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CIA NEWSLETTER
SATU Welcome remarks by Chair Prof. Meng-Ru Shen, Chair of
SATU Presidents' Forum and the President of National
FORUM Cheng Kung University, in the general assembly under
2025 the theme “Sustainable Governance for University” has
caught great attention to direct the shared mission and
AssistanttotheRectorforAcademicAffairs responsibility for Higher Education.
and Quality Assurance, Dr. Panya
Buahombura, joined the Southeast and Kicking off the event with a talk on “The Role of Universities in Shaping
South Asia and Taiwan University (SATU) the Sustainable Features: Insights from NCKU”, Prof. Hsiao-Wen Wang,
Presidents’ Forum, along with CIA Deputy Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, inspired particpants to
Director, Dr. Tapany Patcharawit, at progress towards SDGs embeded in University Ranking. Prof. S. Felix Wu,
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Dean of College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, gave a
Tainan, Taiwan, on March 12-13, 2025. The speech on “Digita Transformation: Ethic-ware Innovation
event gathered 72 distinguished university Conceptualization University Campus”. The last speech by Prof. Ping-
leaders and academic experts from 60 Sheng Wu, Senior Vice President, shared the value of “Musuems as
Sourthest and South Asia university Drivers of Cultural Heritage Sustainability: Insights from NCKU
members to strengthen academic Museum”. SUT and other Thai university representatives were warmly
collaborationforhighereducation. welcomed by Prof. Fong-Chin Su, Executive Director, Taiwan-Thailand
Science and Technology Center (TTSTC), who hosted a special dinner to
Chair Prof. Hong-Chen Chen, Secretary share valuable experience and collaboration insights. Thanks to Miss
General, SATU Presidents' Forum has June HSU, TTSTC Project Manager, for an excellent coordination!
announced the new Steering Committee
(2025-2026), followed by the Approval of
SATU Constitution, leading to the
announcement of the new Chair of SATU
Presidents' Forum, Prof. Muthamizhchelvan
Chellamuthu, Vice Chancellor of SRM
Institute of Science and Technology of India.
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