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To evaluate the operational framework through which state-led university social responsibility (USR) programs foster local sustainable development in comparison to European and American models.

August 16, 2026International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

An analysis of Taiwan’s educational contributions to sustainable development: evidence from Taiwan’s university social responsibility

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YXYafeng XuShaanxi Xueqian Normal University TLTzu Chao LinChihlee Institute of Technology LYLiliang YouNational Chengchi University

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Qualitative comparative study reveals policy-driven university social responsibility promotes short-term sustainability but limits community agency, highlighting trade-offs in local resilience.

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To evaluate the operational framework through which state-led university social responsibility (USR) programs foster local sustainable development in comparison to European and American models.
Conducted a qualitative comparative study assessing governance structures, curricular mechanisms, community participation, resource integration, and long-term sustainability.
Analyzed secondary documentation and semi-structured interview data from nine key stakeholders (project planners, faculty, students, and community collaborators) across two representative USR cases.
Taiwan's USR model promotes regional sustainable development via a policy-driven, performance-embedded framework characterized by centralized policy coordination and effective resource mobilization.
The state-led framework successfully supports short- to medium-term sustainability but exhibits significant constraints in cultivating local community agency and self-sustaining endogenous development.

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Xu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a817980f2fb91fc834acb83 https://doi.org/10.1108/ijshe-10-2025-1297

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Qualitative comparative study reveals policy-driven university social responsibility promotes short-term sustainability but limits community agency, highlighting trade-offs in local resilience.

An analysis of Taiwan’s educational contributions to sustainable development: evidence from Taiwan’s university social responsibility

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An analysis of Taiwan’s educational contributions to sustainable development: evidence from Taiwan’s university social responsibility

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