YZU Newsletter

Board Chairman celebrated YZU Anniversary with Fireside Chats 元智今校慶 徐旭東勉應變 應調整腳步

YZU hosts the 28th Anniversary on March 18, and Board Chairman Douglas Hsu gives his speech. This year the event presents the community art festival, party fair, and charity sales.  The alumni association promotes products made by ICAN Bakery Shop which employs individuals with autism.  YZU also organizes the Open House Day, inviting high school students for a campus tour. Legislator Wu Chih-yang (吳志揚) and Chen Shei-saint (陳學聖) pay their visits for the anniversary. Having the same name with YZU President Jyh-Yang Wu (吳志揚), Legislator Wu says he supports Wu with all his heart.

YZU set the theme “Being Smart and Resilient to Build New Careers” for this year, hoping the University is moving forward and creating more success factors in higher education. Mr. Hsu quotes Fireside Chats, facing four world trends: population aging, technologically advanced, urbanization and globalization. Instead of distance challenge, presence matters the most. It’s important to identify who you are, who you will be, and what future is heading.

The dramatic shifting in world trends has an essential impact on business management and development, so do higher education institutes. Live application in Social media has minimized the distance among countries. Taiwan seems to less affected and head in the wrong direction. “We should foresee challenges and set up practical strategies, ”Hsu says. Globalization has affected everyone, and we should identify and make the best use of information flow. As for YZU, adapt education goals and plans to the changing trends in Taiwan society is the key to success. Hsu says YZU will support our government policies in higher education, and consistently pursue academic achievements.

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(校董會徐旭東董事長於校慶典禮中致詞/照片由本報提供)

(立委吳志揚(左)與元智大學校長吳志揚為元智校運會開幕/照片由本報提供)

元智大學今(18)舉行28周年校慶,校董會徐旭東董事長親自出席典禮致詞,今年校方以「機敏應變,開創新局」為主題,期許元智28周年,邁向世界。校友也在下午舉辦「大愛包小愛,擀麵糰,做公益」活動,以實際行動支持自閉症者就業機會,協助認購自閉症兒基金會之愛肯饅頭。此外,開放高中生Open House Day參觀元智教學,並結合校運會、社區藝術節、園遊會,廣邀社區民眾參與。立委吳志揚、陳學聖也到場慶祝元智校慶,立委吳志揚直言我就是來挺校長吳志揚,希望吳志揚的名聲能越來越大。

元智大學今年以機敏應變 開創新局為主題,希望在少子化以及高教競爭的時代,能開創新局,走出自己的一片天。校董會董事長徐旭東則以火爐邊談(Fireside Chats)話期許元智,當今世界有四大趨勢─高齡化、科技化、都市化、全球化。世界變化的太快,距離已經不是問題,從一個LIVE看出去,我看到世界化全球化的變動了。身處全球化時代,要明確訂定義自己Who are you today and who are you tomorrow? 更要清楚未來的定位(What is future)。

徐旭東表示,身處全球化時代,世界各地的變化都將牽動企業的思維,學校也無法置身事外。科技化時代,透過直播LIVE就能夠看見美國白宮的會議。他表示,世界局勢在變動,世界太大,相對台灣的影響力太小,我們應該要有更高的格局與眼光與策略,讓台灣力量向上提升。徐旭東說,全球化已經觸及到每一個人,我們如何從龐大資訊量中,擷取出最重要的資訊,並且好好運用才是最重要的。元智大學要如何身處在教育的高度競爭下生存?隨機應變,調整腳步,奠定方向,是個重要課題。至於台灣最近也因為部分法令的調整,引發社會爭論,對於我們而言,我們除了支持政府之外,當然也要莊敬自強,繼續努力。

下午元智校友舉辦的大愛包小愛公益活動,徐旭東以美國大學為例勉勵,他表示,擀麵糰是個團結的象徵,元智校友在外表現相當亮眼,雖然校齡年輕,校友數目少,但希望元智校友可以更加團結,在社會上形成更壯大的力量,台灣的GDP薪水太低,我們希望大家共同努力,幫助政府創造更高的GDP讓社會國家更加發展。校長吳志揚也期許校友,在職場對於學弟妹要多給與提攜與協助。同時希望校友除增加職場競爭力外,行有餘力也能發揮愛心做公益,透過愛心的傳遞,讓大愛包小愛,藉此拋磚引玉,形成社會正面的力量。

此外,今日並安排各研發中心展示研發成果,大數據與數位匯流創新中心將展示「疲勞駕駛偵側APP」、「雲端高精度即時車況地圖產生系統」;老人福祉科技研究中心展示「失智患者之互動式復健玩具」;通訊研究中心展示「行動肢體復健系統」及綠色科技研究中心展示「燃料電池老人代步車、機車、電堆、儲氫罐」等。