History
華仁全球講座之起源
緯創集團董事長林憲銘學長為提升本校學術競爭力，以個人名義捐款每年3,000萬元，連續5年，合計1.5億元成立人工智慧領域全球講座，並以父母之名命名為「華仁全球講座」，以回饋母校及父母養育之恩。
林憲銘學長近年觀察到臺灣學生出國留學變少，而臺灣軟體跟硬體資源與國際相比有差距，應該如何彌補？他思考問題後，下定決心邀請國際專家學者來臺，目的是期望學生能有機會與國際一流大師交流，縮短臺灣與國際間差距。
因此林憲銘學長捐贈設立之「華仁全球講座」，主要為延攬國際級人工智慧領域之特殊優秀人才蒞校講學，期望聘請全球知名人工智慧領域專家學者、甚至是國際「諾貝爾獎」等級的學者，加速臺灣學生與國際接軌，讓期望學生能有機會與國際一流大師交流接觸，了解到第一手的世界頂尖的AI、基礎科學相關最新資訊。
The Chairman of Wistron Group, Hsien-Ming Lin, donated a personal sum of 30 million NT dollars annually for five consecutive years, totaling 150 million NT dollars, to establish a global lecture series in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) in order to enhance the academic competitiveness of his alma mater. The lecture series was named the "Hwa Ren Global Lecture Series" in honor of his parents and to show gratitude to his alma mater.
In recent years, Hsien-Ming Lin observed that fewer Taiwanese students were studying abroad, and that there was a gap between Taiwan's software and hardware resources compared to the international level. He thought about how to remedy this situation and decided to invite international experts and scholars to Taiwan to give lectures, with the aim of giving students the opportunity to exchange ideas with international leading experts and to narrow the gap between Taiwan and the international community.
Therefore, the "Hwa Ren Global Lecture Series" established through Hsien-Ming Lin's donation mainly seeks to attract exceptional talents in the international AI field to give lectures at his alma mater, and hopes to hire globally renowned AI experts and scholars, including those of the level of the international "Nobel Prize," to accelerate the integration of Taiwanese students with the international community. The lecture series provides students with opportunities to interact and learn from world-class experts, and to gain first-hand knowledge on the latest AI and basic science-related information.