The National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) student-built human-powered submarine team, Seawarrior participated in the 2026 European International Submarine Races (eISR 2026), from June 29 to July 10, with their third-generation self-built submarine, Azure. The team not only successfully passed all required inspections and tests during the first week to qualify for the official competition, but also demonstrated remarkable resilience throughout the event. They ultimately advanced to and completed the endurance race, setting multiple new team records.

Academia Sinica has announced its 35th convocation of newly elected academicians. Two alumni of National Cheng Kung University have been elected as academicians in the Division of Engineering Sciences: Michael Hsien-Yang Wu, a 1984 graduate of the Department of Electrical Engineering, and Jenq-Shan Guo, a 1981 graduate of the Department of Systems and Naval Mechatronic Engineering, which was then known as the Department of Naval Architecture Engineering. Election as an Academia Sinica academician is the highest academic honor in the nation and a lifetime distinction. The entire NCKU community takes pride in their achievement.

As part of the 70th anniversary celebration of the Department of Physics at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), the Department hosted the NCKU Phoenix Lecture on July 10th at the Conference Hall of the Main Library on the Cheng Kung Campus. Distinguished alumnus and internationally renowned physicist Academician Ching-Wu Chu returned to his alma mater to deliver a lecture titled "The New Journey to the West of the Twentieth Century", sharing the story behind his scientific quest, "The Odyssey of an NCKU 1962 Physics Alumnus in the Search of a Dream."

To further strengthen higher education and research collaboration between Taiwan and France, Dr. Cécile Vigouroux, Director of International Relations at the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology (Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique, Inria), led a delegation to National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) on the morning of July 3. The French delegation included Dr. Pauline Ravinet, Attachée for Science and University Cooperation at the Bureau Français de Taipei, and Mr. Léo Gaillard, Cybersecurity Expert at Expertise France (embedded in the National Institute of Cyber Security, NICS). Both sides engaged in in-depth discussions on artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, semiconductors, robotics, high-performance computing, and interdisciplinary research, with the shared goal of establishing a long-term, sustainable research partnership of global impact and advancing Taiwan–France scientific collaboration to a new level.

Once again, the 2026 Taiwan Best Universities Ranking released by Global Views Monthly has placed National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) second nationwide; the university achieved the highest rankings in both Internationalization and University-Industry Collaboration Performance, demonstrating excellence across research, education, global engagement, and innovation. Furthermore, according to the survey and peer evaluations by university leaders, NCKU ranks No. 2 in Overall Competitiveness and No. 1 nationwide in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Construction, underscoring its leadership among Taiwan’s research universities.