On October 28, Prof. Peter Lievens, Vice Rector of KU Leuven in Belgium, led a delegation to National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) to strengthen collaboration in biosciences and explore partnerships in social sciences, digital humanities, AI, semiconductors, and microelectronics. The accompanying members include: Prof. Roel Leus, Chairman of the Advisory Committee for the Chinese Region, Prof. Lieven Buysse, Dean of Faculty of Arts, Ms. Kristien Stessens, Data Manager, and Ms. Tina Ou, Department of International and Cross-strait Education, Ministry of Education.

Following his attendance at the Greater New York NCKU Alumni Association Annual Meeting on October 19, President Meng-Ru Shen traveled directly to the U.S. West Coast the next day on October 20 (U.S. time). Under the warm invitation of Alumni Association President Bing-Hua Cheng (Electrical Engineering, Class of 2001) and Chairperson Chin Chang (Business Administration, Class of 1973), President Shen joined over 140 alumni at the Annual Meeting of the NCKU Alumni Association of Northern California to celebrate its 49th anniversary.

On October 19, President Meng-Ru Shen of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) attended the NCKU Alumni Association of Greater New York Annual Meeting, where he was warmly welcomed by Association President Han-Cheng Chen (Architecture, Class of 2008) and more than one hundred alumni. Chairman Raymond Ping-Wen Ho (Architecture, Class of 1986), Founding President Jerry S.Y. Cheng (Civil Engineering, Class of 1966), and newly appointed Ambassador Tom Chih-Chiang Lee (Foreign Languages and Literature, Class of 1992) from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York also attended and delivered welcome speeches.

National Cheng Kung University has been remaining long and close partnerships with plenty of Southeast Asian universities. In addition to the various joint research programs and the SATU President's Forum, NCKU has also launched overseas hubs to promote international academic collaboration. On October 23rd, a delegation of professors from University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (UMP), a partner school which NCKU has frequent exchanges with and where the NCKU’s Vietnam Overseas Hub is located, led by President Ngo Quoc Dat, visited NCKU. The two institutions discussed issues such as research collaborations, student exchange programs, and training of resident doctors.