Hwung Hwung-hweng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang (黃).
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 [zh]
Liu Pei-ling [zh] (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 District, Tainan, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
EducationNational Cheng Kung University (BS, MS, PhD)
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

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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 [d]. 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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "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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