Hsinchu County Government promotes achievements in sustainable education. Recently, National Kuan-Hsi Senior High School and REWOOD Charcoal Economy Creation Co., Ltd. (REWOOD) were both honored with the Education Impact Award by the International Association for Sustainable Education (IASE). County Magistrate Yang Wen-ke issued certificates of merit to the two institutions at the county management meeting on December 16, 2025, stating that this award will show more citizens that sustainable education is not limited to classroom knowledge—it is diverse, interesting, and deeply active.
Magistrate Yang expressed that to promote county citizens’ environmental accomplishments and sustainable development goals (SDGs), Hsinchu County Government integrates local characteristics into its promotion of sustainable education. Through diverse measures such as professional development programs for teachers, career exploration for adolescents, and interdisciplinary collaboration, and the establishment of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and corporate governance platforms that encourage corporate response, the government is using sustainable concepts to promote local industry transformation and accelerate progress toward creating a “cultural and technological smart city” and achieving net-zero sustainability targets.
The Education Bureau pointed out that Kuan-Hsi Senior High School was selected for the IASE Education Impact Award for its Carbon Assault, Don’t Sigh! Campus Green Teaching project, which actively integrates sustainable education into the school’s curriculum, deepening active guided study of biology and the environment; focusing on SDGs and sustainability goals; and promoting diverse methods such as plastic reduction, tree planting, food and agriculture education, and ecological survey to extend environmental protection from the classroom into the students’ daily lives, thereby fully realizing practical outcomes of sustainable education.
REWOOD, a local company in Hsinchu County, also won the IASE’s Community Impact Award—Paragon Award for its project titled Symbiosis with Campus Trees, Corporate Aid in Protection: Creating Sustainable Administration and Local Innovation Models on Hsinchu County School Campuses. This project was jointly promoted by REWOOD and the Education Department of the Hsinchu County Government, and is expected to extend to 121 campuses over its 3-year duration. The project is an important model for promoting sustainable campus administration within the county, and builds campus ecospheres capable of sustainable administration through systematic tree examination, twig recycling, encouraging young people to innovate in their hometowns, and practicing corporate ESG, thereby successfully linking campus safety, environmental education, and local innovation.
When a banyan tree at Feng Chia University fell over, it led to the tragic death of a graduate student. This compelled REWOOD founder Chen Wei-Cheng to start thinking about the safety of trees on campuses and in cities, as well as the topic of resource circulation. Chen has joined hands with the Education Department to enter campuses and carry out resource circulation in local cities for local students and residents. He believes that Hsinchu County Government’s success can be replicated in other cities and counties, and if everyone promotes sustainability together, we can create a more beautiful environment.