[International Cooperation] Taiwan’s NCKU Signs MOUs with Three British Universities

[International Cooperation] Taiwan’s NCKU Signs MOUs with Three British Universities (Chinese Version)

NCKU News (2011/10/27) National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, Southern Taiwan, signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with three renowned British universities on Oct. 27, as part of its efforts to enhance its international academic cooperation. Under the agreements, the universities will launch joint projects in areas of mutual interests, exchange information in research and development, train personnel for the projects and explore opportunities for further cooperation in the future.

Hwung-Hweng HWUNG, President of National Cheng Kung University, signed the MOUs with Martin HENSON, Dean of international development at University of Essex; Malcolm J. FISK, Senior Research Fellow of Health Design & Technology Institute at Coventry University; and Terrence FERNANDO, Director of the Future Workspaces Research Centre at University of Salford, on behalf of their respective universities.

According to Allison DEVINE, Director of British Council Taipei, the proposal for the Taiwan-UK academic cooperation was initiated by Taiwan’s National Science Council in September, 2010, following a successful visit to the UK by a Taiwanese delegation composed of deans of R&D departments of several Taiwan universities in July last year.


Further Information:
NCKU News 2011/10/27

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