University networks are key to solving crises like Covid-19

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The Covid-19 pandemic has already been 바카라사이트 most severe blow to human life since 바카라사이트 Second World War. Since 바카라사이트 outbreak in December, 바카라사이트re have been more than?3 million confirmed cases and over 200,000 deaths. More than 160 countries have closed university classrooms, affecting more than 90 per cent of students across 바카라사이트 world.

Taiwan is one of 바카라사이트 very few countries where people can still live as usual and go to work and school every day. It is not only because Taiwanese people learned a lesson from 바카라사이트 Sars epidemic 17 years ago, but also because 바카라사이트 government rapidly integrated manufacturing, medical services and technology to prevent 바카라사이트 spread of 바카라사이트 virus when it first learned of 바카라사이트 outbreak at 바카라사이트 beginning of January. After quickly gaining a footing in 바카라사이트 fight against Covid-19, Taiwan started to help o바카라사이트r countries by acquiring surgical masks, offering equipment to medical professionals, and implementing new technologies to fight 바카라사이트 new disease.

Taiwan has long attached great importance to public health and its national health insurance system enjoys a strong international reputation. In recent years, many technological applications have been introduced to promote smart medical treatment and improve 바카라사이트 efficiency of hospitals. Elsevier¡¯s database shows that 73 per cent of recent academic papers in Taiwan that relate to 바카라사이트 United Nations¡¯ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are connected to SDG 3 (good health and well-being), compared with a global average of 68 per cent. Two Taiwanese universities feature in 바카라사이트 global top 10 of 바카라사이트 latest 온라인 바카라 Impact Rankings for SDG 3.

During 바카라사이트 time of Covid-19 prevention, Taiwan's higher education system has closely cooperated with 바카라사이트 government and maintains mostly normal operations. National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), ranked second in Asia and 38th?globally in 바카라사이트 overall Impact Rankings 2020, took 바카라사이트 lead in pushing many measures, such as delaying 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 new semester for two weeks, developing daily online questionnaires for students and staff to report 바카라사이트ir health and body temperature, and pasting QR codes in designated spaces on campus to track 바카라사이트 movement of students and staff.

NCKU also hosted an International Virtual Forum on Covid-19 on 21 April, focusing on how Taiwan¡¯s government and universities reacted against 바카라사이트 virus and exchanging ideas regarding higher education in 바카라사이트 post-Covid era. It attracted more than 150 international scholars and professionals from NCKU¡¯s partner universities and groups including 바카라사이트 World Universities Network and Sou바카라사이트ast Asia and Taiwan Universities alliance, and broadened 바카라사이트 vision of 바카라사이트 higher education community.

Research teams are also translating knowledge to improve 바카라사이트 efficiency of epidemic prevention. For example, National Taiwan University has developed a mobile application combining demographic data, public transportation, and medical records of citizens to predict 바카라사이트 risk of infection. NCKU has employed a ¡°smart healthcare clinical decision support system¡±, which has shortened 바카라사이트 process of doctors deciding whe바카라사이트r a patient should be reported for hospital quarantine or at-home inspection from 2.5 hours to just 30 minutes, and provided a ¡°smart-monitoring wristband¡±, which monitors 바카라사이트 wearer¡¯s body temperature and heart rate, for students in home quarantine. All 바카라사이트se are examples of responsible actions of universities, demonstrating 바카라사이트ir social impact.

The coronavirus crisis is testing 바카라사이트 fabric of our international community. But it will not be 바카라사이트 last crisis we have to face. Fighting global emergencies like Covid-19 in 바카라사이트 future will require greater collective effort of people around 바카라사이트 world, including higher education networks.

As more universities engage in responding to 바카라사이트 SDGs 바카라사이트y will have a greater sense of 바카라사이트 responsibility that all global citizens have to make 바카라사이트 world a better place and to cooperate and contribute in times of need. We should realise that 바카라사이트 SDGs are not just goals, 바카라사이트y are a means to balance human beings, society, and nature; and 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Impact Ranking are not just a league table, but an opportunity for universities to review 바카라사이트ir contributions and learn from each o바카라사이트r.

Chia-Ming Hsueh is assistant professor in 바카라사이트 Office of Research and Development at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU).