Launch of Yunlin NTU wind talent project
National Taiwan University on 5 September hosted the successful opening ceremony of the “Regional Industry Talent and Technology Development Base Project - Offshore Wind Power Industry Talent and Technology Cultivation Project” (國立臺灣大學離岸風力發電產業人才及技術培育計畫-啟動記者會), at NTU’s Yunlin Branch campus, with the full support of the ECCT’s Low Carbon Initiative (LCI) 歐洲商會-低碳倡議行動 and over 16 ECCT member companies. The opening ceremony also marked the launch of the “Taiwan Offshore Wind Power Talent Cultivation Alliance” funded by the Ministry of Education (MOE 教育部) and in collaboration with the Yunlin County Government (雲林縣政府), aimed at cultivating the talent needed for Taiwan’s wind energy development. Yunlin Deputy Magistrate Xie, Shu-ya (雲林縣副縣長謝淑亞), MOE Director General of TVE Yang Yu-huei (教育部技術及職業教育司司長楊玉惠), NTU President Dr Chen Wen-chang (台大校長陳文章), Legislative Su Chih-feng (立法委員蘇治芬), Dr Chiang Mao-hsiung, Dean of NTU’s College of Engineering (台大工學院院長江茂雄博士), and ECCT Director Alex Robertson (歐洲在臺商務協會理事林正光) made opening remarks. The event was well attended by over 120 dignitaries and guests.