USR projects outside of the classroom : Working with community partners
Social Enterprises and Social Innovation Program: Positioning Social Problems
The program, established in 2018, consists of 33 courses provided by 19 faculty members from the College of Fine Arts and Social Sciences, the College of Education and the College of Science is. It aims to build the link between classroom education and community services and to encourage teachers and students to identify social needs and look for the possible solutions with our partner community organizations. The program is to help the students to learn how to respond the social needs and therefore might equip the students with more professional skills and knowledge to serve in the third sector after graduation. We design the courses with our community partners. Alone with teachers’ lectures, we invite community organizers and activists to deliver experiences, take students to conduct field works, participate in community projects, and finally finish the course by producing a proposal of project or a presentation of the community actions. So far, 352 students have enrolled in this program since 2018and 52 graduates have received the program certificate.
Platform for Social Innovation Practice (PSIP): Solutions-oriented Approach
The PSIP is established to facilitate the collaboration among the students, the faculty, the community partners, and the social enterprise experts intending to launch social missions and to make a social impact. Moreover, we encourage active student participation. Students looking for the public and private grant funding for social innovation are welcome to the platform. 2 full-time project managers will help them refine the proposals by consultation, training course, or special workshop. The PSIP also helps students to find internships and employment opportunities in the third sector.
84 students of our project have spent their summer vacation and devoted to community service from north to south Taiwan in 2020. In Hengchun Township, a graduate works on a project titled “Finding the frogs: Ecotourism planning for Shuiwaku” with the community association. (Shuiwaku means “a hollow of frogs”.) They design in-depth experience tours with real escape games which could give the participants a better understanding of the culture and history of Shuiwaku Village. In Pingtung City, a group of students major in Chinese Literature and Psychology and Counseling work with Guilai community association in an oral history project titled “Guilai flourishes: Come home to happiness.” (Guilai means “coming home”.) The students interview the elders and collect local legends. All the stories will be represented in the form of picture book and published. The picture book will enrich the community tour. In Taiwu Township, the indigenous students worked with Kazazaljan Tribe to organize twice stream cleanup activities in May. They also set up a blog to record the action of “Keep Kazazaljan Clean” and to promote the concept of “Leave No Trace.” The students helped to design the environment lesson plans as well. In Meinong District, Kaohsiung City, our students started a summer camp for the pupils with the Dongmen Elementary School and Meinung People's Association. They designed group activities full of team challenges and games with knowledge of local environment and social issues. The interesting activities helped the school children learning through playing.
The mission of our project is to ignite the passion in the students and to prepare them to participate in social welfare activities and community organizing. With the funding from the Center for USR, Ministry of Education and the support from the our partner organizations in southern Taiwan, the interdisciplinary courses have been able to effectively enhance students’ on-site and situational awareness. The PSIP offers substantial assistance and facilitates advanced training for students. It puts on lectures, workshops, and events on trending topics of social enterprise and welfare innovation, and introduces mentors to help the students gain knowledge and practical experience. Most of the NPTU students are from Pingtung County, Kaohsiung City, and Chiayi–Tainan area. With the assistance of partner organizations in southern Taiwan, our long-term goal is aiming to build up a supportive vibrant incubator base in Pingtung University for those students and the youths who are interested in developing the careers in social welfare services, community organizing, and social enterprises.
The program, established in 2018, consists of 33 courses provided by 19 faculty members from the College of Fine Arts and Social Sciences, the College of Education and the College of Science is. It aims to build the link between classroom education and community services and to encourage teachers and students to identify social needs and look for the possible solutions with our partner community organizations. The program is to help the students to learn how to respond the social needs and therefore might equip the students with more professional skills and knowledge to serve in the third sector after graduation. We design the courses with our community partners. Alone with teachers’ lectures, we invite community organizers and activists to deliver experiences, take students to conduct field works, participate in community projects, and finally finish the course by producing a proposal of project or a presentation of the community actions. So far, 352 students have enrolled in this program since 2018and 52 graduates have received the program certificate.
Platform for Social Innovation Practice (PSIP): Solutions-oriented Approach
The PSIP is established to facilitate the collaboration among the students, the faculty, the community partners, and the social enterprise experts intending to launch social missions and to make a social impact. Moreover, we encourage active student participation. Students looking for the public and private grant funding for social innovation are welcome to the platform. 2 full-time project managers will help them refine the proposals by consultation, training course, or special workshop. The PSIP also helps students to find internships and employment opportunities in the third sector.
Get involved in the community: What we have done
84 students of our project have spent their summer vacation and devoted to community service from north to south Taiwan in 2020. In Hengchun Township, a graduate works on a project titled “Finding the frogs: Ecotourism planning for Shuiwaku” with the community association. (Shuiwaku means “a hollow of frogs”.) They design in-depth experience tours with real escape games which could give the participants a better understanding of the culture and history of Shuiwaku Village. In Pingtung City, a group of students major in Chinese Literature and Psychology and Counseling work with Guilai community association in an oral history project titled “Guilai flourishes: Come home to happiness.” (Guilai means “coming home”.) The students interview the elders and collect local legends. All the stories will be represented in the form of picture book and published. The picture book will enrich the community tour. In Taiwu Township, the indigenous students worked with Kazazaljan Tribe to organize twice stream cleanup activities in May. They also set up a blog to record the action of “Keep Kazazaljan Clean” and to promote the concept of “Leave No Trace.” The students helped to design the environment lesson plans as well. In Meinong District, Kaohsiung City, our students started a summer camp for the pupils with the Dongmen Elementary School and Meinung People's Association. They designed group activities full of team challenges and games with knowledge of local environment and social issues. The interesting activities helped the school children learning through playing.
The mission of our project is to ignite the passion in the students and to prepare them to participate in social welfare activities and community organizing. With the funding from the Center for USR, Ministry of Education and the support from the our partner organizations in southern Taiwan, the interdisciplinary courses have been able to effectively enhance students’ on-site and situational awareness. The PSIP offers substantial assistance and facilitates advanced training for students. It puts on lectures, workshops, and events on trending topics of social enterprise and welfare innovation, and introduces mentors to help the students gain knowledge and practical experience. Most of the NPTU students are from Pingtung County, Kaohsiung City, and Chiayi–Tainan area. With the assistance of partner organizations in southern Taiwan, our long-term goal is aiming to build up a supportive vibrant incubator base in Pingtung University for those students and the youths who are interested in developing the careers in social welfare services, community organizing, and social enterprises.
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University characteristic Startup Stage Project
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Pingtung City
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National Pingtung University
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Measures for Leaving a Message to Enter the Draw for the Live Streaming of the Opening Ceremony
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Event Period
From 13:00 to 14:00 on December 12 (Saturday), 2020
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Event Measures
Log in to your personal Facebook or Google account to proceed with leaving a message; each account with a successful message of #2020usrexpo left before the end of the live streaming of the opening ceremony will have an opportunity to enter the draw, and each account is restricted to winning the prize once only.
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List of Winners
On December 14 (Monday), 2020, the list of winners will be announced on the event official website https://2020usrexpo.org/) Announcement of the list of winners
Event Prize Content
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1st Prize
“Huei Yeh” Power Extreme Massage Gun 1 winner
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2nd Prize
Nestle Dolce Gusto Genio 2 1 winner
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3rd Prize
KINYO Bluetooth 5.0 Wireless Speaker 2 winner
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4th Prize
7-11 Gift Voucher valued at NT$200 27 winner
Announcement of the list of winners
The various prizes are expected to be notified via email and also announced on the event official website on December 14 (Monday), please will the prize winners pay attention to the prize-winning information, and send back the relevant documents according to the notices & explanations; no separate notification will be issued.
Notices
- The event period for this event is based on Taiwan time, and the delivery of the rewards is restricted to regions including Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.
- Please refer to the actual products for the event rewards, the pictures used on the website are for reference only; no request for changing colors, specs, transfers, or cash redemption will be accepted.
- Our event organizer will not be liable for the follow-up warranty and maintenance of the winning rewards; once the rewards have been collected, signed, and accepted, no reissuance of the rewards will be available if the rewards have been lost, peculated, discarded, or damaged. Please refer to the actual products for the prize rewards, no return or exchange will be accepted; the prize winner must contact the manufacturer of the rewards if there is any issue regarding malfunctioning, damage, or maintenance.
- 1st prize ~ 2nd prize (Winning prizes with a value exceeding NT$1,000 (inclusive): Each prize winner should fill out the “Reward Collection Application and Receipt (will be announced together with the announcement of the list of winners)” within 7 days (including holidays based on the post stamp) starting from the next day with the announcement of the list of winners, and must provide a copy of both sides of the ID card. The copy must be sent to the specified place via registered mail; those passing the deadline will be deemed to give up the prize and rights, and no objections will be accepted from the prize winners.
- 3rd Prize ~ 4th Prize (Winning prizes with a value less than NT$1,000 (inclusive): Prize winners should reply to the prize-winning notifying letter via Email within 7 days (including holidays) starting from the next day of the announcement of the list of winners, to confirm the collection of the rewards and to fill out the relevant info for sending the rewards (to confirm the address for sending the gift), and to accelerate the follow-up qualification review. If the prize winners do not complete the relevant info before the deadline, they will be deemed to give up the opportunity to collect the rewards, and no alternative gifts or reissuance of gifts will be available.
- When the prize winners have completed filling out the prize-winning info, the organizer will double-check the identification data of the prize winners, the rewards will only be sent out when all data is correct.
- All prize-winning qualification needs to be approved by the organizer before it becomes effective, all reviewing standards are based on the organizer as the only reference.
- If the prize winner did not fill in the data complete and correct, or cannot be in contact, or did not send back the required data within the announced time of the rewards, the prize winner will then be deemed to voluntarily give up the prize, no separate notification will be announced.
- According to the R.O.C Tax Act, if the prize winner is an individual residing in Taiwan, and the prize amount (value) exceeds NT$1,000 (inclusive), then a copy of both sides of the ID card will need to be handed in for taxation, which will be incorporated into individual income for the annual taxation. If the prize winner is not an individual residing in Taiwan, 20% of reward tax must be deducted from the reward first regardless of the prize amount before the prize winner can collect the reward. If the prize winner is not an adult, a household registration transcript must be provided along with a letter of consent from the legal representative. If the prize winner is unwilling to pay the tax first, he/she will be deemed to give up the reward, and no objections will be accepted.
- If the prize winner is in violation of the relevant event measures or has other dissents, the organizer is allowed to retrieve the reward and no objections from the prize winner will be accepted. If a judicial dispute is involved, all legal liabilities will be held by the individual. The organizer will not be liable.
- If it is confirmed that the participant used a hacker program or other method that evidently violates the fairness of the event in an attempt to influence the event, the organizer is then allowed to disqualify the participant immediately or to cancel the prize-winning qualification. Compensation will be liable if a loss is caused for the organizer due to this.
- For reasons that the organizer are not liable for, including a computer, network, telephone, or technique issues resulting in the delay, loss, incorrect, unidentifiable, or damaged data uploaded by the participants, the organizer will not be liable for any legal liability, and no objections from the participants and prize winners will be accepted.
- The organizer reserves the rights to review the qualification of the event participants, if the organizer or a third party has reported that the participants are found to use methods that are intentional or evidently violate the fairness of the event, or do not conform to the rules of this event, the organizer will then be allowed to cancel the prize immediately.
- The event measures are stated on the event platform, the organizer reserves the right to alter the event details at any time (participating method, gift content and quantity…etc.); the participants must agree completely to follow and obey the alterations of the event without any objection. Please refer to the announcement of the event measures if alternations have been made to the event measures, no separate notification will be available.
- Unmentioned matters of this event should be handled according to the relevant rules of the civil law; the organizer reserves the rights to maintain, modify, cease and explain the content, as well as to cancel the prize-winning qualification of any prize winner influencing other prize winners’ rights. Refer to the announcement on the platform for the modification info; no separate notification will be available.
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- When the event is unable to be conducted due to force majeure causes, the organizer has the rights to cancel, terminate, modify, or cease the event. Participants in the event are deemed to accept the effectiveness of the rules, for unmentioned matters, the organizer reserves the rights to modify, terminate, and alter the event content details without giving out a separate notification.
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