TNUA and NTCRI will work to jointly build an academic system for craft knowledge, train talent for craft research, creation and restoration, and promote international exchange.
To build the academic system of craft knowledge, the partnership looks to design school curriculums, produce teaching materials, publish books and journals, and organize academic symposiums.
They look to create a complete ecosystem to promote Taiwanese crafts in concerted efforts, Mr. Chang said.
Prof. Chen noted that there should not any boundaries between the development of crafts and contemporary art.
The positions of crafts change along with time, and the TNUA-NTCRI partnership seeks to transcend language barriers through collaboration, resource sharing and exchange activities with which Taiwan crafts can create international links.
Following the ceremony, Mr. Chang showed Prof. Chen and the other TNUA administrators around the cultural park, including an exhibition, “Crafting Taiwan 100 Years And More,” curated by Prof. Chiang.