The Third East Coast Cup National High School Debate Tournament, jointly organized by the Center for Indigenous International Affairs at National Dong Hwa University, the university's Speech and Debate Society, and the Office of Student Affairs' Extracurricular Activities Division, was successfully held on April 11-12, 2026, at Hualien County Huagang Junior High School.

The Center for International Indigenous Affairs (CIIA) at National Dong Hwa University (NDHU), in collaboration with the Micronesian Voyaging Society (MVS), co-organized a cultural and educational exchange program initiated last year. Led by master navigator Sesario Sewralur, the traditional Palauan voyaging canoe Alingano Maisu set sail again this February. After visiting Pingtung, Kaohsiung, and Taidung, the crew arrived in Hualien for a series of engagements integrating Indigenous cultural practices, ocean-based knowledge, and academic dialogue, highlighting trans-Pacific Indigenous knowledge connections.