The 15th NCKU Alumni Carnival & Alumni Association of North America Biennial Meeting took place in Washington, D.C. from October 24 to 26. Around 380 alumni representatives from over ten Associations joined the event, filling 36 tables. Ambassador Alexander Tah-Ray Yui, ROC Taiwan’s Representative to the United States, and his wife attended to offer their congratulations. President Lai Ching-te, also an NCKU alumnus, sent a video message to celebrate the occasion.

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) held the grand finals of its “Mixed Relay Race” on October 29. After five days of preliminary rounds, the event drew enthusiastic participation from more than 1,600 faculty members and students across 80 teams. In the end, 32 teams (16 respectively from the “Interdisciplinary Group” and the “Freshmen Group”) advanced to the finals. President Shen Meng-Ru (沈孟儒), after personally firing the starting pistol at the opening of the preliminary round, once again attended the finals to cheer on the participants and officially start the race. The atmosphere on the track was electric, filled with cheers and applause as runners sprinted with all their might for their teams and for glory. The event embodied NCKU’s spirit of teamwork, empathy, and youthful energy. The excitement also drew many local community members to the Kuang-Fu Campus track, where nearly 700 spectators gathered to witness the thrilling and heartwarming competition.

Building National Cheng Kung University into one of the world’s most trusted academic brands is a shared mission for all faculty, students, and alums. Recruiting outstanding international talent is a key step toward becoming a leading global university and is central to strengthening NCKU’s faculty and research capacity.

President Shen Meng-Ru（沈孟儒）of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) led a delegation to Malaysia from September 11 to 14, 2025, to strengthen ties with Malaysian alumni and foster active exchanges with local academia and industry. The visit aimed to promote bilateral cooperation and talent cultivation. Highlights of the trip included the Sarawak Alumni Night, the NCKU Mathematics and Business Competitions, the signing of a collaboration agreement with E.SUN Bank for ASEAN talent development, an overseas internship agreement with alumnus Chen Chen-Yuan（陳振源）of BBSB Holdings Sdn Bhd, the NCKU Night organized by the NCKU Alumni Association of Malaysia, as well as overseas student recruitment activities. These events underscore NCKU’s new breakthroughs in internationalization and its vision for the future.