Chang Jin-fu (; born 9 March 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Governor of

Taiwan Province Taiwan Province (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ, PFS: ''Thòi-vàn-sén'' or ''Thòi-vân-sén'') is a nominal Administrative divisions of Taiwan, administrative division of the Taiwan, Republic of China (ROC). Its definition has remained part of the Constit ...

from 2009 to 2010.

Early life

Chang was born in Yingge Township,

Taipei County New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, be ...

in 1948. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; ) is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1928 during Japanese rule as the seventh of the Imperial Universities. It was named Taihoku Imperial University and served d ...

(NTU) in 1970 and his doctoral degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

in the

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in 1977.

Career

Upon graduation, Chang returned to Taiwan and spent most of his career in the academic world. He spent much of his early career time in teaching and research at the Department of Electrical Engineering of NTU, where he went through different positions and ranks from teaching assistant, instructor, associate professor to professor. He also served as the Chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering of NTU for two years and Acting Dean of the Department of Engineering of NTU for two months. He taught twice between 1982 and 1985 for 1.5 years at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the

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in Monterey, California, United States. He served as the Director of Science and Technology Advisory Office of the ROC Ministry of Education in July 1987 until June 1990. He became the Dean of Academic Affairs of

National Central University National Central University (NCU, ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kwet-li̍p Chung-yong Thài-ho̍k'', Wade–Giles: ''Kuo2 Li4 Chung Yang Ta4 Hsüeh2'' or ''中大'', ''Chung-ta'') is a public research university with long-standing traditions based in Taiwa ...

in 1991–1994. He was appointed President of National Chi Nan University, Taiwan, from 2000 to 2008. From 2012 to 2015, he served as President of

Yuan Ze University Yuan Ze University (YZU; ) is a private university located in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Established in 1989, YZU campus is in Zhongli District, Taoyuan; Taipei; and Bade District, Taoyuan. Yuan Ze has five colleges, Engineering (accredited by IEET), ...

, Taiwan. He was also the Board Chairman Chairman of Institute for Information Industry (III) of Taiwan's III - Institute for Information Industry.

Awards

He was elected to IEEE Fellow in 1994 for his technical contributions to wireless mobile communications.

References

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