Hwung Hwung-hweng

Hwung Hwung-hweng (; 10 November 1946 – 26 July 2019) was a Taiwanese civil engineer, hydraulic engineer, and academic. He was the president of National Cheng Kung University from 2011 to 2015 and served as chairman of the Aviation Safety Council from 2015 to 2018 and minister of the Ocean Affairs Council from 2018 to 2019.

Early life and education Hwung was born in 1946. After graduating from National Tainan First Senior High School, he studied engineering at National Cheng Kung University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in hydraulic engineering and marine engineering in 1970, a Master of Science (M.S.) in water conservation and ocean engineering in 1975, and his Ph.D. in civil engineering in 1981.

Hwung was named NCKU president in October 2010, Hwung also took Lai's position on the Southeast and South Asia and Taiwan Universities Presidents’ Forum. Hwung supported a proposal for Taiwanese universities to accept more Chinese students, as long as admissions standards were not compromised. In January 2014, Hwung wrote an open letter advising against the renaming of a campus plaza to South Banyan Square, citing laws on educational neutrality, as the given name of activist Cheng Nan-jung had political connotations. University students led a demonstration on campus to protest his remarks. Hwung stepped down from the NCKU presidency and was replaced by . He continued teaching at the university and in May 2015, spoke out regarding the need for the government to develop better water management policies.

Political career He was named chairman of the Aviation Safety Council in December 2015. In this position, he oversaw an investigation into the causes of aviation incidents and undertook additional safety research. He backed calls for an agency independent of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to probe all transportation incidents. In January 2018, Hwung stated that the government should establish a maritime agency to handle Taiwan's exclusive economic zone. The Ocean Affairs Council began operations in April, with Hwung as founding chairman.

Death Hwung died at National Cheng Kung University Hospital on 26 July 2019, aged 72.