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| Motto | 篤信力行[1] |
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| Established | 1955 |
| Type | Private university |
| Location | Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan |
| Website | www.cycu.edu.tw |
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| Traditional Chinese | 中原大學 | ||
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Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU; Chinese: 中原大學) is a private university in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The university was established as Chung Yuan Christian College of Science and Engineering in 1955 by a group of Taiwanese and American Christian educators to train science and engineering talent in the Christian spirit. The school was upgraded to a full university and renamed Chung Yuan Christian University in 1980.
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Education mission and ranking
CYCU's stated mission is "to promote higher education for the benefit of the Chinese people, aiming at the pursuit and advancement of genuine knowledge in order to maintain our cultural heritage and, thus, to serve humankind."[2]
As the University grows in reputation, the Ministry of Education has on several occasions evaluated and rated CYCU as the best private comprehensive university.[citation needed]
History
Chung Yuan Christian College of Science and Engineering (CYCC) was established in October 1955 by a group of Christian educators and local gentry. The college comprised four departments: physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, and civil engineering. CYCC was renamed Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) on August 1, 1980.[3]
Colleges
CYCU has 7 colleges, 26 departments, 24 Masters programs, and 12 PhD programs. CYCU has more than 70,000 alumni.
- College of Science
- College of Engineering
- College of Business
- College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- College of Design
- School of Law
- College of Humanities and Education
Presidents
Dr. Samuel K.C. Chang has been the school's president since 2013.[4] Past presidents and administrators include Kuo Ke-tee, Hsieh Ming-shan, Han Wei, Yuan Ta-nien, Yin Shiu-hau, Chang Kwang-cheng, and Hsiung Shen-kan.[3]
Notable alumni 知名校友
- Chang Fan: Political Deputy Minister of Finance 張璠
- Deng Feng-zhou: Chinese poet, local historian, environmentalist 鄧豐洲
- Hwang Jung-chiou: Chairman of Taiwan Power Company, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 黃重球
- Yan Jeou-rong: Deputy Minister of the Public Construction Commission of the Executive Yuan 顏久榮
- Yu Hsiao-cheng: Deputy Chairperson of the National Communications Commission (NCC) of the Executive Yuan 虞孝成
Name
Although similar in name, Chung Yuan Christian University does not have any relationship with the following universities in China: Zhongyuan University of Technology in Zhengzhou, and the short-lived Zhongyuan University which was founded by Deng Xiaoping, existed in the 1940s and 1950s, and later merged into Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and Huazhong Normal University, both in Wuhan.
See also
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References
- "Office of the President". CYCU. Retrieved 2014-10-22.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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