NCU Actively Pursues Sister School Ties with UAF: Pioneering a New Era for Taiwan-Alaska Polar Academic Collaboration

National Central University (NCU), through Professor Sheng-Shiang Wang’s visit to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) from July 4 to 23, is on track to establish a sister school relationship. This makes NCU potentially the first Taiwanese university to partner with the University of Alaska System.

NCU’s academic focus aligns well with UAF, a leader in Polar Research and Earth Sciences. The exchange centered on key areas like satellite remote sensing of wildfires and permafrost, and atmospheric observation techniques, including a visit to the famous Poker Flat Research Range.

NCU積極與UAF建立姐妹校：開創台灣與阿拉斯加極地學術合作

國立中央大學（NCU）大氣系王聖翔教授於7月4日至7月23日訪問阿拉斯加大學費爾班克斯分校（UAF），成功推動兩校建立姐妹校關係。經過多次高層會議，NCU有機會成為台灣第一個與阿拉斯加大學系統建立合作關係的學校。

NCU與以極地研究和地球科學聞名的UAF學術領域高度契合。本次交流聚焦於森林野火、永凍土遙測及大氣觀測技術等，並參訪了著名的Poker Flat火箭發射場。

這項合作將為NCU師生提供獨特的極地研究和交流機會，學生最快可於明年春天前往UAF進行交換。