The National Science and Technology Council, in collaboration with the Taiwan Ocean Union, hosted the "2023 Taiwan Ocean Union Conference" at National Cheng Kung University. Experts from marine engineering, science, and legal fields discussed establishing disaster prevention data for marine engineering, promoting data sharing, building biodiversity observation stations, and reviewing marine blue carbon field studies, aiming to map Taiwan's future marine blueprint.

Associate Professor Ye Xin-Fu from the Department of Resources Engineering led NCKU’s "Taiwan-UK Collaborative Research Project" team to visit the British Geological Survey (BGS) for bilateral exchanges. This project, focused on groundwater resources and climate change assessments, is expected to contribute to water resource management and foster long-term Taiwan-UK collaboration in hydrological research.

The Hydraulic Laboratory, accredited by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), conducts soil and water quality testing, including groundwater and seawater. The team has developed an automatic real-time water quality monitoring system to reduce manual sampling efforts and provide early warnings. The lab also performs hydrological and groundwater surveys, aiming to detect contamination early and prevent its spread.