Hwung Hwung-hweng
黃煌煇
Minister of the Ocean Affairs Council
In office
28 April 2018 – 13 January 2019
DeputyChen Yang-yih
Lee Chung-wei
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byLee Chung-wei (acting)
Chairman of the Aviation Safety Council
In office
29 December 2015 – 27 April 2018
DeputyMichael Gau
Chi Chia-fen
Preceded byShen Chi
Liu Pei-ling (acting)
Succeeded byYoung Hong-tsu
President of National Cheng Kung University
In office
1 February 2011 – January 2015
Preceded byMichael M. C. Lai
Succeeded byJenny Su
Personal details
Born(1946-11-10)10 November 1946
Died26 July 2019(2019-07-26) (aged 72)
North, Tainan, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Alma materNational Cheng Kung University
Professionengineer

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

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

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "The Inauguration of NCKU President Prof. Hwung-Hweng Hwung in Taiwan". National Cheng Kung University. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Asian universities hold meeting in Tainan". Taipei Times. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Government mulling recognizing more Chinese diplomas". Taipei Times. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Meng, Ching-tzu; Lee, Hsin-fang; Chung, Jake (17 January 2014). "Politicians slam school on plaza name decision". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (18 January 2014). "Professor apologizes over Deng remarks". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Shan, Shelley (17 June 2017). "CAA and airlines to shoulder aviation safety". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  10. ↑ Shan, Shelley (19 October 2017). "Agencies clash over transport safety council". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Shan, Shelley (27 December 2017). "Draft proposes transportation safety council". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  12. ↑ Hung, Ting-hung (7 January 2018). "Oceans ministry needed to assert nation's EEZ: official". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  13. ↑ Hou, Elaine; Huang, Romulo (10 April 2018). "Ocean Affairs Council to be inaugurated in Kaohsiung April 28". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  14. ↑ Lee, Hsin-fang; Chung, Jake (26 April 2018). "New Council of Maritime Affairs to be inaugurated". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  15. ↑ 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.
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