To improve Taiwan’s meat processing technology and cultivate professional talent, the university invited Mr. Kenneth Lund Hansen, a senior teacher at Denmark’s ZBC Meat Trade College, to Taiwan on August 7, 2025. With over 30 years of experience in meat cutting and education, and a background as a meat technology supervisor and trainer for several well-known Danish supermarket chains, Mr. Hansen demonstrated Gourmet Butcher carcass cutting and international-level meat processing techniques, injecting new energy into the future development of Taiwan’s swine industry.
Mr. Hansen demonstrated how to transform less-utilized, lower-priced meat parts into high-value, delicious products using his exquisite cutting skills. Participants in the workshop witnessed the master’s craftsmanship firsthand, expressing deep admiration and a renewed sense of the unlimited potential of professional techniques.
NPUST President Chin-Lung Chang noted that NPUST is the only science and technology university in Taiwan to have a Department of Veterinary Medicine, a Department of Animal Science and Husbandry, and a fully English-taught Department of Tropical Agriculture and International Cooperation. The university also has a Sustainable Swine Research Center and recently received funding from the Ministry of Education’s “Sustainable Tropical Livestock and Poultry Production Talent Cultivation Base Program” to upgrade its on-campus livestock farm facilities.
As Taiwan currently lacks professional meat processing talent training institutions like Denmark’s ZBC, NPUST—as a university known for its technical training—has sent students and faculty to Denmark over the past several years to learn about swine farming and meat processing technologies. The university plans to deepen its cooperation with Denmark to establish a localized talent cultivation platform for meat technology. Ming-Tang Chiou, Director of the Sustainable Swine Research Center, said this move could solve the long-standing labor shortage in the industry and lay a solid foundation for Taiwan’s swine industry to advance in the international market.
President Chin-Lung Chang emphasized that Taiwan’s swine industry is internationally competitive. However, only through technological upgrades and talent cultivation can it stand out in the global market. He said the Sustainable Swine Research Center will continue to invest resources to introduce advanced international technology and combine it with the needs of local industries to train more professional meat technology talent for the country.
The event attracted many industry professionals and students, and received a warm response. Attendees said Mr. Hansen’s demonstration broadened their horizons and sparked a deeper interest in meat technology. NPUST plans to organize more international exchange programs and practical courses in the future to continuously promote technological innovation and talent development in Taiwan’s meat industry.
