(FTI)2026 K.P. Chen Memorial Lecture and International Symposium on Population Health Change
Date and Time:
- December 3, 2026 (Thursday), 10:00–12:00
K.P. Chen Memorial Lecture - December 4, 2026 (Friday), 09:00–16:00
International Symposium on Population Health Change
Venue: Room 101, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University
Registration: https://forms.gle/XbKk3sBc6Ty962Hv5
The College of Public Health at National Taiwan University (NTU CPH) and the K.P. Chen Preventive Medicine Foundation are pleased to announce the 2026 K.P. Chen Memorial Lecture and International Symposium on Population Health Change.
The K.P. Chen Memorial Lecture in Public Health was established in 2017 by the K.P. Chen Preventive Medicine Foundation at NTU CPH to commemorate the centenary of Professor Kung-Pei Chen’s birth. This annual lectureship honors distinguished international scholars who have made significant and unique contributions to public health.
The 2026 memorial lecturer is Professor Majid Ezzati of Imperial College London, United Kingdom, who will deliver a keynote lecture entitled “Aetiology of Population Health Change” on December 3.
On December 4, we will host an international symposium entitled “Understanding Population Health Change: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Region and Beyond.” The symposium will bring together distinguished scholars from Taiwan and abroad to share research findings and perspectives on population health trends, their determinants, and implications for public health policy and practice.
Invited speakers include:
- Young-Ho Khang, Seoul National University, South Korea
- Katsuyuki Miura, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan
- Xueling Sim, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Tony Blakely, University of Melbourne, Australia
- Brad Pollock, University of California, Davis, USA
- Kuo-Liong Chien, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Remarks:
- Registration is free and open to all.
- If you are unable to attend after registering, please notify the organizers by email to cancel your registration.
- Both events will be conducted entirely in English.



