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The strategic indicators for promoting USR

In Taiwan, the Ministry of Education has been promoting University Social Responsibility (USR), starting in 2017.
In Taiwan, the Ministry of Education has been promoting University Social Responsibility (USR), starting in 2017. Since each university has different geographical locations, specialties, characteristics, and resources, the selection and promotion of appropriate USR programs has become an important issue.
Strategic indicators for building USR programs have become the focus of recent education policy. In the past, universities have been accustomed to using performance-oriented indicators to demonstrate school performance. Social responsibility is the mission of the university, and it is believed that the lack of socially engaged universities, socially engaged universities are destined to be isolated in the academic ivory tower.
Therefore, universities should change the type of education, adjust the curriculum of social practice, improve opportunities for students to enter the workplace to learn and develop a sense of social responsibility. At the same time, the university can establish links with the local Strengthen the development of re-local communities.

Please refer to the article P.3~4, What are the strategic indicators to promote USR?

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