Prof. Dr Yung-Ping Tseng is Vice President and Dean of Research and Development at National Chi Nan University (NCNU), Taiwan. He received his Ph.D. in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Sciences from Texas A&M University, has published more than eighty works on sustainable tourism, and previously served as Associate Editor of Leisure Sciences (SSCI).
Dr. Tseng is a leading Taiwanese figure in the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings community. NCNU has long been a committed participant in the ranking under his stewardship, and he leads a National Science and Technology Council project on redesigning GreenMetric indicators. He represented NCNU at the International Workshop on UI GreenMetric in Nice (2025) and Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld, Germany (2026), presenting the university's Nature Education Park as a sustainable tourism destination. His work on university sustainability governance has appeared in the Journal of Sustainability Perspectives in 2026. He also serves as the national representative for the Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) and as Chief Advisor to the Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration in Taiwan.
