The 2023 Industry-Academic Cooperation Project for Industrial Talents, sponsored by the Bureau of Economic Development, Tainan City Government, is being implemented and managed by Professor Zhi-hong Lin from the Department of Marketing and Distribution Management, STUST. On the 15th of November, the "Lighting up Tainan's Better Future" achievement presentation was held at STUST for the Industrial-Academic Integration Partnership Program. Early on May 31, this project invited Guo-ching Hsu, a special member of the Bureau of Economic Development, Tainan City Government, as well as manufacturers of 21 industrial zones, chairpersons from associations for the advancement of science and technology, directors responsible for industry-university cooperation from all colleges and universities within the jurisdiction of Tainan City, and relevant personnel to organize industry-university cooperation symposiums in industrial zones to promote exchanges and interactions between industry and academia. In addition, STUST has organized 23 visits for teachers and students from technical colleges to manufacturers in various industrial zones, allowing them to understand the industry trends, working environment, and career development in Tainan Industrial Zone. Currently, at least 10 manufacturers have been visited and invited to sign a letter of intent for industry-university talent cultivation cooperation with STSUT; there are more than 20 students going to companies for internships, and at least 6 fresh graduates were retained. The results are quite fruitful.

【A group photo of the Industrial Zone Industrial Talent Cultivation Achievements Exhibition】

Guo-ching Hsu, a special committee member of the Bureau of Economic Development, Tainan City Government, personally attended the exhibition. Together with President Cheng-wen Wu of STUST, he was trying to promotion the cooperation between industry and academia, representing the determination to push forward the joint cultivation of industry talents in Tainan, and witnessing the signing of an agreement between industry and academia to jointly cultivate industries. In terms of talent cooperation intention, he accentuated that the Tainan City Government attaches great importance to the development of industries in Tainan City Industrial Zone. The project is the first step to help cultivate industrial talents. In the future, it will continue to promote and assist in cultivating industrial talents, so as to create a better relationship between schools and industries. With more interactions, teachers and students from colleges and universities can visit industrial zones, and students can also better understand the work of industrial zones. In the future, STUST will continue to promote and help cultivate industrial talents.

【President Cheng-wen Wu of STUST was delivering a speech at the event.】

Driven by the twin engines of Nanke and Sharon, Tainan City's industries are booming, causing the young working population to gradually move toward the technology and service industries and indirectly causing the shortage of talents in traditional industries. According to the data from the Statistics Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Tainan City ranks fifth in the number of manufacturing companies in Taiwan, first among the southern counties and cities, and fourth in the number of manufacturing employees in Taiwan. This shows that Tainan City has the highest ranking in the rule of Mayor Wei-zhe Huang and the Bureau of Economic Development. Thanks to the efforts of Director Rong-chuan Lin and his colleagues in the city government, traditional industries have developed and occupied a very important position in Taiwan. With the vigorous development of traditional industries in Tainan City, the industry's demand for talents is relatively greater than that of other counties and cities. However, due to factors such as the attraction of talents to the technology industry and the service industry, there is a relative shortage of talents entering traditional industries. Consequently, there appear gaps between the skills of traditional industries and the inheritance of experience, which has seriously affected the long-term development of the industry. However, if students from colleges and universities within the jurisdiction of Tainan City can stay in Tainan City for employment, it will surely alleviate Tainan City’s shortage of talents in traditional industries.

【Guo-ching Hsu, Special Committee Member of the Bureau of Economic Development, Tainan City Government, was delivering a speech at the event.】

【Guo-ching Hsu, Special Committee Member of the Bureau of Economic Development, Tainan City Government, was delivering a speech at the event.】

Manufacturer representatives present at the signing included Guanghan Industrial Co., Ltd., Tianyi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Meishuai Chemical Co., Ltd., Taiwan Academy of Fine Arts, Shinfu Aluminum Co., Ltd., Cube Peekaboo, and Freezing Point Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd., together with related universities, such as STUST, expressed their great gratitude to Tainan City Government for its efforts in promoting the cultivation of industrial talents and showed great willingness to assist in cultivating industrial talents.

President Cheng-wen Wu of STUST said that in order for Taiwan to evolve into a mature developed country, social and cultural development and high-tech industries need to develop in a balanced manner, so we need to strengthen cooperation with high-quality traditional industries. In response to the shortage of talents in traditional industries, all the colleges and universities in Tainan City, Tainan City Government and the industry have to work together to cultivate industrial talents and enhance the overall development potential of our country.