STUST held a grand ceremony to celebrate its 51st anniversary on December 12. Both President Ing-Wen Tsai and Vice President Ching-De Lai sent their congratulatory messages. Chairman Hsin-Hsiong Chang and President Deng-Maw Lu led the school staff and students invited, Director Wen-Hui Wu of San-Lian Wu Taiwan Historical Materials Foundation, Vice Chairman Da-He Wu of Taiwan Soka Association, Dean of Student Affairs Zhi-Ming Dong of Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Principal Zhen-Kui Hsu of National Zeng Wen Agricultural and Industrial High School, Deputy Director-General Zong-Ming Chen of Tainan City Industrial and Commercial Development Investment Strategy Association, and dozens of distinguished guests attended the meeting. There were a lot of government officials and important figures making it a day of grandeur and brilliance.

In his speech, Chairman Hsin-Hsiong Chang expressed his gratitude to all the distinguished guests. He also reviewed the 50-year history of STUST from the difficult establishment to the flourishing development and looked forward to the future. In his speech, he encouraged the teachers and students of the university to develop new technology, optimize the quality of teaching, strengthen students’ international mobility, and cultivate them into modern citizens with ethical literacy. He hoped that STUST would uphold the ideal of “running a first-class university and teaching the first-class students," contributing to the country and society and making STUST a world-class institution of higher learning.

[Hsin-Hsiong Chang, Chairman of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, was delivering a speech at its 51st Anniversary Celebration.]

[Deng-Maw Lu, President of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, was delivering a speech at its 51st Anniversary Celebration.]

The celebration ceremony not only commended those who had contributed to the prevention of the novel coronavirus, but also presented a lot of important awards and scholarships, including T. H. Wu Cultural and Educational Charity Foundation Scholarship, Shiu-Chi Scholarship, Ms. Li-Ling Wu Scholarship, Senior Excellent Service Staff Award, Excellent Teacher Award, and other awards. The awards ceremony was simple and grand, and the recipients were greatly honored. STUST has won a number of awards in domestic and international competitions in recent years, with more than 800 awards each year, such as double gold medals of Lite-On Innovation Award, the bronze medal of Macronix Gold Silicon Application Competition, the gold and silver medals of National Skills Competition. Moreover, it also won one gold and two silver medals in the United States IDEA Industrial Design Award, Best New Comer Award of German iF Design, the German Red Dot Brand, and Communication Design Award. Again and again, STUST demonstrated that the creative strength of its teachers and students have been able to keep pace with internationally renowned universities.

[STUST Chairman Hsin-Hsiong Chang (left) was awarding the T. H. Wu Cultural and Educational Charity Foundation Scholarship to STUST student representative Chun-Ru Chuang (right).]

[Chairman Hsin-Hsiong Chang of STUST (left) was presenting the Shiu-Chi Wu Scholarship to STUST student representative Wei-Chi Chen (right).]

[President Deng-Maw Lu of STUST (left) was presenting awards to outstanding personnel in the pandemic prevention this year to commend their efforts, which was received by Chun-Ru Hou (right), Leader of the Health Protection Office .]

[STUST President Deng-Maw Lu (left) presented the Excellent Service Teacher Award to the award-winning representative Prof. Wei-Tong Liao (right).]

[STUST President Deng-Maw Lu (left) presented the Excellent Teaching Teacher Award to the award-winning representative Prof. Bo-Ming Li (right).]

[Director Wen-Hui Wu of San-Lian Wu Taiwan Historical Materials Foundation (right) awarded Ms. Li-Ling Wu Scholarship to student representative Shin-Yu Chen from STUST (right).]

[Chairman Jin-Fa Huang (middle) of the STUST Alumni Association took a group photo with award-winning representatives—Prof. Zhe-Jia (left) and Ms. Yu-Zhen He (right).]

In his speech, President Deng-Maw Lu listed the performances and efforts of the STUST over the years, and explained the various educational and academic reforms and international deepening work that is currently being promoted to turn the whole school into a more lively and diverse learning environment for teachers and students to lay the foundation for future development. President Lu pointed out that due to the recent birth decline, cross-strait politics, and the severe pandemic, it is particularly difficult for universities to recruit students this year. However, with the concerted efforts of all the staff members, STUST still has the largest number of students in private universities. He said that the five-year evaluation of university of science and technology this year has been published, and the results of STUST are impressive, showing that the university’s quality and academic research capabilities have been developing steadily. STUST has been recognized by all walks of life and has become the benchmark for Taiwan’s universities of science and technology. In addition, President Lu gave a special introduction to the various constructions of the university, interpreting the meaning of the entire field of student activities as running through the north and south of the campus with the expression of "Heaven and Earth." After the completion of the "By the Water Side" Waterfront Square, the central Greenland Plaza of the university presents an excellent geomantic treasure. The grand overall campus construction plan also fully reveals the concept of “placing students in the center.” In the face of future challenges, STUST will continue to invest in innovating teaching resources and campus environment, building up a solid cultural foundation, and making STUST stronger and greater.

[The 51st Anniversary of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology]