2022/06/09 National Sun Yat-Sen University forms an alliance with Xpark to promote immersive marine scientific research
National Sun Yat-sen University President Ying-Yao Cheng and Taiwan Yokohama Hakkeijima Co., Ltd. Chairman Jun Arakawa signed a memorandum of cooperation with yesterday (7th). The two parties will work closely in marine science research and related industries development. Parent company Yokohama Hakkeijima Inc. specializes in marine aquariums in Japan. It owns and operates two in Japan, one of which being the largest; it also owns and operates one in Taoyuan, Taiwan, a well-known indoor recreational attraction called Xpark.
This signing was made possible by The NSYSU Office of Global Industry-Academe Collaboration and Advancement (OGIACA) and The Global Research & Industry Alliance of Southern Taiwan (GLORIA). OGIACA and GLORIA work closely with each other and have established an inventory of the marine biological aquaculture research teams from the five universities that form the alliance and the specialization of many domestic and foreign industries. Together they saw a potentially good match for cooperation and facilitated in setting up meetings and ongoing talks between NSYSU and Taiwan Yokohama Hakkeijima Co., Ltd. NSYSU’s College of Marine Sciences encompasses the fields of marine resources, marine science, marine environmental engineering, marine ecology and conservation. NSYSU will cooperate with Xpark to jointly run marine organism cultivation, innovative marine technology application projects and cultivate outstanding marine scientific research talents in Taiwan.
