National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) established the “Innovation Headquarters”, which is for the transformation of its industry-academia collaboration business. Innovation Headquarters actively searches for opportunities to create a win-win for industries and the academic institutions; in the meantime, the “headquarters” is devoted to counsel student groups to develop new businesses. The “Innovation Headquarters” highly encourages students to participate in training courses which tutor them to transform the ideas into plans for initiating new businesses. To match industry-academia collaboration between university and corporations, NCKU has established the "Gloria NCKU”, which assembles academic superiority from 12 universities and cooperates with industries in Taiwan or abroad. The “Gloria NCKU” enables academic techniques to be practiced in industries, and therefore creates a win-win.
- NCKU Innovative Dream Fulfillment Program
The NCKU Innovative Dream Fulfillment Program encourages faculty, staff, and students to identify real-life challenges and put their creative ideas into practice. Through this program, participants form startup teams, apply their knowledge, and transform innovative concepts into tangible outcomes—from idea to prototype.-
NCKU Innovation Headquarters – Digital Courses
The NCKU Innovation Headquarters offer a wide range of online courses covering topics such as patents, innovation and entrepreneurship, research platforms, and net-zero carbon reduction. In addition, it features showcases of achievements from past startup teams, providing practical entrepreneurial knowledge for both students and enterprises.- Gloria NCKU
To strengthen collaborations between academia and industry, the center established the Gloria NCKU. This initiative brings together the academic strengths of 12 universities and partners with industries both in Taiwan and abroad, ensuring that research outcomes can be implemented in real-world applications and creating win–win opportunities for both academia and industry.- NCKU Startup Accelerator Center
Since 2011, NCKU has been dedicated to supporting campus-based startups. Under the NCKU Innovation Headquarters, the Startup Accelerator Center was established to provide specialized guidance and acceleration services for entrepreneurial teams, helping them develop and grow.- Phoenix Startup Platform
The Phoenix Startup Platform is a non-profit initiative founded by alumni entrepreneurs committed to supporting their alma mater. Through a six-month program, the platform connects alumni resources and industry expertise to mentor promising startup teams at NCKU. Regular networking sessions are held in both Taipei and Tainan, inviting alumni and industry experts as guest lecturers to help startup teams overcome entrepreneurial challenges. By combining university resources with alumni support, the platform accelerates the transformation of academic research into practical applications.- BioAsia – Asia’s Leading Biotechnology & Medical Exhibition
NCKU, together with the NCKU Medical Alliance, the Gloria South, industry partners, and spinoff startups, showcased nearly 30 teams at BioAsia. The exhibition highlighted achievements in AI precision health and smart medical devices, drug development and cell therapy, telemedicine and gerontechnology, rapid diagnostics and intelligent healthcare, as well as health maintenance and daily wellness. This collective showcase demonstrates NCKU’s leadership in converging cutting-edge research and technological innovation.- TFT Summer Internship Briefing & Edu Startup Talk
The event began with a keynote by TFT Recruitment Partner Chih-Chun Chang, who reflected on TFT’s decade-long journey in promoting systemic change through diverse perspectives and strategic practices. In the second half, TFT alumna and Co-Founder of “What's Class”, Lien-Hsuan Chung, shared her personal journey from education to entrepreneurship. Through these stories, students not only gained insights into the challenges of starting a business but also began to explore their own future directions and potential.