A memorandum of understanding was inked between the Taipei City-headquartered National Palace Museum and Soochow University March 13 in Taipei City, aimed at jointly promoting cultural heritage.
According to the museum, the pact was signed by NPM Director Hsiao Tsung-huang and SU President Chan Chien-lung.
Speaking at the ceremony, Hsiao noted that NPM and SU are in close proximity in the city’s Shilin District. With this year marking NPM’s centennial and SU’s 125th anniversary, it is the perfect timing for the cooperative agreement, he added.
The museum houses a rich collection of historical relics, while the university is a major talent cultivation hub, he said, adding that the arrangement would facilitate diverse exchanges between the two parties.
Hsiao additionally noted that the museum and SU’s Department of Chinese Literature are collaborating on a project to develop general education courses in the humanities and anticipated further cooperation on curriculum development, exhibitions and seminars, and the university’s international ultramarathon.
In response, Chan said that the university’s faculty and students from 15 countries would work closely with the museum to enhance the two institutions’ visibility on the global stage. (POC-E)
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