibition hata: Still on the Road, showing what students learned about Atayal history and culture in Jinyue village, Nan'ao, Yilan.In January 2025, the NTUST Alumni Association founded an Indigenous Alumni Association to promote Indigenous culture and support Indigenous students' studies and careers, so support continues after graduation.1.3 Students with financial need and international studentsIn July 2025, Taiwan Fertilizer Co. gave NT$600,000 in scholarships to 20 NTUST students in chemical engineering, materials science and applied science. The scholarships go to high-achieving students from families with financial difficulties, with particular encouragement for international students from New Southbound countries.For international recruitment, in September 2025 the College of Industry-Academia Innovation and Delta Electronics (Thailand) launched a master's programme for Thai students. The first cohort of 18 receives full scholarships, internships and a guaranteed job after graduation. NTUST also leads the Ministry of Education's Taiwan-Vietnam International Talent Circulation Base. PTS reported in December 2025 that students in these new programmes receive a living allowance of at least NT$10,000 a month from partner companies, while the university covers tuition. CommonWealth Magazine (republished by UDN, June 2026) reported that NTUST now has more than 1,000 international students from 54 countries, that about 60% of graduates in the past five years stayed to work in Taiwan, and that the academic, student affairs and housing offices all have dedicated staff for international students.📎 News evidence for this sectionNTUST News (2025/08/29) NTUST welcomes new students with its motto of diligence and sincerity; a student with a hearing impairment pursues his dream: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-139648,r167.php?Lang=zh-twLiberty Times (2025/08/29) Learning to operate machines by lip-reading: student with a severe hearing impairment admitted to NTUST: https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/5160483NTUST Personnel Office (2019/04/11) NTUST Plan for Hiring the Full Quota of Persons with Disabilities in Line with Teaching Assistant Insurance (amended 11 April 2019): https://www.personnel.ntust.edu.tw/var/file/66/1066/img/202/165137169.pdfNTUST News (2025/07/16) Open and diverse identities: NTUST Indigenous Student Resource Center holds an issue-reflection workshop: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-138479,r167.php?Lang=zh-twNTUST News (2025/09/25) NTUST's 'hata: Still on the Road' takes students into an Atayal community: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-140656,r167.php?Lang=zh-twNTUST News (2025/01/30) NTUST Alumni Association installs new president and launches an Indigenous Alumni Association: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-133038,r167.php?Lang=zh-twNTUST News (2025/07/21) Taiwan Fertilizer scholarships support NTUST students with financial need and from New Southbound countries: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-138593,r167.php?Lang=zh-twNTUST News (2025/09/22) NTUST and Delta Electronics (Thailand) launch a fully funded master's programme for Thai students: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-140442,r167.php?Lang=zh-twPTS News Network (2025/12/16) NTUST's new international industry-academia programmes recruit international students to study and work in Taiwan: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/786170UDN (from CommonWealth Magazine) (2026/06/15) 60% of NTUST's international graduates stay in Taiwan: why tech companies from Acer to Delta want them: https://udn.com/news/story/6841/95675042. Staff and Faculty: Four-tier Recruitment Strategy2.1 A 10-year faculty planOn 30 June 2026, NTUST announced a 10-year faculty plan under the Ministry of Education's programme for the sustainable development of higher education talent, approved by the University Council on 12 June 2026. The plan's budget is about NT$286 million: NT$216 million requested from the Ministry and an extra NT$50 million from NTUST. In the first five-year phase, NTUST plans to recruit 75 faculty in priority fields, about 48 of them in semiconductors, smart manufacturing and ICT. About 101 faculty members are due to retire within five years.2.2 Four tiers that widen who NTUST recruitsThe plan offers hiring and retention incentives in four tiers (S, A, B and C), on top of statutory and internal flexible pay, as shown in the table below. It looks beyond the usual academic pool: international scholars not currently teaching full-time in Taiwan, researchers at public research institutes, and people with industry R&D experience, especially mid-career scholars who combine research ability, industry impact and team leadership.President Yen Chia-yu said NTUST aims to be the institutional home for international applied researchers and industry translation talent, attracting the cross-sector and mid-career people that research universities find harder to recruit. Full-time faculty must also spend at least 180 days in industry every six years, keeping teaching connected to practice. Taiwan News, the Liberty Times and UDN all reported the plan the same day.Table 2. Four-tier recruitment incentives (maximum additional pay):📎 News evidence for this sectionNTUST News (2026/06/30) Facing the competition for talent, NTUST launches a 10-year faculty plan: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-149388,r167.php?Lang=zh-twTaiwan News (2026/06/30) Taiwan's NTUST unveils NT$286 million recruitment plan: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6392184Liberty Times (2026/06/30) NTUST launches a 10-year faculty plan to recruit senior international talent: https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/5488445United Daily News (UDN) (2026/06/30) NTUST competes for semiconductor and smart manufacturing faculty; S-tier hires can receive up to NT$6 million extra over five years: https://udn.com/news/story/6928/95972633. A Diverse, Gender-inclusive Campus3.1 Gender equality courses and open admissionsAccording to the Office of Academic Affairs' 2025 Gender Equity Education Work Report (6 January 2026), NTUST offered 21 gender equality courses in 2025, with 1,028 enrolments. They include Gender, Sexual Orientation and Culture; Cross-cultural Literacy: Love, Sexual Orientation and Romance (taught in English); and Gender, Technology and Globalisation, as well as workplace-related courses such as Workplace Equality and Employment Discrimination and Handling Workplace Sexual Harassment. The courses build students' gender awareness and help reduce discrimination. The report also states that courses and all admissions place no restrictions on students' gender or sexual orientation.3.2 Gender Equity Education DayIn April 2026, the Center for General Education held Gender Equity Education Day under the theme of equality through personal style, in line with the Ministry of Education's annual theme of understanding and respecting gender diversity. Education, hands-on and interactive zones promoted respect for gender diversity and personal choice. The event was supported by the Ministry's programme for developing gender equity education courses.📎 News evidence for this sectionNTUST Office of Academic Affairs (2026/01/06) NTUST 2025 Gender Equity Education Work Report (Office of Academic Affairs): https://www.secretariat.ntust.edu.tw/var/file/63/1063/img/1433/350051312.pdfNTUST News (2026/04/20) NTUST promotes gender equity education through hands-on learning and respect for diversity: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-146800,r167.php?Lang=zh-twSummary of News CoverageThis indicator is supported by 16 news stories and public documents, listed by date:Summary: NTUST's inclusive recruitment covers both students and staff. For students, the entrance examination for students with disabilities, full-quota hiring of persons with disabilities, the Indigenous Student Resource Center and Indigenous Alumni Association, and company scholarships and international programmes help students with disabilities, Indigenous students, students with financial need and students from New Southbound countries to enrol and graduate. For staff, a 10-year, NT$286 million four-tier faculty plan opens NTUST to international scholars, research-institute researchers and industry R&D talent, widening the range of faculty backgrounds. Across campus, 21 gender equality courses and admissions rules with no gender or sexual-orientation restrictions support a diverse and welcoming place to study and work.

NTUST admits students under Taiwan's education and gender equality laws, on the principles of fairness, impartiality and openness, and follows the admission prospectuses approved by the Ministry of Education (MOE). NTUST puts non-discriminatory admissions into practice in four ways: Policy and governance: Under the Gender Equity Education Act, NTUST has adopted the Gender Equity Education Implementation Guidelines, approved by the Gender Equity Education Committee and the University Council and most recently amended at the 86th University Council on 7 June 2024. The Gender Equity Education Committee leads and oversees their implementation. Gender equality: Article 5 of the Guidelines states that NTUST's admissions and enrolment decisions must not treat anyone differently because of sex, gender characteristics, gender identity or sexual orientation. Article 6 extends this to teaching, assessment and services after enrolment. Diverse backgrounds: Entrance examinations and eligibility reviews do not exclude or discriminate against anyone because of race, social class or religion. Separate, published admission channels and criteria exist for domestic, international, overseas Chinese, Hong Kong/Macau and mainland Chinese students. Positive measures: Under MOE rules, NTUST offers a dedicated entrance examination for students with disabilities, admission benefits for Indigenous students and support services, aiming for real equality rather than equal treatment on paper alone.The table below summarises NTUST's actions and evidence in each area:1. Policy and Governance1.1 University rules that implement the Gender Equity Education ActUnder Article 12(2) of the Gender Equity Education Act, NTUST adopted the NTUST Gender Equity Education Implementation Guidelines. They were first approved by the Gender Equity Education Committee on 27 July 2005, amended in 2012 and 2014, and most recently approved at the 86th University Council on 7 June 2024. They are published on the Secretariat's gender equity page.The Guidelines aim to provide a gender-equal learning environment that respects students' and staff members' sex, gender characteristics, gender identity and sexual orientation, and to use education to eliminate gender discrimination and achieve real gender equality.1.2 A dedicated committee leads and oversees the policyUnder its establishment regulations, NTUST's Gender Equity Education Committee leads and oversees gender equity education, including fairness in admissions and enrolment. For staff, the Guidelines on Preventing and Handling Workplace Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination provide a complaints and handling process, so the non-discrimination principle covers both students and staff.📎 Evidence links for this section Secretariat (Gender Equity Education Committee) (Not stated) Secretariat gender equity page: NTUST regulations: https://www.secretariat.ntust.edu.tw/p/412-1063-2644.php?Lang=zh-tw Secretariat (Gender Equity Education Committee) (2024/06/07) NTUST Gender Equity Education Implementation Guidelines (amended by the 86th University Council, 7 June 2024): https://www.secretariat.ntust.edu.tw/var/file/63/1063/img/1433/338383619.pdf Secretariat (Gender Equity Education Committee) (Not stated) NTUST Regulations for the Establishment of the Gender Equity Education Committee: https://www.secretariat.ntust.edu.tw/var/file/63/1063/img/1433/611927497.pdf Secretariat (Gender Equity Education Committee) (Not stated) NTUST Guidelines on Preventing and Handling Workplace Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination: https://www.secretariat.ntust.edu.tw/var/file/63/1063/img/1433/106002901.pdf2. Gender Equality in Admissions and Enrolment2.1 No gender-based differences in admissions or enrolmentArticle 5 of the Gender Equity Education Implementation Guidelines states that NTUST's admissions and enrolment decisions must not treat anyone differently because of sex, gender characteristics, gender identity or sexual orientation. The only exception is a class or course set up for a legitimate reason unrelated to gender, such as historical tradition or a specific educational goal, and approved by the competent authority. The university cannot make this exception on its own.2.2 Protection continues after admissionNon-discrimination does not stop at the admission decision. Article 6 states that NTUST must not treat students differently in teaching, activities, assessment, rewards and discipline, welfare or services because of sex, gender characteristics, gender identity or sexual orientation, and must actively help students who are disadvantaged for these reasons. Article 7 protects pregnant students' right to education and requires flexible measures to help them complete their studies.Article 10 asks teachers, when advising students on programmes and careers, to encourage them to follow their own strengths, including in fields not traditionally associated with their gender, and to avoid treating any subject as belonging to one gender. For a university focused on science and engineering, this helps attract more women into STEM programmes.📎 Evidence links for this section Secretariat (Gender Equity Education Committee) (2024/06/07) NTUST Gender Equity Education Implementation Guidelines (amended by the 86th University Council, 7 June 2024): https://www.secretariat.ntust.edu.tw/var/file/63/1063/img/1433/338383619.pdf3. Admission Channels for Students of All Backgrounds3.1 Fair, impartial and open admissionsAll NTUST admissions follow MOE-approved prospectuses, which are published on the Admissions website. Entrance examinations and eligibility reviews are based on academic record and ability, and do not exclude or discriminate against anyone because of race, social class or religion.3.2 Published channels for each group of studentsNTUST publishes a clear admission channel and criteria for each group. Domestic students can enter through channels such as application admission and recommendation-selection admission. International students apply directly to NTUST under the Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan. Overseas Chinese and Hong Kong/Macau students who do not qualify as international students apply through the University Entrance Committee for Overseas Chinese Students, and mainland Chinese students apply through the joint admissions committee for mainland students. Eligibility and procedures for every channel are online, so students of every nationality and background have a clear and equal route into NTUST.📎 Evidence links for this section Office of Academic Affairs, Admissions (Not stated) Admissions: four-year undergraduate application admission (senior high school graduates) prospectus: https://www.admission.ntust.edu.tw/p/412-1052-8740.php?Lang=zh-tw Office of International Affairs (Not stated) International admissions portal: channels for international, overseas Chinese, Hong Kong/Macau and mainland Chinese students: https://admissions.ntust.edu.tw/oia44. Positive Measures for Under-represented Groups4.1 Aiming for real equalityUnder MOE rules, NTUST offers reserved places, bonus points or financial support for students who are culturally disadvantaged, economically disadvantaged or from specific groups. These measures aim for real equality rather than equal treatment on paper alone, in line with Article 6 of the Guidelines, which requires NTUST to actively help disadvantaged students.4.2 Students with disabilities and Indigenous studentsStudents with disabilities can enter NTUST's four-year and two-year undergraduate programmes through the MOE University Entrance Examination for Students with Disabilities, which is run centrally by its committee; NTUST's Admissions website explains the route and links to it. Indigenous students receive admission benefits under MOE rules, and NTUST's Indigenous Student Resource Center offers scholarships, academic support and help with daily life so they can complete their degrees.📎 Evidence links for this section Office of Academic Affairs, Admissions (Not stated) Admissions: University entrance examination for students with disabilities: https://admission-r.ntust.edu.tw/p/412-1052-11530.php?Lang=zh-tw Indigenous Student Resource Center (Not stated) NTUST Indigenous Student Resource Center: https://indigenous.ntust.edu.tw/Summary of EvidenceThis indicator is supported by 8 published NTUST rules and web pages, grouped by area: Summary: NTUST's Gender Equity Education Implementation Guidelines state that admissions and enrolment must not treat anyone differently because of sex, gender characteristics, gender identity or sexual orientation, and the Gender Equity Education Committee oversees this. Admissions follow published MOE-approved prospectuses, do not discriminate by race, social class or religion, and offer clear channels for domestic, international, overseas Chinese, Hong Kong/Macau and mainland students. Positive measures, including the entrance examination for students with disabilities and admission benefits and support for Indigenous students, aim for real equality, so every capable and motivated student has a fair chance to study at NTUST.

Through University Social Responsibility (USR) projects, the Center for General Education and industry partnerships, NTUST takes its energy expertise to Indigenous villages in Hualien and Taoyuan, communities in Taipei and the neighbourhood of its Huaxia Campus in New Taipei, and has turned the campus itself into an open energy demonstration site. News coverage from the past two years shows five themes: Tribal energy education: Gong-Hao Spark+ and Taipower's Eastern Power Plant: An MOU with Taipower's Eastern Power Plant; the "Saving Power Starts with Me" summer school at Tongmen Elementary School in Hualien; the "Energy Monopoly" teaching game; and a renewed Mugua River Story House. Green energy for disadvantaged and Indigenous children: The USR "Sustainable Green Energy and Carbon Reduction" project installed solar panels and flywheel generators at Bethany Children's Home; with the Dandelion Hope Foundation, NTUST ran hands-on green-energy lessons for Indigenous pupils in Fuxing District, Taoyuan. Empathy Social Lab - CGE Social Practice Week "Re: Power": The Center for General Education and Taipower held 9 exhibitions, talks and visits over 5 days to help students and the public think about the energy transition in daily life. Taiwan's first urban campus microgrid: open demonstration and community resilience: The Huaxia Campus microgrid combines solar power, storage, backup generation and an energy management system (EMS) to save energy every day and supply power in disasters. It is open for visits and provides emergency charging to nearby residents during blackouts. Extension education: ESG sustainability management training: The Center for Continuing Education runs a 300-hour pre-employment ESG Sustainability Management Practice Class that builds green-job skills for job seekers.The table below summarises the audience, main actions and supporting news for each theme:1. Tribal Energy Education: Gong-Hao Spark+ USR Project with Taipower's Eastern Power Plant1.1 From a language summer school to an energy summer schoolSince 2023, NTUST's Gong-Hao Spark+ USR team has run a science summer school at Tongmen Elementary School in Hualien, first focused on language and robotics. Seeing how closely village life is linked to Taipower's hydropower facilities, the team was introduced by the school to Taipower's Eastern Power Plant. Taipower engineers taught NTUST students on site at the Chuying and Rongshu units, giving them a solid understanding of hydropower and grid operation for developing teaching materials.In 2025 the two partners ran the "Tongmen Summer School: Saving Power Starts with Me", with a hydropower science class and a "Where Does Green Energy Go?" activity that explained, in terms children understand, where electricity comes from and why saving it matters.1.2 An MOU for a long-term partnershipProject leader Ying Wang and Plant Manager Chung-Yi Lee of the Eastern Power Plant signed a memorandum of understanding for long-term cooperation on green-energy education, translating power knowledge for the public, revitalising local sites and video documentation, built around "local connection x citizen science x sustainable action". Wang said the aim is to build "a bridge from the power plant to the village classroom".1.3 Turning power science into a game children can playNTUST students used their design and engineering skills to create the "Energy Monopoly" game. It grew from a small station-based activity into a sustainability game map several metres long covering wind, hydro and grid logic, using blown balls to simulate wind power and plastic bottles to show hydropower. Plant Manager Lee took part in person two years running and suggested adding advanced topics such as carbon credits and green-energy labels.The partners also renewed Taipower's Mugua River Story House with interactive exhibits such as a retired turbine guide vane and working models, and launched a local power and culture video project in which Tongmen pupils, parents and Taipower engineers film local stories together to build a community energy archive.📰 News and evidence links for this section NTUST Official Website (2025/08/21) From tribal classroom to power plant: NTUST's Gong-Hao Spark+ project builds a bridge for energy education: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-139425,r167.php?Lang=zh-twAlso reported by: CNA PR Newswire https://www.cna.com.tw/postwrite/Chi/410239; PChome News https://news.pchome.com.tw/living/cna/20250821/index-17557621156752918009.html; yam News https://n.yam.com/Article/202508218736572. Green Energy for Disadvantaged and Indigenous Children2.1 Bethany Children's Home: solar panels and flywheel powerAssociate Professor Cheng-Jhe Lin (Industrial Management) and Assistant Professor Hung-Lung Chou (Applied Science and Technology) led a USR team on the "Sustainable Green Energy and Carbon Reduction" project, installing a rooftop solar system and flywheel generators with storage at Bethany Children's Home in Taipei. The Rotary Club of Taipei Chung An and Ho An Insurance Agency donated the flywheel generators.Each flywheel generator produces about 500 W and about 4 kWh over 8 hours of use, directly lowering the home's electricity bills. The team also ran flywheel contests and quizzes so the children could turn their own effort into electricity and learn to save energy in daily life.2.2 Dandelion Hope Foundation: an Earth Day green-energy lesson for Indigenous pupilsOn Earth Day 2026, the Dandelion Hope Foundation and NTUST's Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology ran a "Sustainable Green Energy Education" event for pupils from Luofu and Kuihui Elementary Schools in Fuxing District, Taoyuan, at the Dandelion Sustainable Ecological Park. Professor Hung-Lung Chou brought interactive solar models, hand-crank generators and a pedal-powered dance machine so the children could experience energy conversion first-hand, alongside sensory nature activities and an organic-soil classroom.📰 News and evidence links for this section NTUST Official Website (2024/09/23) Learning green energy through play: NTUST brings flywheel power generation to disadvantaged children: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-129038,r167.php?Lang=zh-twAlso reported by: CNA PR Newswire https://www.cna.com.tw/Postwrite/Chi/382109; Taiwan Shin Sheng Daily News https://www.tssdnews.com.tw/?FID=46&CID=764815 Commercial Times (2026/04/22) Earth Day lesson with the Dandelion Foundation: Indigenous pupils generate power with their own feet and experience green energy: https://www.ctee.com.tw/news/20260422702078-4312083. Empathy Social Lab - CGE Social Practice Week "Re: Power"3.1 An energy-themed week with TaipowerFrom 18 to 22 May 2026, the Center for General Education held the "Empathy Social Lab - CGE Social Practice Week" on the theme "Re: Power - Design Innovation, Sustainable Practice, and Social Dialogue". With Taiwan Power Company, it ran 9 exhibitions, talks, site visits and a creative call over 5 days, expecting more than 1,000 visits. The bilingual (Chinese and English) exhibition was open to visitors from outside the university.The exhibition at the NTUST Gallery covered energy science, reuse of retired materials, public art, Taipower's Kilowatt Design Award, NTUST's microgrid research, and the Gong-Hao Spark project with the Tongmen power plant in Hualien. Visitors who completed interactive tasks received Taipower design souvenirs.3.2 Talks, visits and making: from understanding to actionThree talks covered design for social communication, a project to remake retired electricity meters, and "the second life of materials". Students and staff visited Taipower's Energym, an interactive green-energy exhibition hall, where an "energy poker" game let them simulate energy mix decisions and learn the environmental impact of different power sources; they also toured the public art at the Taipower Building. Before the week, a creative contest invited students to redesign Taipower's retired porcelain insulators.President Jia-Yush Yen said a university campus should be not only a place of learning but also a demonstration base for the energy transition. Center Director Szu-Ying Lee described the week as a full learning cycle: "exhibitions build awareness, talks deepen the issues, visits connect to real sites and making shows the results".📰 News and evidence links for this section NTUST Official Website (2026/05/19) NTUST launches the "Empathy Social Lab - CGE Social Practice Week", opening a new cross-disciplinary learning experience: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-147817,r167.php?Lang=zh-twAlso reported by: Center for General Education event page https://cla.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1076-146474,r1476.php?Lang=zh-tw; CNA PR Newswire https://www.cna.com.tw/postwrite/Chi/433855; yam News https://n.yam.com/Article/202605198826684. Taiwan's First Urban Campus Microgrid: Open Demonstration and Community Resilience4.1 Saving energy every day, supplying power in disastersNTUST was the first university in northern Taiwan selected for Taipower's University Energy Saving and Power Resilience programme, and in early 2026 completed Taiwan's first urban campus microgrid at its Huaxia Campus in New Taipei. It includes a 229.68 kWp solar system, 2 MWh of battery storage, two 100 kW DC fast chargers, a 400 kW diesel backup generator and an EMS showroom. NTUST invested over NT$50 million in site infrastructure, and Taipower contributed NT$100 million.In normal operation the microgrid runs in parallel with the grid; the EMS shifts load between peak and off-peak hours and manages storage, and the rooftop solar power is 100% self-consumed. Estimated savings are about NT$540,000 a year, rising to about NT$1.26 million with optimised storage and sales of renewable energy certificates. If grid power fails, it switches to island mode and powers the whole campus for 4 hours, or 8 hours with air-conditioning shed.4.2 Supporting the neighbourhood: evacuation centre and emergency chargingThe Juyu Building on Huaxia Campus is one of New Taipei City's emergency evacuation centres. The guardhouse has 6 emergency charging points, each with two 110 V sockets and three USB ports, so nearby residents can charge phones and laptops during a large blackout and stay in contact. Dean of General Affairs Jui-Sheng Chou said the microgrid makes the campus "not just an energy user, but a hub that connects with the community and puts sustainability into practice".4.3 Open visits and knowledge sharingThe Office of General Affairs runs a Huaxia Campus Microgrid page with a tour video and media coverage; anyone can apply to visit or take part in research by submitting a facility-use form and visitor declaration. On 31 March 2026, ITRI and NTUST's Energy Management System Industry-Academia Alliance held a Disaster-Resilient Solar PV Technology Seminar on Huaxia Campus. More than 200 people from industry, academia, research and community groups (such as the ROC Urban Renewal and Dangerous Building Reconstruction Association) attended and toured the site. Speakers shared measured results: the EMS cut annual grid purchases by 9.8% and electricity costs by 25%.In October 2025, Atemitech, the Yu-Hsiu Education Foundation and the Lien Hwa MiTAC Group also donated a smart hydrogen microgrid and storage system that uses a hydrogen fuel cell, mobile storage and an EMS to demonstrate disaster-resilient microgrids and energy efficiency in green buildings. The mobile storage unit can be deployed quickly to emergency sites.📰 News and evidence links for this section NTUST Official Website (2026/09/18) NTUST builds Taiwan's first urban campus microgrid: saving energy every day and supplying power in disasters: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-151678,r167.php?Lang=zh-twAlso reported by: Central News Agency https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202609180238.aspx; Liberty Times https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/5578334; United Daily News https://udn.com/news/story/6929/9763336; Radio Taiwan International https://www.rti.org.tw/news?uid=3&pid=232630; National Education Radio https://www.ner.gov.tw/CultureNews/Content/26091816180693688/; Mandarin Daily News https://www.mdnkids.com/content.asp?Link_String_=249J00000LJEOJE NTUST Office of General Affairs (2026/09) Huaxia Campus Microgrid: visit and facility-use applications: https://www.general.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1054-152457,r5.php?Lang=zh-tw yam News (2026/04/02) No fear of blackouts: inside NTUST's "energy fortress" - how a disaster-resilient microgrid cuts electricity bills by 25% and protects energy security: https://n.yam.com/Article/20260402341566 Liberty Times (2025/10/07) Getac's Atemitech and the Lien Hwa MiTAC Group install a hydrogen microgrid and storage system at NTUST: https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/52031195. Extension Education: ESG Sustainability Management Training5.1 Green-job pre-employment training for job seekersThe Center for Continuing Education runs cohort 3 of the pre-employment ESG Sustainability Management Practice Class, taught by NTUST experts in environmental engineering, green energy and management together with industry ESG practitioners, to train "green-collar" talent. The 300-hour course runs on campus from 14 October to 22 December 2026 and is open to job seekers aged 20 and over with at least a senior high school education who want to work in ESG. Enrolment is through the government's Taiwan Jobs portal.The course brings energy management and sustainability knowledge to members of the public, giving them practical skills to drive energy saving and carbon reduction in companies.📰 News and evidence links for this section NTUST Center for Continuing Education (2026/09) Pre-employment training: ESG Sustainability Management Practice Class, cohort 3 (300 hours, 14 Oct - 22 Dec 2026): https://sce.ntust.edu.tw/p/404-1074-150702.php?Lang=zh-twAlso reported by: Taiwan Jobs course page (class code 166065) https://its.taiwanjobs.gov.tw/Course/Detail?ID=166065Summary of News CoverageThis indicator is supported by 9 news reports and announcements, listed by date (media that also carried each story are listed in each section):Summary: The news coverage shows NTUST's energy-efficiency and clean-energy outreach reaching from campus into the community. In Tongmen, Hualien, a long-term partnership with Taipower's Eastern Power Plant turns power science into games for Indigenous children. In Taipei and Taoyuan, flywheel, hand-crank and pedal generators let disadvantaged and Indigenous children experience green energy first-hand, and lower a children's home's electricity bills. On campus, the Social Practice Week invites students and the public to think about the energy transition in daily life. At Huaxia Campus, Taiwan's first urban campus microgrid demonstrates energy saving and resilience, is open for visits and supports nearby residents. Extension education builds ESG and energy-management skills for job seekers. The microgrid story alone was carried by more than 30 media outlets, including CNA, the Liberty Times and United Daily News.

NTUST is in Da'an District, Taipei, one of the most expensive rental areas in Taiwan. So that housing costs do not stand in the way of study, NTUST runs three on-campus dormitories and makes sure students can afford them in three ways: Evaluate affordable housing: Dorm fees are reviewed by the Student Dormitory Management Committee, which includes the Student Association president and each dorm's head and deputy heads, and then approved by the Administrative Meeting. Fees have been reviewed every year since 2020. Rooms are priced in tiers, starting at NT$6,500 per semester (winter break included). Provide housing: Three on-campus dorms offer rooms and suites for two to six people, plus barrier-free rooms. Beds are allocated by published eligibility and priority rules, with students with disabilities and students from low-income and lower-middle-income households placed first. Provide financial aid: Low-income students live rent-free in exchange for service-learning hours. Under the Ministry of Education (MOE) on-campus housing subsidy, every domestic resident gets NT$5,000 off each semester, rising to NT$7,000 for students from low-income households.The table below summarises NTUST's actions and evidence in each area:1. Evaluate Affordable Housing1.1 Tiered prices that keep low-cost rooms availableNTUST's Student Dormitory Fees set prices by dorm, floor and room type. Fees per semester (winter break included) range from NT$6,500 to NT$27,500, with summer charged separately. The cheapest option, a six-person room in the Second Dorm, costs NT$6,500 per semester, or about NT$1,300 a month over a five-month semester. This is far below private rents near the campus. Fees for each room type are shown below: Source: Student Dormitory Fees (revised at the 647th Administrative Meeting, 17 March 2026, and by the Dorm Management Committee, 5 June 2026). Amounts in NT$. A NT$1,600 security deposit applies. 1.2 Regular review with student participationFees are first reviewed by the Student Dormitory Management Committee. Under its Organization Rules, the Dean of Student Affairs chairs the committee. Members include the heads of the Construction and Maintenance Section and the Student Life Division, an Office of International Affairs representative, dorm advisors, a teacher from each college, the Student Association president, and each dorm's head and deputy heads. Its duties include reviewing and revising the rules on dorm allocation and fees. It meets at least once a semester.After the committee's review, the fee schedule goes to the Administrative Meeting for approval. Since December 2020 it has been reviewed and revised every year, in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and on 17 March 2026 (647th Administrative Meeting). It was most recently revised again by the Dorm Management Committee on 5 June 2026.Other housing charges follow the same process. For example, the dorm deposit was set at NT$1,600 from academic year 2026 only after it was discussed by the dorm self-governance officers in October 2025 and approved by the Dorm Management Committee in spring 2026. This makes sure student views are part of the evaluation.📎 Evidence links for this section Office of Student Affairs, Student Life Division (2026/03/17) Student Dormitory Fees (revised at the 647th Administrative Meeting, 17 March 2026): https://student.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1053-82135,r1676.php?Lang=zh-tw Office of Student Affairs, Student Life Division (2024/03/08) Dormitory Management Committee Organization Rules (revised by the Student Affairs Meeting, 8 March 2024): https://student.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1053-115285,r1676.php?Lang=zh-tw Office of Student Affairs, Student Life Division (2026/08/19) Announcement of the dorm deposit adjustment from academic year 2026 (approved by the dorm self-governance and management committees): https://student.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1053-150812,r1436.php?Lang=zh-tw2. Provide Housing2.1 Three on-campus dorms with many room typesNTUST runs the First, Second and Third Dormitories, offering six-person rooms, four-person rooms, six-person suites, quadruple suites, double suites, and barrier-free rooms in all three dorms. Students can check beds, housing information and photos on the Dormitory Applications page, and each dorm has its own information page. The dorms have kitchens, quiet rooms and living rules, and are managed under the Student Dormitory Regulations.2.2 Published eligibility with priority for disadvantaged studentsUnder the 2026 eligibility and bed-allocation rules, students whose household registration has been outside Taipei City and nearby New Taipei districts for at least a year, international students, and students with disabilities or from low-income and lower-middle-income households can apply. First priority goes to students holding disability certificates in categories 2, 3 and 7, students from low-income and lower-middle-income households certified by local government, dorm self-governance officers and special cases approved by the Dorm Management Committee. Next come new undergraduates (first year of the four-year programme and third year, the entry year, of the two-year programme), followed by other groups by year and status. Remaining beds are filled by lottery.This puts students with financial need or disabilities first in line for low-cost campus beds, reducing the cost of renting off campus.📎 Evidence links for this section Office of Student Affairs, Student Life Division (Not stated) Dormitory applications (dorm pages, announcements, fees and regulations): https://student.ntust.edu.tw/p/412-1053-8395.php?Lang=zh-tw Office of Student Affairs, Student Life Division (2026/03/17) Dormitory eligibility and bed-allocation priority, academic year 2026 (647th Administrative Meeting): https://student.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1053-87678,r1676.php?Lang=zh-tw Office of Student Affairs, Student Life Division (2025/06/01) Student Dormitory Regulations: https://student.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1053-141728,r1436.php?Lang=zh-tw3. Provide Financial Aid3.1 Free housing for low-income studentsUnder the Guidelines on Free Accommodation with Service Learning for Low-income Students (approved 13 May 2021), any enrolled student who holds a government low-income certificate and lives in campus housing can apply for free accommodation (in-service and extended-study students excluded). Students submit the certificate when applying for a dorm, and the housing fee on their tuition bill is then NT$0. They complete the service-learning hours set for their room type and hand in a service-learning record card at the end of the semester. Internet fees and the deposit are not waived.3.2 MOE on-campus housing subsidyFrom spring 2025, NTUST has applied the MOE on-campus housing subsidy for college students. Domestic residents do not need to apply: NT$5,000 is deducted from each semester's bill automatically. Students admitted as international students who hold Taiwanese nationality qualify once they submit proof of nationality. Residents from low-income or lower-middle-income households receive NT$7,000 per semester.In the cheapest room (Second Dorm six-person room, NT$6,500 per semester), a domestic student pays only NT$1,500 per semester after the subsidy, and a student from a low-income household pays nothing because the subsidy exceeds the fee. Where the subsidy is less than the fee, low-income students can cover the rest with service-learning hours, and lower-middle-income students pay only the difference.📎 Evidence links for this section Office of Student Affairs, Student Life Division (2021/05/13) Guidelines on Free Accommodation with Service Learning for Low-income Students (approved 13 May 2021): https://student.ntust.edu.tw/p/404-1053-109915.php?Lang=zh-tw Office of Student Affairs, Student Life Division (2025/01) Spring 2025: MOE on-campus housing subsidy for domestic students - eligibility and FAQ: https://student.ntust.edu.tw/p/404-1053-121161.php?Lang=zh-twSummary of EvidenceThis indicator is supported by 8 published NTUST rules and announcements, grouped by area:Summary: NTUST evaluates affordability through tiered pricing that keeps low-cost rooms available and an annual fee review by a Dorm Management Committee with student members and by the Administrative Meeting. It provides housing through three on-campus dorms, many room types and priority beds for disadvantaged students. It provides financial aid through free housing for low-income students and the MOE on-campus housing subsidy. After the subsidy, the cheapest room costs NT$1,500 per semester and students from low-income households pay nothing, so housing costs do not keep students from finishing their degrees.