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Teaching Quality and Innovative Teaching
Use curriculum review, faculty development, peer observation, and innovative teaching to continuously improve teaching quality.
Sustainable Education Achievements
University Governance｜Institutional Performance
Teaching Quality × Research Capacity
Demonstrating Sustainable Governance Outcomes through Institutional Performance
National University of Kaohsiung places SDGs-Inside at the core of institutional development and integrates sustainable development into curriculum and teaching, research innovation, student learning, career transition, international cooperation, and social impact. Through teaching quality management, interdisciplinary learning, smart course selection, learning support, research outputs, and external rankings, NUK systematically presents the outcomes of university governance and institutional performance.
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In 2025, NUK faculty members published or produced 303 research outputs related to the Sustainable Development Goals, including journal articles, conference papers, books, and exhibitions. The main research directions were SDG 9, SDG 4, SDG 8, and SDG 3.
2025 Academic Performance Highlights
Annual Institutional Performance Highlights
NUK uses teaching quality, interdisciplinary learning, SDGs-linked courses, student success, career transition, sustainability research, and external recognition as key indicators of institutional performance.
94.38% Percentage of courses linked with the SDGs, demonstrating the integration of sustainability literacy into the curriculum. SDGs-linked Courses
620 courses Number of PBL, Capstone, and practice-oriented courses, accounting for approximately 38.87% of all courses. Practice-oriented Teaching
24 groups Faculty development communities in 2025, with 20 public activities organized. Faculty Development
32.77% Faculty peer observation participation rate, with 23 courses open for observation and 77 participant visits. Teaching Quality
1,934 users Number of users of the NUK I-Course smart course selection guidance system. Smart Learning
42.3% Reduction in dropout risk supported by the Freshman Orientation course. Student Success
206 students Number of students enrolled in off-campus internship courses in 2025, with 159 internship organizations. Career Transition
2,771 samples Valid responses collected in the 2025 graduate destination survey. Outcome Tracking
Responding to University Governance Responsibilities through Institutional Performance
Institutional performance provides key evidence for whether university governance has been effectively implemented. Through curriculum review, faculty development, student learning support, career counseling, research subsidies, industry-academia collaboration, and SDGs outcome mapping, NUK transforms institutional outcomes into measurable, traceable, and continuously improvable governance indicators.
Teaching Quality and Innovative Teaching NUK continuously improves teaching quality through curriculum structure review, faculty development communities, peer observation, and innovative teaching.
SDGs-linked Courses and Research NUK integrates the SDGs into courses and research to advance sustainability talent development and sustainability-oriented academic outputs.
Student Learning and Career Outcomes NUK tracks student success through smart course selection, learning support, Freshman Orientation, internships, and graduate destination surveys.
Research and Social Impact NUK enhances research impact by integrating distinctive research, NSTC projects, industry-academia collaboration, and sustainability-related academic works.
Performance Framework
Five Management Dimensions of Institutional Performance
NUK organizes institutional performance into five management dimensions: teaching quality, SDGs-linked courses and research, student learning, career and employment outcomes, and research innovation and external recognition.
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SDGs-linked Courses and Research
Integrate the SDGs into courses, general education, research, theses, and academic outputs to cultivate sustainability literacy.
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Student Learning Outcomes
Enhance student success through I-Course, learning support, Freshman Orientation, and interdisciplinary courses.
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Career and Employment Outcomes
Connect students with workplace needs through internships, career counseling, graduate destination surveys, and employer feedback.
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Research Innovation and External Recognition
Demonstrate institutional impact through research outputs, industry-academia collaboration, international rankings, and awards.
SDGs Course and Research Distribution
SDGs Course and Research Distribution
The charts below present the major SDG linkages of courses by college and the distribution of master’s and doctoral theses by SDG in Academic Year 2024.
Top SDG Linkage by College
The highest SDG linkages by college are as follows: College of Humanities and Social Sciences and College of Science are mainly linked with SDG 4; College of Law with SDG 16; College of Management with SDG 8; and College of Engineering with SDG 9.
SDGs Distribution of Master’s and Doctoral Theses in Academic Year 2024
Based on the SDG mapping of master’s and doctoral theses by college, research outputs were most concentrated in SDG 9, SDG 12, SDG 8, SDG 10, and SDG 4.
Note: The figures represent the total number of master’s and doctoral theses related to the SDGs in Academic Year 2024. The bars use SDG 9, the highest value at 217, as the 100% baseline.
Teaching Quality and Learning Innovation
Teaching Quality and Innovative Teaching
NUK continuously enhances teaching quality and student learning experience through curriculum structure review, faculty professional development communities, peer observation, innovative teaching, and smart learning systems.
Faculty Development Communities and Public Activities
NUK encourages faculty members to form development communities focused on teaching innovation, interdisciplinary teaching, or research, promoting teaching exchange and collaborative course preparation.
- 24 faculty development communities in 2025
- 20 public activities
- 141 faculty participant visits in development communities
Improving the Teaching Observation Mechanism
Through the peer observation system, faculty members observe different teaching methods and improve teaching professionalism and classroom quality.
- Peer observation participation rate: 32.77%
- 23 courses open for observation
- 77 observation participant visits
NUK I-Course Smart Course Selection Guidance System
I-Course has evolved from a course selection tool into a learning decision support system, helping students plan personalized learning pathways and interdisciplinary course choices.
- System users increased from 1,151 to 1,934
- Interdisciplinary course selection among fourth-year students reached 33%
- Improved students’ awareness of interdisciplinary learning
Student Success and Career Outcomes
Student Learning Outcomes and Career Transition
With student success at the core, NUK tracks learning and career outcomes through Freshman Orientation, linked advising, career activities, internship systems, and graduate destination surveys.
Freshman Orientation: An Early-intervention Student Success Mechanism
The Freshman Orientation course helps first-year students adapt to university life through exploratory learning, orientation guidance, and peer support, reducing risks of learning interruption and transfer.
- Dropout risk decreased by 42.3%
- Transfer risk decreased by 81.7%
- Strengthened students’ stable enrollment and learning adaptation
Student Internships and Graduate Destination Tracking
Each department has established internship regulations and promotes off-campus internships. NUK also conducts graduate destination surveys in accordance with the Ministry of Education schedule to track graduates’ post-graduation development.
- 159 internship organizations
- 206 students enrolled in off-campus internship courses in 2025
- Approximately 2,771 responses collected in the 2025 graduate destination survey
Research Performance and Innovation
Sustainability-related Academic Research and Distinctive Research Outcomes
NUK faculty members continue to advance sustainability-related research in fields such as artificial intelligence, disaster prevention, sustainable living environments, humanities and technology, biomedical technology, AI legal governance, science education, health and biomimetic technology, new energy, and advanced packaging integration.
303 Sustainability-related Research Outputs
In 2025, faculty members published or produced 303 SDGs-related research outputs, demonstrating NUK’s sustainability research capacity.
- 144 journal articles
- 140 conference papers
- 15 books
- 4 exhibitions or performances
SDG 9, SDG 4, SDG 8, and SDG 3 as Major Directions
Sustainability-related research outputs mainly focused on industry innovation, quality education, decent work and economic growth, and good health and well-being.
- SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- SDG 4 Quality Education
- SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Connecting Interdisciplinary Research Centers
NUK continues to cultivate distinctive research teams and connect research centers with industry collaboration centers to enhance research translation and social impact.
- AI and disaster prevention technology
- Health and biomimetic technology
- Sustainable living environment technology
- ASE–NUK Industry-Academia Collaboration Center
External Recognition
External Rankings and Recognition of Institutional Performance
NUK’s institutional performance is also reflected in employer evaluation, sustainability rankings, international impact, and academic research capacity.
Cheers Employers’ Favorite Universities
Ranked No. 1 among public general medium-sized universities in the 2025 and 2026 Employers’ Favorite University rankings.
UI GreenMetric
Ranked 154th globally in the 2025 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings, placing NUK among the global top 10%.
THE Impact Rankings
Ranked within the top 400 for SDG 6, SDG 11, SDG 12, and SDG 15.
World’s Top 2% Scientists
Thirteen NUK professors were listed among the world’s top 2% scientists.
Management Actions
Management Measures and Annual Outcomes
Institutional performance is managed through key axes including teaching quality, SDGs-linked courses and research, student learning, career and employment outcomes, research innovation, and external recognition.
| Management Topic | Management Measures | 2025 Outcomes | Relevant SDGs / Indicators |
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| Teaching Quality and Innovative Teaching |
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SDG 4 GRI 404
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| SDGs-linked Courses and Sustainability Literacy |
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SDG 4 SDG 13 SDG 17
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SDG 4 SDG 10
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| Career and Employment Outcomes |
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SDG 8 SASB SV-ED-260a.3
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| Sustainability-related Academic Research |
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SDG 4 SDG 8 SDG 9
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Demonstrating Governance Responsibility through Institutional Performance and Cultivating Sustainable Talent through SDGs-Inside
NUK will continue to focus on teaching quality, interdisciplinary learning, SDGs-linked courses, student success, career transition, and sustainability research. Through data-driven performance tracking and continuous improvement mechanisms, NUK transforms institutional outcomes into higher education public value, regional influence, and sustainable governance capacity.