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.
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]
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]
Hwung died at National Cheng Kung University Hospital on 26 July 2019, aged 72. [15]