Shetou: Innovation, Startup, Revitalization
Society
Shetou Sock Knitting- Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Creation
National Changhua University of Education
Located in the west of Bagua Mountain, Shetou is a small town with a population of less than 50 thousand. In the days of the Japanese ruling, the Zhengs brought a manual knitting machine to the Qingshuiyan and founded the “Sheng Li hosiery factory”, opening the era of the hosiery industry. After the hardworking of the Shetou people, the hosiery industry gradually replaced agriculture and became the main industry. In the 1970s, the government promoted the policies of “factories at home”, accelerating the development of the hosiery industry. At the time, more than half of the people engaged in the industry, creating the phenomenon of “numerous presidents”. The Shetou hosiery also made the country a handsome profit, winning the reputation of “Hometown of Socks”.
In recent years, due to the turmoil of the global market, the increase of labor costs, and China, as a low-price competitor, Shetou hosiery is facing a downturn in domestic and overseas markets. Now, Shetou hosiery needs a reform comprehensively. “The hosiery industry is currently faced with difficulties; the local academia cannot sit back and take no action!” With the belief that “Assisting local communities to achieve sustainability is one of the many ways to realize USR;” Professor Kaili Yieh gathered college professors, students, hosiery factories, and volunteers to form a team called “Shetou Glory”. They apply for two USR projects, “Sustainability for Shetou Hosiery” and “Shetou: Innovation, Startup, Revitalization”, planning to construct a self-sustaining system for the community that connects to three of the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by UN member states: ensuring quality education, building sustainable cities and communities, and promoting decent work and economic growth. The team aims at renewing the business model, starting up a social enterprise, and revitalizing the local community in order to achieve the goals of “university uniqueness, local revival, international connections” and create social and economic values, breathing life into the local community.
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