On the morning of August 28, 2025, Pro Rector and Dean of Faculty of Science Jasper Knoester, along with Ms. Yun Tian, Policy Officer Internationalization, Faculty of Science, Leiden University (LEI), visited National Cheng Kung University (NCKU). They were welcomed by NCKU Executive Vice President Yung-Chun Lee and representatives from various colleges to conduct a university-level meeting and a visit to the Academy of Innovative Semiconductor and Sustainable Manufacturing (AISSM) focused on collaboration between NCKU and Leiden University. The discussions centered on quantum computing, artificial intelligence, environmental science, and semiconductor fields, exploring research initiatives, co-supervision of graduate students, short-term training programs, student exchanges, and faculty mobility.

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) President Meng-Ru Shen led a high-level delegation to the Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) from September 4 to 5, deepening the long-standing partnership between the two universities. The visit centered on three key themes: a presidential meeting, an academic conference on medicine and intelligent computing, and a semiconductor research conference. Science Tokyo President and CEO Naoto Ohtake, together with senior executives and faculty members, warmly welcomed the delegation, reaffirming the university’s strong commitment to collaboration.

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) welcomed President Pierre-Paul Zalio and Professor Pascale Laborier, Condorcet Paris-Aubervilliers Campus (Campus Condorcet) on September 1. The delegation was warmly received by Chair Prof. Yung-Chun Lee, Executive Vice President, NCKU, together with Vice President for International Affairs Professor Sun-Yuan Hsieh and representatives from the Office of International Affairs. Discussions focused on academic freedom and democracy, the development of university campuses, humanities and social sciences research activities, student exchange opportunities, and potential library collaboration.

On August 26, 2025, Prof. Osamu Ohneda, Vice President for Global Affairs of University of Tsukuba (UT) and Asst. Prof. Mizuho Fukushige, Bureau of Global Initiatives of UT, visited National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) to discuss the research collaboration on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Life Science, Campus in Campus (CiC) Initiative, and the talent cultivation program: DOJO project.