From September 29 to October 2, 2024, Prof.Jyh-Wei Lee, Director of the Center for Plasma and Thin Film Technologies at Ming Chi University of Technology, along with Prof.Chi-Hsien Huang, Prof.Ding-Yu Liu, Prof.Yu-Ching Huang, and Prof.Li-Chun Chang from the Department of Materials Engineering, visited the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). During this visit, they signed a memorandum of understanding and discussed issues related to multinational cooperation. Additionally, the team visited the Plasma Bioscience Research Center (PBRC) at Kwangwoon University, where they delivered lectures and renewed a memorandum of understanding.

Established in 1971 and located in Daejeon, South Korea, KAIST is often called the "MIT of Korea." During the visit, Prof.Yu-Ching Huang shared the results of his collaboration with Director Shin of the KAIST Materials Department, They co-authored an SCI paper earlier this September. Prof.Ding-Yu Liu engaged in research collaboration and academic exchange with Professor Yeonsik Jung from KAIST, laying a solid foundation for future cooperation between the materials departments of both institutions. In discussions with Vice President Kim of KAIST, the "one PI, one company" policy was highlighted, encouraging each professor to establish a startup to commercialize research results. Vice President Kim noted that KAIST provides space and financial support ranging from $200,000 to $300,000 to assist professors in launching their companies. KAIST professors have successfully established 100 companies, achieving a success rate of 98%.

On October 2, the professors visited the Plasma Bioscience Research Center at Kwangwoon University, led by renowned low-temperature plasma Professor Eun Ha Choi. During the visit, Professor Choi introduced his company PLASADE's agricultural plasma water device, which has successfully sold to three agricultural research institutions in Korea this year. Each institution utilizes this device to produce agricultural plasma water, which can irrigate five farms daily, effectively reducing pesticide use. The visit also provided an opportunity to showcase the significant achievements of Prof.Li-Chun Chang from our university in low-temperature atmospheric plasma power supplies. This visit provided Prof. Chang with new ideas for developing low-temperature plasma equipment and facilitated international collaboration with PBRC, laying an important foundation for future research.

This visit highlights Ming Chi University of Technology's proactive efforts in promoting international collaboration and advancing plasma and thin film technology. The successful outcomes of this visit open the door for more cooperative opportunities in the future, promising deeper and more comprehensive academic research.

中文：明志科大電漿與薄膜科技中心教授參訪韓國科學技術院（KAIST）與光雲大學電漿生物科學研究中心深化國際合作關係，促進電漿與薄膜技術發展
This article is simultaneously published in the 16th edition of the SDGs E-paper.