National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) extends its policies on ethical sourcing, waste disposal, minimising disposable items and energy efficiency to its outsourced campus dining operators through contract clauses (12.2.7). It extends the same policies to construction contractors, their subcontractors and product suppliers through its construction procurement contracts and Taiwan's government green procurement scheme (12.2.8).1.Policies extended to outsourced services1.1 Outsourcing contract for the Student Activity Center First Cafeteria (AA-11201)Campus dining facilities are run by outsourced operators. Sustainability requirements are written into the contract, the operator is responsible for meeting them, and the university inspects compliance regularly. Key clauses:1.2 Supporting measures to reduce disposable itemsCampus cafeterias offer discounts to diners who bring their own tableware.Stainless-steel lunch boxes are encouraged for university meetings to replace disposable tableware.The Second Teaching Building cafeteria sells reusable meal containers.Staff and students are asked not to request disposable cutlery or plastic bags when ordering through delivery platforms.Evidence:Student First Cafeteria contract excerpts (pp.5, 15)Bring-your-own tableware and disposables reduction: https://she.ntust.edu.tw/p/405-1068-82816,c8648.php?Lang=zh-tw2. 12.2.8 Policies extended to outsourced suppliers and supply chain partners2.1 Construction procurement contractsAll construction procurement by the NTUST General Affairs Office follows the Public Construction Commission (Executive Yuan) Model Contract for Construction Procurement. Construction waste is handled in line with Taiwan's Surplus Earth and Stone Disposal Programme and the Waste Disposal Act. The contract binds contractors and their subcontractors as follows:The movement of surplus earth and stone can be tracked on the National Land Management Agency's Surplus Earth Information System. 2.2 Green procurementFor all items designated by the Ministry of Environment, NTUST must buy eco-labelled products. Any exception needs the President's written approval before the order is placed.Every purchase is reported on the national Green Living Information Platform with its eco-label number or as a non-eco product, following the university's green procurement SOP.Construction and service procurement are also covered by green procurement (a bonus criterion in the government's evaluation).2025 (ROC year 114) result: 98.67% green procurement rate for designated items, a score of 100 and an "Excellent" rating.Evidence:Green procurement page (2025 evaluation, SOP): https://she.ntust.edu.tw/p/405-1068-81804,c8647.php?Lang=zh-twPCC Model Contract for Construction Procurement: https://www.pcc.gov.tw/content/index?type=C&eid=9812&lang=1Surplus Earth Information System (tracking): https://soilmove.nlma.gov.tw/soilmove/engGisQueryConstruction contract excerpts: p.18 (Art. 9 items 23-24), p.49 (Appendices 3-4)

NTUST faculty members are actively engaged in outreach, education, upskilling and capacity-building for policymakers and lawmakers. Drawing on the university's strengths in applied engineering, frontier research and intellectual-property law, NTUST supports evidence-based policy through (1) a dedicated technology policy and law research and teaching unit, (2) expert testimony before the Legislative Yuan, service on government bodies and University Social Responsibility (USR) work with local communities, and (3) sustainability-governance and net-zero training for public- and private-sector stakeholders. Between 2024 and 2026, official Legislative Yuan gazettes, hearing reports and IVOD video records confirm at least four public hearings at which the NTUST President or faculty members were invited to speak, covering higher-education governance, Fair Trade Commission appointments, news-media bargaining and AI governance, and urban-renewal legislation. 1. Core Academic and Policy Research Units1.1 Technology Policy and Law Program, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and TechnologyNTUST runs a Technology Policy and Law program staffed by faculty from engineering, patents, management and law, with regular teaching by industry practitioners. The program holds that technological progress becomes human welfare only through institutional processes. Emerging challenges such as information privacy, biomedical ethics and a low-carbon society need a legal basis for risk assessment, due process in resource allocation and international alignment. Courses include professional and biomedical research ethics, e-commerce law, decision-making and law for green-energy technologies, cross-strait technology cooperation, administrative procedure law, international IP law, and industrial innovation and technology management.1.2 IP and Industry–Academia Think-Tank RoleCompetition, energy and climate law: Prof. Hwa-Mei Liu (Graduate Institute of Technology Management; Dr. iur., University of Munich) is a former Commissioner of the Fair Trade Commission (8th term). She specializes in competition law, energy and climate law, administrative law and IP law, and has led research commissioned by the Fair Trade Commission, the National Development Council, the Institute for Information Industry and the Taipei City Government.Judicial and standards advisory: Prof. Poki Chen (Electronic Engineering) has served since 2007 on the Judicial Yuan's Advisory Panel for Patent Administrative Litigation and on the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection's national standards committee for electronic engineering. He is also a former patent examiner for the Intellectual Property Office.AI governance: Asst. Prof. Tai-Jan Huang (Graduate Institute of Patent) serves on an Academia Sinica panel on generative-AI risk and has contributed to reports of the OECD-hosted Global Partnership on AI (GPAI).Vocational-education policy research: The Empowering Vocational Education Research Center (EVERC) is Taiwan's first international research center on technical and vocational education. It informs policy on vocational education and the training of skilled workers.Related News Coverage and LinksTechnology Policy and Law program overview: https://www.gsas.ntust.edu.tw/p/412-1010-55.php?Lang=zh-twTechnology Policy and Law curriculum: https://www.gsas.ntust.edu.tw/p/404-1010-44585.php?Lang=zh-twProf. Hwa-Mei Liu profile (former FTC Commissioner): https://www.tm.ntust.edu.tw/p/412-1012-43.php?Lang=zh-twProf. Poki Chen profile (Judicial Yuan advisory panel): https://www.et.ntust.edu.tw/et/faculty.php?user=pokiGraduate Institute of Patent faculty: https://patent.ntust.edu.tw/p/404-1007-75322.php?Lang=zh-twNTUST EVERC research center: https://everc.ntust.edu.tw/team/2. Policy Advice and Social Outreach2.1 Expert Testimony at Legislative Yuan Public HearingsCross-checking the Legislative Yuan's Parliamentary Library and Gazette system, the hearing reports and IVOD records turned up the following hearings where NTUST leaders or faculty spoke in 2024–2026 (the full list is in Section 4):Higher education: 13 Nov 2024, Education and Culture Committee hearing on university governance, industry–academia cooperation and higher-education reform: President Jia-Yush Yen, speaking as Chair of the Association of National Universities of Science and Technology, addressed Article 7 of the University Act, the public–private university merger (NTUST–Hwa Hsia University of Technology), student participation in governance, and industry innovation colleges.Economy and law: 16 Dec 2024, joint Economics and Judiciary & Organic Laws Committees hearing on the confirmation of Fair Trade Commission nominees: Prof. Hwa-Mei Liu testified in person and submitted a written opinion, which is included in the hearing report.Digital economy and AI law: 12 Jun 2025, Transportation Committee hearing on legislating a news-media bargaining system: Asst. Prof. Tai-Jan Huang spoke from an AI-governance and data-use perspective. He urged careful treatment of how news content relates to AI training data and to sovereign-AI development.Urban renewal and resilience: 28 Oct 2026, Internal Administration Committee hearing on amending the Act for Accelerated Reconstruction of Dangerous and Old Buildings and the Urban Renewal Act: an adjunct associate professor of Architecture attended. The name comes from the AI-generated IVOD transcript and will be confirmed once the gazette is published.Policy influence: At the 6 Nov 2024 Education and Culture Committee hearing on private-college closures, the Ministry of Education and several scholars cited the NTUST–Hwa Hsia merger as a reference model for public–private consolidation. This shows NTUST's experience feeding directly into higher-education policy.2.2 Faculty Engagement in Government Sustainability and Climate GovernanceConvener of a government policy alliance: Prof. Tsai-Chi Kuo (Industrial Management) is the convener of the Retail Product Packaging Circular Sustainability Strategic Alliance, promoted by the Ministry of Environment's Resource Circulation Administration. At the ministry's packaging-reduction press event on 19 October 2026, he appeared alongside Minister Chi-Ming Peng. He explained that the alliance supports the ministry's target of cutting packaging by 10% by 2035, with a first-phase goal of 5% over five years. The alliance is building shared assessment methods for mono-material design, post-consumer recycled (PCR) content and reuse, linking manufacturers, packaging suppliers, retailers and recyclers to put the ministry's Retail Product Packaging Circular Sustainability Guidelines into practice.In May 2026, NTUST and the Ministry of Environment co-hosted a campus event in the national series on youth participation in climate action. Prof. Tsai-Chi Kuo (Industrial Management) moderated, and representatives of the Climate Change Administration discussed transparent, accountable climate governance and open government.As Chair of the Department of Industrial Management, Prof. Kuo spoke at a net-zero talent forum with Minister of Environment Chi-Ming Peng. He also taught an ESG carbon-reduction course for Academia Sinica.In June 2024, NTUST's SEED Center hosted a Net-Zero Industry Forum. The CPC Corporation Chairman chaired it, with participation from Taipower and China Steel, linking net-zero policy to industrial practice.2.3 University Social Responsibility (USR) and Local GovernanceNTUST runs long-term USR projects, including Engineers in Action, Urban–Rural Partnership and Community Renewal & Resilience, and brings their results back to Taipei's Chengnan district to support local sustainability and community resilience.On 18 September 2026, NTUST hosted the Ministry of Education's 2026 USR co-learning event, "New Horizons in Sustainability: Innovation, Diffusion and International Cooperation". Topics included regional revitalization, smart governance and community resilience in the Nangongguan settlement, encouraging inclusive local decision-making.In December 2025, the NTUST USR Engineers in Action project showcased its cross-border community work at Expo 2025 Osaka. It was the only Taiwanese USR project to exhibit there.Related News Coverage and LinksLY meeting page, 13 Nov 2024 higher-education hearing: https://ppg.ly.gov.tw/ppg/sittings/2024110869/details?meetingDate=113/11/13LY Gazette, 13 Nov 2024 minutes (President Yen): https://ppg.ly.gov.tw/ppg/SittingCommitteesInfo/download/communique1/final/pdf/113/97/LCIDC01_1139702_00002.pdfLY meeting page, 16 Dec 2024 FTC confirmation hearing: https://ppg.ly.gov.tw/ppg/sittings/2024121148/details?meetingDate=113/12/16Hearing report, Prof. Liu's testimony and written opinion: https://ppg.ly.gov.tw/ppg/SittingAttachment/download/2024121148/PPGB60500_4200_20869_1131224_0002.pdfLY meeting page, 12 Jun 2025 media-bargaining hearing: https://ppg.ly.gov.tw/ppg/sittings/2025060693/details?meetingDate=114/06/12Hearing report, Asst. Prof. Huang's testimony: https://ppg.ly.gov.tw/ppg/SittingAttachment/download/2025060693/PPGB60500_2400_20698_1140620_0012.pdfLY meeting page, 28 Oct 2026 urban-renewal hearing: https://ppg.ly.gov.tw/ppg/sittings/2026102286/details?meetingDate=115/10/28Ministry of Environment News (19 Oct 2026): packaging reduction (Prof. Kuo as alliance convener): https://enews.moenv.gov.tw/moenv-news/zh-tw/News/14330CNA PR Newswire (28 May 2026): NTUST and Ministry of Environment promote climate action: https://cna.com.tw/postwrite/chi/434666MCUT CSR forum document (Prof. Kuo with the Minister of Environment): https://csr.mcut.edu.tw/var/file/31/1031/img/2088/436503896.pdfAcademia Sinica EHS newsletter (Prof. Kuo's ESG course): https://newsletter-ehsmd.dga.sinica.edu.tw/posts/170586NTUST SEED Center (19 Jun 2024): Net-Zero Industry Forum: https://seed.ntust.edu.tw/p/16-1083-126905.php?Lang=enCNA PR Newswire (21 Sep 2026): NTUST gathers USR practice from Taiwan, Japan, the US and Indonesia: https://www.cna.com.tw/postwrite/chi/444750NTUST Office of Sustainability: MOE USR co-learning event: https://po.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1059-151164,r763.php?Lang=zh-twTaiwan Shin Sheng Daily News (6 Dec 2025): NTUST USR at Expo 2025 Osaka: https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E8%87%BA%E7%A7%91%E5%A4%A7usr%E8%A1%8C%E5%8B%95%E5%B7%A5%E7%A8%8B%E5%B8%AB%E8%A8%88%E7%95%AB-%E7%99%BB%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E4%B8%96%E5%8D%9A-121058524.htmlNTUST News (2022): From Sustainability to Infinity, USR results: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-106852,r167.php?Lang=zh-tw3. Executive Education for Officials and StakeholdersThrough the School of Management (EMBA), the Center for Continuing Education and its research centers, NTUST offers training on technology regulation, sustainability governance and net-zero transition to policymakers, public servants, industry leaders and the public:The ESG Sustainability Management Talent Program (Nov 2025 – Jan 2026) covers sustainability governance, ISO and supply-chain management, the circular economy, green finance, carbon footprints and carbon trading. The center also delivers sustainability-management and carbon-inventory courses commissioned by the Ministry of Labor.The Greenhouse Gas and Carbon Footprint Inventory course (Nov–Dec 2025) covers GHG inventories, sustainability reporting and third-party verification.In August 2024, an ISO 14068-1 carbon-neutrality certification course, co-organized with an external training academy, drew more than 100 industry participants.In April 2025, NTUST held a carbon-inventory system donation ceremony and Net-Zero Forum, where it announced the NTUST Net-Zero Declaration.The Chengnan Lecture series brings professional knowledge into general education and promotes cross-disciplinary civic literacy among educators and the public.Note: we found no news coverage of EMBA programs aimed at senior government officials. We suggest asking the School of Management for public-sector enrollment figures or course syllabi to add as evidence.Related News Coverage and LinksEconomic Daily News: ESG Sustainability Management Talent Program: https://money.udn.com/money/story/5635/9077781Economic Daily News: GHG and Carbon Footprint Inventory course: https://money.udn.com/money/story/5635/9077207NTUST Continuing Education: ESG Sustainability Management course: https://www.cec.ntust.edu.tw/p/404-1074-135476.php?Lang=zh-twCNA PR Newswire (27 Aug 2024): ISO 14068-1 carbon-neutrality course: https://www.cna.com.tw/postwrite/chi/379758Taiwan News Hub: Net-Zero Forum and carbon-management partnership: https://twnewshub.com/archives/86628NTUST News: Chengnan Lecture: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-107944,r167.php?Lang=zh-twNTUST Office of Sustainability news: https://po.ntust.edu.tw/p/403-1059-763-1.php?Lang=zh-tw4. Government Public Hearings Attended (2024–2026)Scope: we screened all Legislative Yuan public hearings of the 11th term (Feb 2024 – Nov 2026) by searching IVOD transcripts for "National Taiwan University of Science and Technology / NTUST", then checked names and titles against the hearing reports and the Legislative Yuan Gazette. Each hearing is tagged with the requested fields (economy, law, climate change, healthcare, education). Related records (NTUST cited, not an NTUST speaker)6 Nov 2024 Education and Culture Committee hearing on private-college closures: the Ministry of Education and private-college representatives cited the NTUST–Hwa Hsia merger as a model for public–private consolidation.IVOD: https://ivod.ly.gov.tw/Play/Full/1M/16233Historical record: at a 2016 Education and Culture Committee hearing on amending the Fundamental Science and Technology Act, Asst. Prof. Chung-Hui Kuan (Graduate Institute of Patent) testified. This falls outside the reporting period and is listed for reference only.LY Gazette: https://ppg.ly.gov.tw/ppg/SittingCommitteesInfo/download/communique1/final/pdf/105/105/LCIDC01_10510501_00005.pdfScreening notes: no NTUST speaker was found in this period's transcripts for climate-change hearings (e.g., the 12 Aug 2026 hearing on carbon fees under the Climate Change Response Act) or healthcare hearings. Ministry-level hearings have no consolidated public attendee lists and are not included. We suggest surveying departments for records of faculty attending ministry advisory meetings (meeting notices or attendance certificates) to strengthen the evidence.5. Summary of News CoverageThis evidence set covers official records of four Legislative Yuan hearings plus twelve news and official web reports. Coverage centers on three themes: (1) faculty giving expert testimony at the Legislative Yuan on higher-education governance, competition law, AI and the digital economy, and urban renewal; (2) NTUST working with the Ministry of Environment and other agencies on climate action, packaging-reduction policy (Prof. Kuo convenes a ministry-promoted strategic alliance) and the net-zero transition, alongside local and international USR work; and (3) capacity-building in sustainability governance for government, industry and academic stakeholders through continuing education, certification courses and forums.

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