On the afternoon of April 23, the Vanderbilt University Institute of National Security and the College of Social Sciences at National Taiwan University convened a joint academic exchange meeting.
The meeting was chaired by Dean Yutzung Chang and National Chair Professor of Economics Jin-Tan Liu, with participation from Professor Joseph Tao-yi Wang, Director of the Taiwan Social Resilience Research Center; Associate Professor Jason Kuo, Associate Dean for International Affairs; Professor Chun-Fang Chiang from the Public Economic Policy Research Center; Associate Professor Kai-Ping Huang from the Hu Fu Center for East Asia Democratic Studies; and Assistant Professor Yi-Hao Su from the Taiwan Social Resilience Research Center.
The Vanderbilt delegation was represented by Associate Professor Brett Benson from the Department of Political Science and Professor Brett Goldstein, Special Advisor to the Chancellor for National Security and Strategy Initiatives and Professor of Engineering and Management Science.
The College is pleased to report that the meeting resulted in substantive progress toward collaborative research initiatives focused on Taiwan's security and national resilience. Both institutions look forward to deepening their partnership in the future. The College also appreciates assistance from the University's Office of International Affairs.