National Cheng Kung University held the 2021 NCKU-TUDa-UEH Digital Business Workshop, inviting speakers from top universities in Taiwan, Germany, and Vietnam, to foster cross-border discussions on new trends of digital business. Connecting with the world through economy, NCKU builds a high-quality interactive international platform.

Today September 15 saw the first day of the new semester, National Cheng Kung University actively implements COVID-19 prevention policies and has set up a rapid screening station on the first floor of Yun-Ping Building, East Block, providing free rapid screening tests for NCKU faculty, students, and staff. Reservations can be made via the mobile phone application KUAP (NCKU Announcement Platform). A team of volunteers, made up of students from the College of Medicine, will be on-site to provide consultation on rapid screening. With high efficiency and professional assistance, the rapid screening station helps the users to safety conduct screening tests.

 “KUAP, NCKU Can Help!” The mobile phone application KUAP (NCKU Announcement Platform) is developed by National Cheng Kung University using top smart technology, demonstrating to the world a Taiwan-version of an all-round pandemic prevention application. The KUAP utilizes big-data analysis to conduct risk assessment based on the user’s footprints records and daily body temperature and symptom records. The system is also connected with the QR code screenings at the hospitals, PCR test results, rapid screening results, and vaccination records. This allows for comprehensive protection of the user’s health and safety during the pandemic. NCKU openly shares this application with the public.

Tainan City Public Health Bureau announced the footprint of a confirmed COVID-19 case in Tainan. Said case visited locations near NCKU campus on the afternoon of August 11, including the 7-11 convenient store and the 9x9 Stationery Store on the corner of Shengli Road and Daxue Road.

All NCKU personnel please pay attention to the COVID-19 prevention policies.