Social Involvement
Investing in Education
Talent is an important growth driver for enterprises. Reading is the groundwork for accumulating innovative capabilities. As part of the Investing in Education strategic pillar, USI helped establish the Taiwan Reading Culture Foundation and its Philanthropic Library. Libraries are set up in each township as a resource for teachers to borrow and use in class. Regarding youth training, we have several industrial-academic partnerships and internship projects in multiple facilities to enhance youth employability and develop next-generation technology talents.
Sponsor Taiwan Reading Foundation
"Broadening children's horizons and cultivating reading interest" cannot be done overnight, and understanding that different methods are needed for different age groups to guide reading, USI has continuously sponsored the Taiwan Reading Culture Foundation to build Philanthropic Libraries since 2005 and organized Parent-Child Reading, Meet the Author, and Magical Physics Science Camp activities to expand investment in local education, enhance reading habits, and promote interest in science.
We continued to use the SROI methodology to analyze and quantify our impact on students and children through the Philanthropic Libraries program and activities. Our survey found that 78% of students who participated in the Magical Physics Science Camp felt their science knowledge increased. Of the parents participating in the Parent-Child Reading activity, 73% believed that the event could enhance family reading quality. Every $1 invested in the Philanthropic Libraries can generate $5.87 of social value. For detailed analysis, please refer to the graphs below.
USI University Courses and Industrial-Academic Partnerships
Over the years, internal lecturers from USI University provided several free courses to share their knowledge, experience, or the industry's latest trends with associated organizations and students. In 2023, we shared 20 classes, 1,392 hours of lessons, investing in youth capacity development training.
USI provides internship opportunities with a one-on-one mentor system so students can bridge the gap between school and work after graduation. In 2023, 106 students interned in our internship programs.
In addition to internship opportunities, Nantou Facility partnered with National Tsing Hua University, Taipei Tech, and Taiwan Tech to conduct research projects such as the Module Miniaturization Reliability Testing, Electronic Component Bonding Simulation Technology, Millimeter Optical Antenna Module Development, and LED Mask Curing for High-Precision Fast Printing research.
Overall, 679 students benefited from these industrial-academic partnerships and participated 63,710 hours in 2023.
