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“Non-Urban Land Development and Utilization Administrative Practice” 2025 Professional Training Lecture
On November 15, 2025, the College of Social Sciences (社會科學院, NCKU) at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) hosted the “Non-Urban Land Development and Utilization Administrative Practice (非都市土地開發與利用行政實務)” 2025 Professional Training Lecture at the Social Sciences Auditorium, Li-Hsing Campus. The event was co-organized by NCKU College of Social Sciences, NCKU Department of Law, the Sustainable Leap Project Team (永續躍升計畫團隊), and the Tainan Land Administration Law Association, with support from the Civil Law Research Center of NCKU Department of Law. The lecture attracted numerous professionals in land administration, law, and real estate from Tainan City. The event aimed to enhance participants’ understanding of regulations, review priorities, and legal compliance requirements related to non-urban land development, while promoting exchanges between theory and practice.
The lecture specially invited Dr. Chih-Ming Chang (張志銘博士), former Secretary-General of Chiayi County and Yunlin County Governments, as the keynote speaker, with Associate Professor Wan-Ju Yeh (葉婉如副教授), Acting Chair of NCKU Department of Law, serving as the moderator. Dr. Chang brings extensive experience in administrative practice and policy implementation, focusing on sharing insights into the review process, institutional operations, and practical considerations for non-urban land development, helping participants grasp critical points in development applications and administrative review perspectives.
The lecture centered on two key themes: “Choices Between Farmland Development and Protection: Decoding the Labyrinth of Farmland Factory Establishment” and “Countdown to the Implementation of the National Land Planning Act: How to Strategically Plan Land Use? Revisiting Special Land Use Changes for Revitalization of Agricultural Zones in Tainan.” The topics are highly relevant for professionals in real estate development, land-use regulation, and legal dispute practices. NCKU College of Social Sciences Dean Chun-Li Tsai (蔡群立院長) expressed the hope that the college could help Tainan practitioners better understand non-urban land development and utilization during the transformation of national land planning and the development of southern Taiwan, thereby contributing to solving local land issues and demonstrating the impact of social sciences expertise.
The event concluded successfully amid active discussions among participants. A highlight was the interdisciplinary collaboration between NCKU College of Social Sciences, Department of Law, the Sustainable Leap Project Team, and the Tainan Land Administration Law Association, integrating legal research with local governance to address pressing non-urban land development issues. The keynote lecture by Dr. Chih-Ming Chang, with extensive administrative experience, provided in-depth analysis of system operations, common risks, and frequent mistakes made by applicants, offering highly practical guidance for industry professionals.
The lecture closely aligned with the policy timeline for the upcoming full implementation of the National Land Planning Act (國土計畫法), covering topics from the regulatory maze of establishing factories on farmland to strategies for special land-use changes and revitalization of agricultural zones. It provided participants with both a systemic perspective and practical operational insights, offering in-depth analysis for land administration and real estate practitioners as well as a solid compliance reference for legal professionals. Through this professional training lecture, NCKU demonstrated its commitment to responding to local land governance needs, deepening academia-government-industry exchanges, and enhancing its professional social impact, laying an important foundation for future capacity-building in land governance.
The lecture specially invited Dr. Chih-Ming Chang (張志銘博士), former Secretary-General of Chiayi County and Yunlin County Governments, as the keynote speaker, with Associate Professor Wan-Ju Yeh (葉婉如副教授), Acting Chair of NCKU Department of Law, serving as the moderator. Dr. Chang brings extensive experience in administrative practice and policy implementation, focusing on sharing insights into the review process, institutional operations, and practical considerations for non-urban land development, helping participants grasp critical points in development applications and administrative review perspectives.
The lecture centered on two key themes: “Choices Between Farmland Development and Protection: Decoding the Labyrinth of Farmland Factory Establishment” and “Countdown to the Implementation of the National Land Planning Act: How to Strategically Plan Land Use? Revisiting Special Land Use Changes for Revitalization of Agricultural Zones in Tainan.” The topics are highly relevant for professionals in real estate development, land-use regulation, and legal dispute practices. NCKU College of Social Sciences Dean Chun-Li Tsai (蔡群立院長) expressed the hope that the college could help Tainan practitioners better understand non-urban land development and utilization during the transformation of national land planning and the development of southern Taiwan, thereby contributing to solving local land issues and demonstrating the impact of social sciences expertise.
The event concluded successfully amid active discussions among participants. A highlight was the interdisciplinary collaboration between NCKU College of Social Sciences, Department of Law, the Sustainable Leap Project Team, and the Tainan Land Administration Law Association, integrating legal research with local governance to address pressing non-urban land development issues. The keynote lecture by Dr. Chih-Ming Chang, with extensive administrative experience, provided in-depth analysis of system operations, common risks, and frequent mistakes made by applicants, offering highly practical guidance for industry professionals.
The lecture closely aligned with the policy timeline for the upcoming full implementation of the National Land Planning Act (國土計畫法), covering topics from the regulatory maze of establishing factories on farmland to strategies for special land-use changes and revitalization of agricultural zones. It provided participants with both a systemic perspective and practical operational insights, offering in-depth analysis for land administration and real estate practitioners as well as a solid compliance reference for legal professionals. Through this professional training lecture, NCKU demonstrated its commitment to responding to local land governance needs, deepening academia-government-industry exchanges, and enhancing its professional social impact, laying an important foundation for future capacity-building in land governance.
The “Non-Urban Land Development and Utilization Administrative Practice” 2025 Professional Training Lecture was successfully held at NCKU on November 15.
The lecture’s topics are highly relevant for professionals in real estate development, land-use regulation, and legal dispute practices. Dean Chun-Li Tsai (right 2) of NCKU College of Social Sciences expressed the hope that the college could contribute locally by addressing land-related issues arising from social development, thereby leveraging the expertise of the social sciences.
