Yueh-Sung Weng (Yue)
E-mail:
yueh-sung.weng@manchester.ac.uk Cell:
07-415021597
[Overview]:
A
researcher with four years of professional experience in architecture and urban
design fields.
Passionate
about urban governance, design, and community participation in enhancing built
environment, I am keen to seek a better solution for governing urban development
and housing improvements in cities.
[Education]:
The University of Manchester, Manchester,
United Kingdom, 2020-present
Ph.D. Planning and Environmental
Management
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Teaching assist in these modules:
Urban planning theory, International planning, Neighbourhood planning
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Thesis: The role of community-led
housing renewal in Taiwanese housing context
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Licentiate member of the Royal Town
Planning Institute (RTPI): No. 108894
The University of Sheffield, Sheffield,
United Kingdom, 2019-2020
MSc Cities and Global Development with
Merit
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Relevant coursework: Governance &
participation in the Global South, Planning for Informality
National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan,
Taiwan, 2010-2013
Master of Science in Architecture
[Professional Experience]:
Holing
Chang Architectural Design Firm, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2016-2018
Construction Supervisor
AECOM Corporation, Taiwan
Branch, Taipei & Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2014-2016
Urban and architectural designer Ⅱ
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Assisting to develop urban
revitalization proposal.
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Taking a charge of code compliance of
a special district plan in Kaohsiung.
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Contributing design and rendering
skills to architectural competitions.
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Analyzing the land-use and building
codes in designated urban design areas.
[Alternative Military Service]:
Officer,
Ministry of Culture, Department of Cultural Resource, Taipei, 2013-2014
A
team member in the national programme: cultural venues and museums funding
[Scholarship]:
Taiwanese
Ministry of Education Scholarship for Oversea Doctoral Study:
Secured
funding for three years.
(The
Taiwanese government will cover tuition fees up to 30,000 USD per year and
provide an additional subsidy of 20,000 USD per year)
[Conference papers]:
Weng,
Yueh-Sung. (2022). Adopting an analytical framework to examine the role of
community-led housing renewal in Taiwan: a study from an international
comparative perspective,
Research
Methodology Conference Proceedings: Conducting Research and Revisiting Research
Methods in Education and Doctoral Studies in the (Post) COVID-19 Era: Challenges
and Opportunities,
Coventry,
the UK, 20 April, pp.60-82
Weng,
Yueh-Sung. (2021). Incremental housing upgrading strategy as an alternative- a
community-led regeneration approach in Taiwanese cities, Paper presented at the
The
UK Ireland Planning Research Conference: Re-imagining the Planning Project,
Newcastle, the UK, 8-10 September
[Conference attendance]:
l City+
2022: An International Conference for Early Career Researchers and PhD
Students on Urban Studies, Canberra, Australia, Australian National University,
15 October 2022
l The
Research Methodology Conference: Conducting Research and Revisiting
Research Methods in Education and Doctoral Studies in the (Post) COVID-19 Era:
Challenges and Opportunities,
Coventry, the UK, 20 April 2022
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The UK Ireland Planning Research
Conference:
Re-imagining the Planning Project, Newcastle, the UK, 8-10 September 2021
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AESOP PhD Workshop: Post - Covid-19 recovery as a part
of transformation to industry 4.0, Association of European Schools of Planning,
Bratislava, Slovakia, 22-25 June 2021
l School
of Environmental, Education, and Development PGR Conference,
Manchester, the UK, 17-18 May 2021