{"id":10106,"date":"2025-11-25T11:07:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T03:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdgs.mcu.edu.tw\/?p=10106"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T03:18:07","slug":"campus-news-mcu-promotes-sustainability-education-students-explore-urban-wastewater-reclamation-and-circular-water-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdgs.mcu.edu.tw\/en\/archives\/10106","title":{"rendered":"[Campus News] MCU Promotes Sustainability Education Students Explore Urban Wastewater Reclamation and Circular Water Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">In response to the growing challenges of climate change and water scarcity, the importance of implementing sustainable living practices in urban environments has become increasingly evident. On November 24, Ming Chuan University\u2019s Office of Sustainability held an environmental education workshop in collaboration with a General Education course, inviting water resources lecturer Po-Che Hu to deliver a talk that guided students through the mechanisms and applications of wastewater reclamation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Supported by funding from the Ministry of Education\u2019s Smart and Climate-Friendly Campus Foundation Program, the workshop was integrated with the General Education course Introduction to Environmental Protection, taught by instructor Ming-Yu Chien. This design extended classroom learning into practical environmental contexts. Hu, who has long worked in environmental education at the Dihua Sewage Treatment Plant, brought extensive practical experience in wastewater treatment and environmental outreach. During the lecture, he explained how municipal wastewater (\u201cblack water\u201d) undergoes multiple purification stages to become reclaimed water (\u201clifesaving water\u201d), and highlighted the critical role wastewater treatment plants play as the \u201ckidneys of a city\u201d in pollution control, circular economy development, and carbon reduction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Deputy Director Min-Juei Chu of the Office of Sustainability stated that the workshop not only deepened students\u2019 understanding of water resource management and wastewater reuse but also helped them comprehend the practical direction of building a smart and climate-friendly campus under the course\u2019s structured guidance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ming Chuan University continues to advance its dual-track transformation toward intelligence and sustainability. Through environmental education and interdisciplinary learning activities, the university is cultivating future citizens equipped with strong sustainability literacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Full article: <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.week.mcu.edu.tw\/53910\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.week.mcu.edu.tw\/53910\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to the growing challenges of climate change and water scarcity, the importance of implementing sustainable living practices in urban environments has become increasingly evident. 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