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成功大學攜手科技部、教育部及衛福部共同辦理

2020年新冠肺炎(COVID-19)線上國際論壇

日期：109年4月21日

發稿單位：科教國合司

聯絡人：李蕙瑩

電話：02-27377150

Email：vvlee@nstc.gov.tw

為鏈結國際學術研究資源，共同對抗新冠病毒引發之疫情，成功大學攜手科技部、教育部及衛福部於今(21)日共同辦理2020年新冠肺炎(COVID-19)線上國際論壇 (2020 NCKU International Virtual Forum on COVID-19)，全日一連三場講座，分別以「建構因應COVID-19之學術永續能量」、「區域整合與聯繫交流之挑戰」及「科學創新戰勝COVID-19」等三項主題，討論全球的大學及研究機構之防疫因應、防治經驗與國際區域聯盟合作、及科學防疫與醫藥合作研發等。

論壇主席成功大學蘇慧貞校長表示：此時此刻，全世界的人們都在和疫病戰鬥，面對新冠肺炎疫情的考驗，全球正奮力一起，運用專業知識、策略領導、組織管理變應、防疫抗病經驗、區域資源整合與國際合作等方式聚處，疫病來時，以知識爲力量、以互信為基礎，與來自全球的夥伴朋友，智慧地共同向前。

科技部謝政務次長達斌受邀於第二場次「面對COVID-19國際挑戰整合因應」中致詞，並發表演說，分享臺灣面對全球新冠肺炎嚴峻之疫情時，如何以科技實力快速應戰，包括疫情管控、醫療物資之分配機制、檢測快篩技術之發展、疫苗及新藥之研發、利用大數據模擬疫情發展、以及其他例如電子手環或物聯網(IOT)等相關技術提供。

本次國際論壇除邀請相關部會分享台灣防疫經驗與政策，更透過線上會議交流互動，聚集來自世界各地的夥伴學校，包含如日本筑波大學、馬來西亞馬來亞大學、泰國馬希竇大學、越南胡志明醫藥大學、印度SRM科技研究院、捷克馬薩里克大學、美國辛辛那提大學等校的校長、教授，以及來自土耳其、泰國、寮國等醫療院所專業人員等參與。線上同時有來自成功大學東南亞與南亞校長論壇領導階層代表參與，並邀請美國史丹佛大學醫學院政策成果暨預防中心主任王智弘教授連線，分享其研究及觀察。

國際線上論壇之同時段，也串聯著成大直播現場，透過現場師生與德國達姆斯塔特工業大學駐成大辦公室等夥伴校代表，在三場論壇講座共約六、七十名師生在場，激盪思考；同時也透過社群媒體(YouTube)對全球所發散的直播資訊，於論壇會議中共同接受來自世界各方疫情的衝擊與凝聚各方公眾思維，透過文化生活差異、科學模式、醫學認知、與數據資料種種自身觀察，反饋於論壇會議交流。

Press Release

April 21, 2020

International Virtual Forum on COVID-19, Sharing Taiwan's Success Story

       At present, many countries in the world are slowing down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, Taiwan continues to be one of the few that has successfully curbed the spread of the virus, all the while allowing its citizens to maintain their normal lives. Supporting the national effort, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) plays an indispensable role in strengthening Taiwan’s R&D capability on infectious diseases and strengthening the foundation of epidemic prevention for nearly two decades post SARS. To date, more than 150 labs and researchers in related fields were funded under MOST. Also working on the forefront, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), a leading university in Taiwan, has been one of the forerunners to enact rapid contingency plans and measures since the beginning of the outbreak.

      Amid the ongoing development of the virus, MOST and NCKU jointly organized the 2020 NCKU International Virtual Forum on COVID-19 on Tuesday, April 21. The goal of the event was to create a platform for NCKU and its partners around the world to share their experiences, knowledge, and best practices on epidemic prevention.

      Having effectively applied its research strengths in engineering and medicine, NCKU has been recognized in the region for its measures to prevent and respond to the virus. To demonstrate universities' shared responsibility to quell this outbreak and to share the best practices, the 2020 NCKU International Virtual       Forum on COVID-19 (access the forum here) focused on several aspects: first, how universities have rapidly adopted measures to continue to educate their students, uninterrupted by shutdowns; second, how universities, government agencies, and communities can effectively work together to combat the spread of the virus; last but not least, how innovative research across such fields as big data, AI healthcare, rapid testing devices, and novel treatments have been applied in the response to COVID-19.

      Given the objectives of the forum, NCKU has invited all of its local and global partners to join, including 104 member universities of the Presidents' Forum of Southeast Asia and Taiwan Universities (SATU), scholars and administrators from Stanford University (U.S.A.), the University of Cincinnati (U.S.A.), Masaryk University (Czech Republic), Technischen Universität Darmstadt (Germany), University of Bern (Switzerland), University of Tsukuba (Japan), SRM Institute of Science and Technology (India), Mahidol University (Thailand), and University of Malaya (Malaysia), among others. Altogether, online participation in the forum is expected to reach over 100 countries.

      The virtual forum began at 9:30 a.m. Taiwan local time, and continued for nearly 12 hours to ensure that participants in different countries have the chance to join. Having garnered praise for its rapid responses to major events and its collaboration with the government in recent years, NCKU once again demonstrated how the university can apply its research strengths to improve the well-being and the advancement of our society.

Media Contact:

Program Director, Hwey-Ying, Vivien, LEE

Department of International Cooperation and Science Education

Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

Tel: +886-2-2737-7150, Fax: +886-2-2737-7607

Email: vvlee@nstc.gov.tw