清華以「自強不息、厚德載物」為校訓，從人才培育到研究發展，積極邀請全校師生參與社會事務。近年來，清華以富含底蘊之人文社會涵養，逐步成為新竹區域創新網絡的重要整合支柱，聚焦於建立新竹城鄉創生知識平台，持續推動社會實踐計畫，力促聯合國永續發展目標(SDGs)的實現。清華社會實踐期望以「城鄉共好、社會永續」為願景，攜手利害關係人，創造大學與社會互利共享、共存共榮的夥伴關係，並設立下列目標：
1. 盤點大學與在地社區、產業的網絡節點，促進社會資本的累積與投資創造城鄉價值。
2. 推動永續城鄉與ESG實踐學分學程，整合校內外學習資源，提供學生實務導向之跨領域學習環境，引導學生經由實踐專題，驅動大學人才培養與在地議題解決的良性循環。
3. 發展區域創新與在地連結之學術與實務社群，作為學術與實務合作創新網絡平台，累積社會資本成為人才培育、學術研究的資源基礎。
4. 結合公私部門資源，推動區域創新跨領域之專題計畫，以科技為基礎，發展城鄉價值交換的平台。
5. 建立服務創新設計能耐的跨領域人才，累積青年創業能量，活化新竹城鄉所帶動的社區經濟活力。
6. 結合校內外資源，培育區域創新創業的學生新創團隊，厚植本校在地實踐場域的基礎，深化城鄉創生學程學習效益，擴大社會影響力。
清華推動大學社會責任多年，有多位傑出校友在大新竹區域深耕地方，成果漸受各界肯定，同時更發展出許多結合社會實踐的商業模式。在社會實踐的推動基礎上，清華持續將合作網絡與新竹的企業結合主動與科管局、園區企業合作倡議推動「科學園區社會責任」，協助園區回應社會需求，讓科技與社會相輔相成。2024年清華正式提出「USR x ESG」的構想，做為社會實踐的校務發展方向。
清華歷年USR計畫一覽表
第四期（2025-2027）
• REAL-X：從移居到宜居的區域永續發展支持系統（大學特色永續型）
• TNUNAN歌劇音樂會：以文化回應式教學推動泰雅醫療人才培育計畫（萌芽型）
• 自然為本的韌性社區-新竹市南寮沿海至香山的社區及其濕地為氣候調適實踐場域（萌芽型）
• 科技與社群的深度融合：以實證研究與素養教育共護頭前溪（萌芽型）
第三期（2023-2024）
• REAL+：新竹區域產業與文化支持系統（大學特色永續型）
• TNUNAN 歌劇音樂會：以文化回應式教學推動泰雅醫療人才培育計畫（萌芽型）
• "S+M+ART”跨學科與創客藝術在地智慧活氧計畫（萌芽型）
• 永續發展教育的跨領域韌性整合與社會實踐：以南寮沿海社區與自然谷為里山海實踐場域（萌芽型）
第二期（2020-2022）
• 新竹區域接地支持實驗室（萌芽型）
• 〝S+T+ARTS〞跨學科教育與在地自然生態文創活氧計畫（萌芽型）
試辦期（2017-2018）
• 城鄉價值共創與共好
Guided by our motto, “Self-Discipline and Social Commitment” (自強不息、厚德載物), NTHU actively engages faculty and students in addressing social challenges through talent cultivation and research development. In recent years, NTHU has drawn upon its deep-rooted humanities and social sciences strengths to become a key integrator in Hsinchu’s regional innovation network. We focus on establishing a knowledge platform for urban-rural revitalization and continue to promote social practice initiatives aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our social practice envisions “urban-rural co-prosperity and social sustainability” as the foundation, working alongside stakeholders to build mutually beneficial, symbiotic partnerships between the university and society. The following goals have been set:
1. Identify key stakeholders within networks connecting the university, local communities, and industries, in order to accumulate social capital and co-create value in urban and rural areas.
2. Promote the Program of Sustainable Urban-Rural Development and ESG Practice, integrating intra- and inter-university resources to provide students with a practice-oriented, interdisciplinary learning environment. Students engage in capstone projects that reinforce a virtuous cycle between local issue-solving and talent development.
3. Foster academic and practical communities of regional innovation and local engagement, creating a collaborative platform for research and implementation that transforms accumulated social capital into a foundation for academic research and talent cultivation.
4. Leverage resources from both public and private sectors to launch interdisciplinary regional innovation projects. These initiatives aim to develop a platform for urban-rural value exchange through technology-driven approaches.
5. Cultivate cross-disciplinary talent in service innovation and design, enhancing youth entrepreneurship and revitalizing the local community economy driven by Hsinchu’s urban and rural dynamics.
6. Support student-led startups and innovation teams through access to internal and external resources. These initiatives reinforce local engagement and deepen the effectiveness of the urban-rural regeneration curriculum while amplifying social impact.
We have promoted University Social Responsibility for many years. Numerous alumni have actively contributed to local development in the Hsinchu area, and their efforts are increasingly recognized across sectors. This has also led to the emergence of innovative business models grounded in social practice. Building on this foundation, we have expanded its collaboration networks to include local enterprises and the Hsinchu Science Park Bureau, launching the Science Park Social Responsibility (SPSR) initiative. This initiative enables the science park to respond to social needs and facilitates a synergy between technology and society. In 2024, NTHU formally proposed the “USR x ESG” strategy as a new direction for university-wide social responsibility development.
NTHU USR Projects Overview
Phase IV (2025–2027)
• REAL-X: A Regional Support System for Immigrants and Sustainable Development (Sustainability Project)
• Tnunan Opera Concert: Promoting Atayal Medical Personnel Training through Culturally Responsive Teaching (Sprout Project)
• Nature-based Resilience Community―Communities and their Wetlands of the Coast of Nanliao and Xiangshan in Hsinchu City as the Climate Change Adaptation Practice Area (Sprout Project)
• Deep Integration of Technology and Community: Protecting the Touqian River through Empirical Research and Literacy Education (Sprout Project)
Phase III (2023–2024)
• REAL+: Regional Industry and Culture Assistant System in Hsinchu (Sustainability Project)
• Tnunan Opera Concert: Promoting Atayal Medical Personnel Training through Culturally Responsive Teaching (Sprout Project)
• S+M+ART: Interdisciplinary Maker-Art and Smart Urban-Rural Sustainability Project (Sprout Project)
• Cross-Disciplinary Integration for SDGs: Coastal Nanliao and Nature Valley as Satoyama and Satoumi Practice Fields (Sprout Project)
Phase II (2020–2022)
• Regional Engagement Assistant Lab in Hsinchu (Sprout Project)
• S+T+ARTS: Interdisciplinary Education and Eco-Cultural Innovation for Local Sustainability (Sprout Project)
Pilot Phase (2017–2018)
• Co-Creation and Co-Prosperity of Urban-Rural Values