Southern Taiwan University
Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology (STUST; ) is a private university in Yongkang District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The university was originally founded in 1969 as Nan-Tai Junior College of Engineering. In 1990, it became Nan-Tai Junior College of Engineering and Business. In 1996 it was upgraded to Nan-Tai Institute of Technology and again to Southern Taiwan University of Technology in 1999. In 2007 it was upgraded to Southern Taiwan University and in 2012 it became Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Administration Chairman Hsin-Hsiung Chang Presidents *President Shin Wen-Bing (1969-1988) *President Chang Hsin-Hsiung (1989-2007) *President Tai Chein (2007-2017) *President Lu Deng-Maw (2017-Now) Motto The university's motto is ''Trust, justice, sincerity, honesty''. "Trust, justice, sincerity, and honesty are the basic principles of our lives. They are principles revered by ancient Eastern as well as by ancient Western sages. They are now ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Private University
Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money), grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities may be contrasted with public university, public universities and national university, national universities. Many private universities are nonprofit organizations. Africa Egypt Egypt currently has 20 public universities (with about two million students) and 23 private universities (60,000 students). Egypt has many private universities, including The American University in Cairo, the German University in Cairo, the British University in Egypt, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Misr University for Science and Technology, Misr International University, Future University in Egypt and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yongkang District
Yongkang District () is a district home to 233,730 people in Tainan, Taiwan. History Due to the development of manufacturing and food-processing industries, Yongkang has become a migrant city since the 1970s, attracting many people from neighboring cities who now work and live in the city. Its population experienced a large increase during the 1970s, and Yongkang became the largest city in Tainan County in 1977. On 1 May 1993 Yongkang was upgraded from rural township to a county-administered city since its population exceeded 150,000. Yongkang was formerly the largest city of Tainan County until it merged with Tainan City to form the new Tainan municipality and became Yongkang District on 25 December 2010. Though the increase in population today is not as rapid as it was before, Yongkang still enjoys the steady growth envied by other cities or towns. Administrative divisions The district consists of Wuwang, Wangliao, Yongkang, Puyuan, Daqiao, Wanghang, Wuzhu, Niaosong, Sanmi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tainan
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of history as the capital of Taiwan under Koxinga and later Qing rule. Tainan's complex history of comebacks, redefinitions and renewals inspired its popular nickname "the Phoenix City". Tainan is classified as a "Sufficiency" level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. As Taiwan's oldest urban area, Tainan was initially established by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as a ruling and trading base called Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan), Fort Zeelandia during Dutch Formosa, the period of Dutch rule on the island. After Dutch colonists were defeated by Koxinga in 1661, Tainan remained as the capital of the Kingdom of Tungning, Tungning Kingdom until 1683 and afterwards the capital of Taiwan Pref ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shin Wen-Bing
Hsin Wen-bing (1 February 1912 – 20 March 1999) was a Taiwanese politician who served as mayor of Tainan from 1960 to 1964, and a member of the Legislative Yuan between 1973 and 1981. After retiring from the public office, he became the first elected president of the South Taiwan Artisan School (ATAS) on December 15, 1969, later renamed the Southern Taiwan University of Technology Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology (STUST; ) is a private university in Yongkang District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The university was originally founded in 1969 as Nan-Tai Junior College of Engineering. In 1990, it became Nan-Ta ... (STUT). Hsin retired in 1988. To commemorate Hsin, an avid proponent of reading, STUT established an exhibition room, the Hsin Wen-Bing Museum, to display his collection of books. External links http://www.stut.edu.tw Taiwanese people of Hoklo descent Mayors of Tainan Presidents of universities and colleges in Taiwan Kuomintang Members of the L ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chang Hsin-Hsiung
Chang may refer to: People Surname * Chang (surname), the romanization of several separate Chinese surnames * Chang or Jang (Korean name), romanizations of the Korean surname Given name * Chang Bunker () (1811–1874), one of the original Siamese twins * Liu Chang (other) * Chang, the younger brother in the children's book ''Tikki Tikki Tembo'' * Chang (Star Trek), a Klingon general from the film ''Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' * Chang Koehan, a Korean character from ''The King of Fighters'' * Benjamin Chang, a Chinese character from ''Community'' Pseudonym * Chang (director) (born Yoon Hong-seung, 1975), a South Korean film director Ethnography * Chang Naga, a tribe of Tuensang in Nagaland, India * Chang language, spoken by the Chang Naga Places * Chang, Bhiwani, a village in the Indian state of Haryana * Chang, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province of Iran Other uses * Chang, chaang, or chhaang, a traditional alcoholic barley drink of Tibe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tai Chein
Tai or TAI may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tai (comics) a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain *Tai Fraiser, a fictional character in the 1995 film ''Clueless'' *Tai Kamiya, a fictional character in ''Digimon'' Businesses and organisations * Avianca El Salvador, an airline, ICAO code TAI * The Australia Institute, a left-wing think tank * Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux (TAI), a defunct French airline * Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Ethnic groups and languages *Tai peoples *Tai languages *Tai language (New Guinea) People *Tai (given name), including a list of people with the name *Tai (surname), including a list of people with the name *Dai (surname), a Chinese surname also spelled Tai, including a list of people with the name *Tai, the artist name of poet and painter Kambara Yasushi (1899–1997) Places *Tai (city), a former settlement in China during the Xia dynasty *Tai, Ardabil, Iran *Tai, Lorestan, Iran *Tai, Rivers, Nigeria *Taï, Ivory Coast *Lake Tai, i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daqiao Railway Station
Daqiao () is a railway station of the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) West Coast line located in Yongkang District, Tainan, Taiwan. Around the station * Chi Mei Medical Center * Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology * National Tainan Industrial High School See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan: The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations in ... References 2002 establishments in Taiwan Railway stations in Tainan Railway stations opened in 2002 Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration Yongkang District {{Taiwan-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taiwan Railways Administration
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is a railway operator in Taiwan. It is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, responsible for managing, maintaining, and running conventional passenger and freight railway services on 1097 km of track in Taiwan. Since Taiwan is heavily urbanised with a high population density, railways have played an important part in domestic transportation since the late 19th century. Passenger traffic in 2018 was 231,267,955. The agency's headquarters are in Zhongzheng District, Taipei. Overview Railway services between Keelung and Hsinchu began in 1891 under China's Qing dynasty. Because the railway was completely rebuilt and substantially expanded under the operated by Formosa's Japanese colonial government (1895–1945), the network's Japanese influence and heritage persists. Similarities between the TRA and the Japan Railways (JR) companies can be noted in signal aspects, signage, track layout, fare controls, sta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Universities In Taiwan
The following is a list of universities, colleges, junior colleges, and institutes of technology in the Republic of China (ROC), which consists of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and the Matsu Islands. Public universities and colleges Private universities and colleges Technical and vocational education Public Private Military and police academies See also *List of medical schools in Taiwan *List of universities and colleges in Fujian *Lists of universities and colleges *Lists of universities and colleges by country *University alliances in Taiwan References {{DEFAULTSORT:Universities in Taiwan * Taiwan Taiwan education-related lists Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ... Lists of organizations based in Taiwan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1969 Establishments In Taiwan
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Brezhnev escaped unharmed. * January 27 ** Fourteen men, 9 of them Jews, are executed in Baghdad for spying for Israel. ** Revere ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |