Chiayi Industrial High School and Enterprise Collaborate to Create Sustainable Stationery from Waste Materials
National Chiayi Industrial High School has partnered with Pegatron Corporation on a waste-to-resource project. By repurposing discarded wooden pallets into practical stationery, students are gaining hands-on experience in resource circulation and ESG principles.
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Central News Agency (Chiayi City, June 2) - National Chiayi Industrial High School has collaborated with Pegatron Corporation on a waste-to-resource project. In addition to providing discarded wooden pallets, the corporate design team visited the school to guide teachers and students in crafting practical pencil stationery from the pallets, allowing students to learn about resource circulation and ESG principles through hands-on practice.
Chiayi Industrial High School released a press statement today, explaining that this project transforms the large volume of waste wooden pallets generated by Pegatron's factories annually into creative tool pens with unique value. Since last November, Pegatron's design team has been visiting the school, with teachers and students from the Department of Interior Design responsible for the design and production, giving new value to the waste materials.
Chiayi Industrial High School stated that both parties have built upon last year's success of creating "eco-friendly colored pencils" from waste pallets by further developing a "sustainable pencil set" this year. Pegatron will donate the completed sustainable pencil sets back to the school for use in student design and drafting courses.
Chiayi Industrial High School noted that this collaboration not only allows students to accumulate practical experience but also, through the industry-academia cooperation model, integrates the corporate ESG spirit and sustainability concepts into basic education. This fosters students' understanding of circular material applications and social responsibility, further enhancing their creative thinking and practical skills.
Principal Chen Rui-zhou of Chiayi Industrial High School stated that the collaboration between the school and Pegatron not only demonstrates the results of industry-academia cooperation but also allows students to embody sustainable values through practice, working together to contribute to waste repurposing and environmental protection.
the school stated that it will continue to promote the development of specialized courses and will open a "Woodworking Design Class" in the 115th academic year. This will be an additional specialized class under the Department of Interior Design, aiming to pass on experience and foster intergenerational innovation through sustainable talent cultivation, jointly promoting sustainable education and the development of circular design.
Chiayi Industrial High School released a press statement today, explaining that this project transforms the large volume of waste wooden pallets generated by Pegatron's factories annually into creative tool pens with unique value. Since last November, Pegatron's design team has been visiting the school, with teachers and students from the Department of Interior Design responsible for the design and production, giving new value to the waste materials.
Chiayi Industrial High School stated that both parties have built upon last year's success of creating "eco-friendly colored pencils" from waste pallets by further developing a "sustainable pencil set" this year. Pegatron will donate the completed sustainable pencil sets back to the school for use in student design and drafting courses.
Chiayi Industrial High School noted that this collaboration not only allows students to accumulate practical experience but also, through the industry-academia cooperation model, integrates the corporate ESG spirit and sustainability concepts into basic education. This fosters students' understanding of circular material applications and social responsibility, further enhancing their creative thinking and practical skills.
Principal Chen Rui-zhou of Chiayi Industrial High School stated that the collaboration between the school and Pegatron not only demonstrates the results of industry-academia cooperation but also allows students to embody sustainable values through practice, working together to contribute to waste repurposing and environmental protection.
the school stated that it will continue to promote the development of specialized courses and will open a "Woodworking Design Class" in the 115th academic year. This will be an additional specialized class under the Department of Interior Design, aiming to pass on experience and foster intergenerational innovation through sustainable talent cultivation, jointly promoting sustainable education and the development of circular design.
FAQ
What is the trend of industry-academia collaboration in Taiwan?
There is a growing trend of circular economy models where companies provide waste materials for schools to repurpose.