The Third East Coast Cup National High School Debate Tournament, jointly organized by the Center for Indigenous International Affairs at National Dong Hwa University, the university’s Speech and Debate Society, and the Office of Student Affairs’ Extracurricular Activities Division, was successfully held on April 11-12, 2026, at Hualien County Huagang Junior High School. As one…
The Center for International Indigenous Affairs (CIIA) at National Dong Hwa University (NDHU), in collaboration with the Micronesian Voyaging Society (MVS), co-organized a cultural and educational exchange program initiated last year. Led by master navigator Sesario Sewralur, the traditional Palauan voyaging canoe Alingano Maisu set sail again this February. After visiting Pingtung, Kaohsiung, and Taidung,…
As part of the Taipei International Book Exhibition, National Taiwan University Press has curated a lecture series titled “Mirrors．Infinity-Reading the World through Knowledge.” Through publications and public dialogue, the series continues to explore how knowledge shapes our understanding of the world. One of the lectures, entitled “Constructing Indigenous Epistemologies and Decolonial Praxis-School Education, Documentary Film,…
The workshop aims to foster new academic and interpersonal ties across Asia-Pacific Indigenous Studies and identify collaboration opportunities. Key framing issues include: • Critical environmental issues facing Indigenous Peoples today • Intersections with gender rights, transitional justice, democracy, and Indigenous sovereignty movements • Building self-determination through academia and beyond. ▲Participating Speakers: Manuhuia Barcham,…
Several Indigenous representatives and educators from Taiwan have been recognized with the 2025 World Indigenous Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) Circle of Honours Awards for their outstanding contributions to language revitalization, cultural transmission, and educational service. Following careful review and discussion by the committee, contributors from Canada, Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Sami Norway, Hawaiʻi, Alaska, and…
source of information：NDHU NEWS Prof. Bavaragh Dagalomai Jolan Hsieh, Director of the Center for International Indigenous Affairs at National Dong Hwa University, led a 12-member Taiwanese delegation of Indigenous scholars, educators, and graduate students to Auckland and Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. The delegation participated in major international conferences and institutional visits, deepening collaborations in…
Ako Academy with NDHU students (Far left: Dr. Sifo Lakaw; Fourth from right: Prof. Bavaragh Dagalomai Jolan Hsieh) Ako Academy, a social enterprise from Aotearoa New Zealand, recently arrived in Hualien for a five-day cultural exchange and learning program. The organization is devoted to creating learning environments grounded in Te ao Māori (the Māori…
Professor Hsieh with Ambassador C. Wang in front of the Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania, symbolizing the growing friendship and academic exchange between Taiwan and Lithuania Professor Jolan Hsieh（Bavaragh Dagalomai謝若蘭）, Director of the Center for International Indigenous Affairs at the National Dong Hwa University（NDHU）in Taiwan, was recently invited to Kaunas, Lithuania to participate in…
Our university colleagues warmly welcomed Ben Matthews, a New Zealand expert in Māori economy and culture. (From left: Director Yi-Tze LEE, Vice President Chung-Shan SHIH, guest speaker Ben Matthews, and Director Bavaragh Dagalomai Jolan HSIEH) Mr. Ben Matthews(Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāti Porou), Senior Policy Analyst in the Policy and Trade Branch of the Ministry…
The Wu Hsu Fu-Mei Scholarship Team with the Ifugao people of the Philippines and local organization members In 2025, Center for International Indigenous Affairs at National Dong Hwa University awarded the Fu-Mei Wu Scholarship to students from The Department of Indigenous Development and Social Work to participate in a nine-day overseas field study program…