On September 16, 2026, SCRC’s legal scholars and researchers National Chengchi University (NCCU) and Charles University (CUNI) came together in Taipei for a series of focused academic discussions on the European Union’s evolving regulatory framework for the high-tech and semiconductor industries.

The meeting provided an opportunity for the two teams to continue exchanging perspectives on current developments in EU law, industrial policy, foreign investment and the protection of intellectual property. As the European semiconductor sector faces growing technological, economic and geopolitical challenges, the discussions highlighted the importance of international academic cooperation and dialogue between European and Taiwanese experts. Prof. Huang-Chih Sung represented the SCRC legal team on the NCCU side, while CUNI was represented by Dr. Václav Šmejkal, SCRC Coordinator at the Faculty of Law, Dr. Jaroslav Denemark, and Dr. Michal Říha.

The program included several presentations addressing key aspects of the EU’s approach to strengthening the resilience and competitiveness of its high-tech industry. Among the topics discussed were foreign direct investment and foreign subsidies within the EU, the EU’s legal framework for zero-emission industries and industrial development, and the EU Chips Act and its recent developments.

A further presentation focused on the institutional tensions between open access and intellectual property protection in semiconductor design platforms, pilot lines and competence centres. This topic offered particularly valuable ground for discussion, connecting questions of EU regulation with the practical challenges of innovation, technology development and knowledge protection in the semiconductor sector. It also reflected an area of ongoing academic interest and collaboration between legal scholars at the CUNI’s Faculty of Law and the NCCU, who are jointly exploring these issues in greater depth.

Furthermore, many fruitful and valuable discussions commenced after the presentations, contributing to a deeper understanding of the legal and policy challenges surrounding semiconductor resilience, technological innovation and international investment.

Beyond the individual presentations, the event demonstrated the value of bringing together researchers from different legal and institutional backgrounds to examine rapidly developing issues from multiple perspectives. Such exchanges of expertise and knowledge can help establish a stronger foundation for Taiwanese companies seeking to navigate and further establish themselves in the Czech market, while also supporting deeper Czech-Taiwanese cooperation in the semiconductor sector.

All photos are courtesy of the NCCU.