Hwung Hwung-hweng | |
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黃煌煇 | |
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Minister of the Ocean Affairs Council | |
In office 28 April 2018 – 13 January 2019 | |
Deputy | Chen Yang-yih Lee Chung-wei |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Lee Chung-wei (acting) |
Chairman of the Aviation Safety Council | |
In office 29 December 2015 – 27 April 2018 | |
Deputy | Michael Gau Chi Chia-fen |
Preceded by | Shen Chi Liu Pei-ling (acting) |
Succeeded by | Young Hong-tsu |
President of National Cheng Kung University | |
In office 1 February 2011 – January 2015 | |
Preceded by | Michael M. C. Lai |
Succeeded by | Jenny Su |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 November 1946 |
Died | 26 July 2019 North District, Tainan, Taiwan | (aged 72)
Nationality | Taiwanese |
Alma mater | National Cheng Kung University |
Profession | engineer |
Hwung Hwung-hweng (Chinese: 黃煌煇; pinyin: Huáng Huánghuī; 10 November 1946 – 26 July 2019) was a Taiwanese hydraulic engineer, university president, and political administrator.
Academic career
[edit]Hwung was born in 1946.[1] He received a bachelor's degree from National Cheng Kung University in 1970, and completed his graduate education at the same institution, earning a doctorate in 1981.[1] Upon graduation, Hwung joined the NCKU faculty,[1] and was eventually named senior executive vice president.[2] He was named NCKU president in October 2010,[1] and formally assumed office in February 2011, succeeding Michael M. C. Lai.[3] Hwung also took Lai's position on the Southeast and South Asia and Taiwan Universities Presidents’ Forum.[4] Hwung supported a proposal for Taiwanese universities to accept more Chinese students, as long as admissions standards were not compromised.[5] In January 2014, Hwung wrote an open letter advising against the renaming of a campus plaza to South Banyan Square, citing laws on educational neutrality, as the given name of activist Cheng Nan-jung had political connotations.[6] University students led a demonstration on campus to protest his remarks.[7] Hwung stepped down from the NCKU presidency and was replaced by Jenny Su . He continued teaching at the university and in May 2015, spoke out regarding the need for the government to develop better water management policies.[8]
Political career
[edit]He was named chairman of the Aviation Safety Council in December 2015. In this position, he oversaw an investigation into the causes of aviation incidents and undertook additional safety research.[9] He backed calls for an agency independent of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to probe all transportation incidents.[10][11] In January 2018, Hwung stated that the government should establish a maritime agency to handle Taiwan's exclusive economic zone.[12] The Ocean Affairs Council began operations in April, with Hwung as founding chairman.[13][14]
Death
[edit]Hwung died at National Cheng Kung University Hospital on 26 July 2019, aged 72.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Prof. Hwung-Hweng Hwung the Next President of NCKU Starting February, 2011". National Cheng Kung University. 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "NCKU Senior Executive Vice-President Hwung-Hweng Hwung Passed the Flame of the 2010 National Intercollegiate Athletic Games". Business Wire. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "The Inauguration of NCKU President Prof. Hwung-Hweng Hwung in Taiwan". National Cheng Kung University. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Asian universities hold meeting in Tainan". Taipei Times. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Government mulling recognizing more Chinese diplomas". Taipei Times. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Meng, Ching-tzu; Lee, Hsin-fang; Chung, Jake (17 January 2014). "Politicians slam school on plaza name decision". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (18 January 2014). "Professor apologizes over Deng remarks". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Huang, Jennifer (14 April 2015). "INTERVIEW: Lax water rules leave nation high, dry, at risk". Taipei Times. Translated by Chung, Jake. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (17 June 2017). "CAA and airlines to shoulder aviation safety". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (19 October 2017). "Agencies clash over transport safety council". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (27 December 2017). "Draft proposes transportation safety council". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Hung, Ting-hung (7 January 2018). "Oceans ministry needed to assert nation's EEZ: official". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Hou, Elaine; Huang, Romulo (10 April 2018). "Ocean Affairs Council to be inaugurated in Kaohsiung April 28". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Lee, Hsin-fang; Chung, Jake (26 April 2018). "New Council of Maritime Affairs to be inaugurated". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ 侯俐安 (26 July 2019). "知名水利專家、海委會首任主委黃煌煇離世 享壽72" (in Chinese). United Daily News. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.