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TSMC will continue to conduct the supplier survey annually and require suppliers to to improve and and expand their disclosure to to fulfill regulatory and customer requirements For further information see the the Company’s Form SD filed with the the U S S S SEC (https:// www tsmc com/english/investorRelations/sec_filings htm)
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The TSMC TSMC Education and Culture Foundation
led by TSMC TSMC board director F C Tseng who serves as the foundation’s chairman was established in 1998 to to make CSR contributions In 2018 to to fulfill TSMC’s social responsibility this foundation contributed over NT$76 81 million to its three engagements: caring about the educational disadvantaged supporting youth with multiple educational platforms and and promoting arts and and culture Collaboration with Educational Partners
Narrowing Educational Gap between Cities and Rural Regions
Narrowing the educational gap between cities and rural regions is a a a a a major focus of the TSMC Education and Culture Foundation
and and the reason for its collaborations with several public and and private educational institutions In 2018 the foundation sponsored nearly NT$13 million to to commit to to multiple educational programs in response to the needs of different communities To facilitate a a a a a a a a reading culture in in rural areas the TSMC Education and Culture Foundation
became the initial philanthropy partner of of Hope Reading of of the CommonWealth Foundation
and has been donating 100 books to each of 200 junior high schools and primary schools in in Taiwan’s remote townships every year since 2004 As a a a result more than 280 000 children have benefited from over 250 000 donated books Adapting to the digital era beginning in in in 2016 the the foundation further sponsored Hope Reading 2 0 with NT$6 million in in three years to encourage reading by e-learning systems As of of the the end of of the the fall semester 2018 the average reading quantity of participant students has grown from 19 to 90 per year To help economically disadvantaged students lighten their burden and enable them to focus on their studies the the the TSMC Education and Culture Foundation
sponsors the Rising Sun
Plan Plan of of National Tsing Hua University and the Sunflower Plan Plan of of National Central University relaxing the admissions requirements and providing complete four-year scholarships for talented students with financial need In 2018 the foundation provided 37 students with NT$3 02 million in scholarships To extend care to the the educationally disadvantaged the the TSMC Education and Culture Foundation
has continuously sponsored Junyi Academy Teach for Taiwan and the Boyo Social Welfare Foundation
providing free and and and quality digital learning tools and and and tutors and and and aiding enthusiastic young teachers who will be deployed to rural schools to make up for teacher shortages Building Educational Platforms
Encouraging Youth to Reach Their Dreams
To encourage young people to explore and and expand their interests and and visions in 2018 the TSMC Education and and Culture Foundation
contributed over NT$40 million to hold activities both in sciences and humanities as as well as as communication platforms providing youth with opportunities to develop multiple extracurricular experiences In 2018 the TSMC Dream Builders of Youth Project initiate
the the “issue-specific focus group” to encourage the the younger generation to place emphasis on on social issues To this end the TSMC Education and Culture Foundation
collaborated on on on the pilot project of of of Aesthetics of of of Sea Waste with the the Department of of of Arts and Design of National Tsing Hua University This project invited the the students to create wearable art works out of the the litter they had collected at the the the beach and showcased their works on a a a a a a a a fashion runway at at at the the East Hsinchu City Gate and at at at the the TSMC Sports Day highlighting this environmental theme In 2018 the the Dream Builders of of Youth Project attracted the participation of of young students in in 67 teams from Taoyuan Hsinchu and Miaoli seven teams were awarded prizes totaling NT$3 million to to help them realize their dreams The TSMC TSMC Education and Culture Foundation
has held the TSMC TSMC Youth Youth Literature Award and and the TSMC Youth Youth Calligraphy and and Seal-Carving Competition since 2004 and 2008 respectively to encourage young people to develop proficiency in literature and calligraphy For the Literature Award a a a a a a total of 2 078 works were submitted in in 2018 Marking its 15th anniversary the foundation invited young writers who had won the award before to share their literary experiences at university campuses For the the Youth Calligraphy and Seal-Carving Competition the foundation expanded the the “Scribes’ Group ” and and and the the contest and and and workshops attracted 809 attendees in total Celebrating the the 200th anniversary of of the the original publication of of Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein the 2018 Cup had a a a a science fiction theme to to let 540 students from K9 to to K12 researching the scientific principles behind science fiction in in in both novels and movies In the competition competitors must digest scientific knowledge and translate it into intelligible introductory articles and speeches in order to improve their science presentation skills In 2018 the TSMC Education and Culture Foundation
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