A. To strengthen the university's strategic positioning in the global AI development landscape, the Office of Research and Development is launching the "NCKU AI Summit Project," focusing on two main pillars: International Collaboration and Industry Collaboration.

B. Project details are as follows:
  1. The project is divided into two categories: International Collaboration and Industry Collaboration.
  2. Eligibility and Team Composition:

    (1 )Each team must consist of at least four members, including a minimum of two full-time NCKU faculty or research staff from different colleges or research centers. One of the members must be a junior faculty or researcher who joined NCKU after August 1, 2019 (i.e., within the past six years).

    (2) Principal Investigator (PI): Must be a full-time faculty or research staff member at NCKU, or clinical faculty primary appointed at NCKU Hospital.

    (3) Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PIs):
      a. For International Collaboration teams: At least one Co-PI must be a current faculty or researcher from a QS Top 100 international academic institution.
      b. For Industry Collaboration teams: At least one Co-PI must be a current industry R&D professional at manager level or above.
      c. May also include full-time NCKU faculty/research staff or clinical faculty primarily appointed at NCKU Hospital.

    (4) In consideration of resource allocation, each faculty/research staff member may participate in up to two projects: one as PI and one as Co-PI, or two as Co-PI.

    (5) Individuals currently serving as PI for the "AI Rising Stars Program" under the Minn Wu School of Computing may only serve as Co-PI in this project.

  3. Project Duration: From August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028 (3 years), subject to annual review and approval.

  4. Application Method: Submit the online application form and upload required documents by the deadline via the following link: https://forms.gle/H1XFRwJqcphUFCqE8.

C. Please download the relevant application documents from the Office of Research and Development website: https://ord.ncku.edu.tw/news-1126.html.

D. Please refer to the attached official announcement (Attachment 1). Any matters not covered in this announcement will be supplemented as necessary. The website of the Office of Research and Development shall be considered the most up-to-date and authoritative source.

E. Submission Deadline: From now until June 16, 2025.

F. An information session will be held by the Office of Research and Development on May 19, 2025. Presentation slides are available at: https://ord.ncku.edu.tw/news-1131.html.

Attachment 1. AI攻頂計畫徵件公告