Chung Yuan Christian University
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中原大學
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| Motto | 篤信力行 |
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| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1955 |
| Location | , |
| Website | www.cycu.edu.tw |
| Chung Yuan Christian University | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 中原大學 | ||
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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."
As the University grows in reputation, the Ministry of Education has on several occasions evaluated and rated CYCU as the best private comprehensive university.
History
The university was originally established as Chung Yuan Christian College of Science and Engineering (CYCC) 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 1 August 1980.
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 (accredited by AACSB)
- 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. Past presidents and administrators include Kuo Ke-tee, Hsieh Ming-shan, Han Wei, Yuan Ta-nien, Yin Shiu-hau, Chang Kwang-cheng, Hsiung Shen-kan.and Cheng Wan-Lee
Notable alumni
知名校友
- Chang Fan, Political Deputy Minister of Finance (2014-2016) 張璠
- Chiu Jeng-jiann, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology 裘正健
- 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 (2009-2012) 黃重球
- Yan Jeou-rong, Deputy Minister of Public Construction Commission 顏久榮
- Yu Hsiao-cheng, Deputy Chairperson of National Communications Commission 虞孝成
- Weng Chang-liang, Magistrate-elect of Chiayi County 翁章梁
- Wen-Hsiung Li, fellow of Academia Sinica specializing in Genomics 李文雄
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.
Asteroid
Asteroid 187636 Chungyuan was named in honor of the university. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (M.P.C. 111803).
Partner Institution
Malaysia
See also
References
- "CYCU Motto (in Chinese)". CYCU. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
- https://unitedboard.org/about-us/our-network/
- "Mission". CYCU. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
- "Chung Yuan Christian University at a Glance". CYCU. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
- "187636 Chungyuan (2007 CF13)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- http://cob.cycu.edu.tw/cob/aacsb.html
- "Office of the President". CYCU. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
- "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
