Net-Zero Youth Academy (2023,2024)
NTU’s Risk Society and Policy Research Center (RSPRC) is dedicated to promoting the “Youth Net-Zero Empowerment Platform” project, aiming to build a co-learning network for Taiwanese youth in net-zero knowledge and sustainability advocacy based on policy, legal frameworks, and corporate governance. Through training programs such as salons, lectures, and courses, RSPRC works with young people who aspire to engage in sustainability advocacy, careers, or related academic research to shape and implement Taiwan’s net-zero transformation goals. In 2023, RSPRC held four youth training salons and, with the sponsorship and support of the Fubon Cultural & Educational Foundation, launched the inaugural “Net-Zero Youth Academy.” The Academy provides a three-week course open to the public for free, targeting students and young professionals. Two topics in the academy are highly related to the clean energy transition including "Renewable Energy Just Transition" and "Drivers and Barriers of Community Renewable Energy Projects." RSPRC hopes that through this systematic curriculum, participants will obtain the net-zero vision with a social science perspective, cultivate knowledge of net-zero transformation in both global and local contexts, and exert substantial influence on the advocacy of net-zero legislation and policies.
Participants of the inaugural Net-Zero Youth Academy.
Net Zero Tech International Contest @Taiwan (2023,2024)
"Net Zero Tech International Contest @Taiwan" is co-organized by the National Taiwan University and TECO Technology Foundation. With countries around the world including Taiwan having set its Net-Zero target, the main goal of the context is to encourage the youth to participate in R&D of net-zero technology to contribute to the net-zero transition. The contest theme covers the following technological domains Renewable Energy, Advanced Energy Storage Systems, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Green Transportation, Resource Circulation and Zero Waste, Green Building, and Energy-saving Technologies. The highest prize of the context is 1,000,000 NTD.
Highlight of 2023
It is an honor for NTU to invite the President of Taiwan to speak at the Finals of the "Net Zero Tech International Contest @Taiwan." The Final Contest is held on August 22. It is a full-day exhibition event where contestant presents their innovation and results to judges and the public. In total 146 teams from 40 universities and 10 countries participated in the contest. In addition, there are roughly 20 net-zero-related companies showcasing their solution for clean energy. The whole event is free and is open to the public as a chance to educate the public about cutting-edge energy innovation helping to achieve net-zero.
The Prize Awarding ceremony with the President of Taiwan and President of NTU sitting in the middle.
Lecture Series on Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency
(Open to the public and free of charge)- 2022/10/11 The Future of Energy: The Path to Net-Zero and the Development Direction of Hydrogen Energy
- 2024 Spring, an eight-part lecture series on the history of renewable energy development. "Where Does Energy Come From"
