Initiative and International Collaboration Opportunities of the Taiwan Sea Grant Program
Ray YenFranklin
Since 2016, Taiwan has been discussing the possibility of launching the Sea Grant in Taiwan. In 2023, representatives from Taiwan participated in the Korea SG Conference, where they planned future international cooperation possibilities for SG. As a result, Taiwan began planning a conference in April 2024 with SG keynote speech and sessions. In June 2024, Taiwan will invite experts from 12 marine-related universities to hold an SG forum and will publish a book on the initiative of the Taiwan Sea Grant Program (TSGP), with the aim of launching the TSGP project in 2026. This session mainly introduces the motivation for promoting TSGP in Taiwan and the timeline of the initiative. Through on-site discussions, we hope to consolidate the future direction for promoting TSGP.