To expand partnerships on sustainability issues, the Center for Sustainable Development, National Dong Hwa University（NDHU）signed a Memorandum of Understanding（MoU）with Universitas Pertamina, Indonesia, on December 5 in the morning. Through the integration and application of both institutions" professional resources, the collaboration aims to actively promote academic research, community services, and the realization of the United Nations" Sustainable Development Goals（SDGs）.

Under the leadership of Professor Bavaragh Dagalomai Jolan Hsieh, Director of the Center for International Indigenous Affairs at National Dong Hwa University, a team of Indigenous scholars and graduate students from Taiwan recently embarked on an in-depth cultural exchange in Aoterora New Zealand. The delegation engaged in activities that included attending a traditional Māori funeral, supporting Māori sovereignty under the Treaty of Waitangi, and exploring the core values and practices that define Māori culture, language, and land rights.