National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) held its annual academia-research event, INNOVATION DEMO DAY, on November 4 at the Macronix Building on Sheng-Li Campus. Co-organized by the Office of Research and Development and the Innovation Headquarters, the event was part of the celebrations for NCKU’s 95th anniversary. It brought together top research teams, the Great South Research Commercialization Platform, NCKU’s startup ecosystem, and the Phoenix Entrepreneurship Platforms, with nearly 100 R&D achievements and innovative technologies on display. Industry forums, results presentations, and a fundraising competition ran alongside the exhibition, reflecting NCKU’s wide-ranging strengths, from forward-looking research and industry-academia collaboration to innovation and entrepreneurship.

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) held the award ceremony for its 2026 K. T. Li Technology and Literature Lectureships Award on the afternoon of November 6 at Ge-Chih Hall on Cheng-Kung Campus, honoring nine scholars across four categories: the K. T. Li Chair Professorship, K. T. Li Honorary Scholar Award, K. T. Li Research Award, and K. T. Li Gold Quality Award.

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) ranked 33rd in Asia and second in Taiwan in the 2027 QS Asia University Rankings, announced on November 3, 2026, by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a UK-based higher education analysis organization. This is NCKU’s highest ranking in nearly a decade.

National Cheng Kung University Department of Electrical Engineering Class of 1978 and Institute of Electrical Engineering Class of 1982 alumnus, TSMC Senior Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer Qin Yong-Pei, returned to campus on October 29. His return was at the invitation of the 75th anniversary celebration series of events for the United Daily News. He shared his insights with NCKU students and faculty on industry trends, talent cultivation, and youth career development under the AI wave. TSMC Chairman Wei Zhe-Jia also delivered remarks via video, encouraging young people to work proactively and remain humble, emphasizing that only by staying humble can one listen to different opinions and avoid falling into prejudice.

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Department of Resources Engineering and Department of Mining and Petroleum Engineering Class of 1977 (66th Class) alumnus, Rehear Audiology Co., Ltd. Chairman Yeh Chia-Wen, returned to campus on the 5th at the invitation of the NCKU Phoenix Lecture series. Drawing on his own entrepreneurial and learning experiences, he shared what AI can do for human hearing and encouraged his younger NCKU peers that technology can solve problems and change the world, but must also carry medical and social responsibility.