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STANFORD UNIVERSITY NAMES WORLD’S TOP 2% SCIENTISTS, 2021. SEVEN SCIENTISTS FROM NUK ARE RECOGNIZED
Stanford University has recently released a list that represents the top 2 per cent of the most-cited scientists in various disciplines. In an acknowledgment of the high standard of research being undertaken at the National University of Kaohsiung (NUK), the Stanford University has included seven scientists from NUK to its annual list of top 2% scientists in the world. Out of seven scientists who figure on the list are two from NUK’s Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering including Prof. Chien Hsin Yang (楊乾信) and Prof. Wen Fu Ho (何文福), and one each from the Dept. of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Prof. Tzung-Pei Hong (洪宗貝), and Dept. of Applied Mathematics, Prof. Tsung Fang Wu (吳宗芳), and Dept. of Information Management, Prof. Ying-Feng Kuo (郭英峰), and Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Prof. F.-K. Liu(劉福鯤). The report was prepared by a team of experts led by Prof. John Ioannidis, the eminent Professor at the Stanford University. The database was created to provide updated analyses and a publicly available database of top scientists. Updated databases and code are freely available in Mendeley (https://dx.doi.org/10.17632/btchxktzyw). The database provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship-adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions, and a composite indicator.
Asia Virtual Academy - 2021 Spring Lecture Series opening ceremony
In partnership with sister universities, National University of Kaohsiung opened the Asia Virtual Academy - 2021 Spring Lecture Series on April 13th. With the aim to maintain academic mobility and deepen friendship with partner universities throughout the difficult times, NUK launched the virtual lecture series. The overarching theme of the series is “Global Studies and Sustainability”, since NUK has been committed to supporting and promoting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With the joint efforts of our valued partners, Bicol University in the Philippines, Nong Lam University in Vietnam, Universitas Tanjungpura in Indonesia, National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan and Vel Tech University in India, NUK believes that we will learn from each other and gain different perspectives through the lectures in the next six weeks. In the opening ceremony, the distinguished guests from our sister universities also joined virtually to celebrate the beginning of a long-lasting friendship and strong collaboration.In the keynote speech, Prof. Shao-Hsun Keng shared his insights on the topic of Automation and Changes in Occupational Skills. Over 300 students and academics from home and abroad participated online, marking a resounding success of the event. The opening lecture given by Prof. Keng was the first of the six virtual lectures, which will continue every Tuesday through to May 18th. Join us and register now athttps://forms.gle/Pa7iJWzYELYB8dEm6
