Chaoyang University Of Technology

Chaoyang University of Technology (CYUT; ) is a university in Wufeng District, Taichung, Taiwan. Founded in 1994, originally named Chaoyang Institute of Technology was designated by the Ministry of Education as a University of Technology, the highest level in the technological and vocational education system within the R.O.C in 1997.

Currently, the University comprises 5 colleges and 23 departments, which offer 23 master's programs and 5 doctoral programs. The are 18,000 students currently enrolled is around 18,00, and faculty and staff total about 1,000. CYUT’s teachers and facilities have been recognized for excellence, and its goal is to become a large type institution of higher learning.

List of presidents

History

Chaoyang University of Technology was founded in 1994 through the generosity of Dr. Tien-sheng Yang, the President of the Ever Fortune Group, a major R.O.C.'s conglomerate. He founded it in the memory of his parents, and in return for the support he received throughout the years from the people and communities of central Taiwan. In 1988, he chose a site in Wufeng Township of Taichung County (now part of Taichung City), and after six years of preparation, on April 14, 1994, it received permission from the Ministry of Education to begin accepting students as Chaoyang Institute of Technology.

In its first year, Chaoyang Institute of Technology had eight departments and over 900 students. On August 1, 1997, Chaoyang Institute of Technology was designated by the Ministry of Education as a University of Technology, the school name was officially changed to Chaoyang University of Technology. It was Taiwan's first private University of Technology.

In addition to its new designation, Chaoyang University of Technology has continued to expand, and today five colleges, twenty-two graduate schools, including five doctoral programs, twenty-two master's degree programs and twenty-two departments, as well as its Evening Division, General Education Center, Continuing Education Center, Office of Research and Development, Business Incubation Center, and College of Enterprise Innovation exist.

Special Activities

Adulthood Rite

According to Li Chi, "When men are twenty years old they should wear a hat and be given an alias. For women, they are allowed to get married, use a hair pin, and give an alias. If the women are married at the age of 15, they are allowed to use a hair pin. If they are not married, they will use a hair pin at the age of thirty." Therefore, the "hat ceremony" is an adulthood rite, which has been an important custom transmitted to us from the ancient times. For the people that have passed such ceremony, they are regarded as adults. Therefore, the adulthood rite is a very important ceremony in a person's life. In order to allow the fresh people who have reached the age of twenty to build up their responsibilities, the student union will sponsor "New Six Classical Arts Campaign – Fresh People Adulthood Rite." Hope the fresh people can pass the trials of the six classical arts (etiquette, music, archery, horse riding, calligraphy, and mathematics) as preparation for entering the stage of being an adult. In addition, hope the students can have different experiences about being a "scholar" in the traditional Chinese sense; therefore they can become "Confucian Scholars." Passing the trials of the six classical arts, which is designed for the fresh people with the traditional Confucian tradition, the President of the school the Dean of the Academic Affairs will be the host of the Adulthood Rite signifying their maturity. From the process of lighting the candles and incense, worshipping the ancestors, chanting the prayer, drinking the adulthood wine, follow each step after the ancient customs closely. In addition, every participant in the ceremony will give a brief talk telling people his/her thoughts. The ceremony is simple as well as magnificent, with a strong sense of Confucian mood. With the spirit of the six classical arts as the core, together with team spirits, aim to cultivate the students with humanistic elements, for the development complete personality, lifelong and self-oriented learning. Hope that after all the fresh people undergo this ceremony can fully understand that they are already adults. They should not spend all their time playing when they are studying far away from home. In addition, they have to listen to the teachers’ suggestions to be courageous and diligent, without being lazy. It is their time to face themselves and the society.

Labor education & work study

Labor education is a kind of education that is done with labor to serve the people, allowing the students to learn from contributing their labor. The major purpose of it is to help the students become self-motivating, diligent, love the school, and treasure the things we have, as well as be hardworking. In addition, expect the students to contribute to the society in which we live with a practical attitude and the sense of responsibility.

Labor Education is a compulsory course for students of the day school with zero credits. It is now categorized into "Basic Labor Education" and "Group Labor Education." For basic labor education, the students from junior or senior act as team leaders, leading the students to maintain the cleanliness of the public space on campus. In addition, they will take rotation shifts to allow them to get familiar with each corner of the campus to enhance their sense of identification.

For group labor education, the advisor will lead the students group to spend two hours in maintaining the cleanliness and tidiness of the grassland on campus through group interaction and the advisor's participation. In addition, to making the campus cleaner, it can help intensify interrelations in class. Moreover, and also have the community service scheme to allow students to walk out of campus and go into the community where they live to carry out the cleaning service and offer help to minorities. Through such education, we can not only elevate the quality of the living environment but also maintain good relations with the neighborhood. The campus part-time job opportunities are opened to all the students. Priority will be given to the students with economic difficulties so that they can make their own living and study without economic stress, to complete their study without worries. For the students who like to apply for campus part-time job, they can fill out the application form at the Labor Education Section. The contents of campus part-time job include word processing, environmental maintenance, and traffic services. In addition, if there is any campus part-time job information outside the school, the Labor Education Section will announce the related information.

Colleges and Departments

Sister Universities

Asia
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Ningbo University
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University of Science and Technology Beijing
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Beijing Union University
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Huazhong University of Science & Technology
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Nanjing University of Technology
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Beijing Institute of Technology
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East China University of Science & Technology
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Xi'anU. of Architecture & Technology
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Tianjin University of Science and Technology
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Soochow University
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Central University of Finance and Economics
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Shanghai Second Polytechnic University
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Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
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Wuhan University of Science and Technology City
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Shantou University
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Fujian University of Technology
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Yulin University
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Huizhou University
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Putian University
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Weifang University of Science and Technology
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Zhejiang Business Technology Institute
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Fujian Polytechnic of Information Technology
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Zhangzhou Institute of Technology
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Guangdong Lingnan Institute of Technology
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FuZhou Institute of Technology
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Shenzhen Polytechnic
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MinXi Vocational & Technical College
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Liming Vocational University
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Guangdong Vocational College of Foreign Language and Arts
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Fuzhou College of Foreign Studies and Trade
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Xiamen Huatian International Vocation Institute
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Silicon Lake College
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Mongolian University of Science and Technology
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University of Economics-Ho Chi Minh City
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Vietnam National University, Hanoi
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University of Technical Education Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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International School-Vietnam National University, Hanoi
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Hanoi University of Business and Technology, Vietnam
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Vietnam Private Universities Association-Institute of Research and Human Resources Development
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Dai Nam University, Vietnam
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Hong Bang University
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Vietnam University of Commerce
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Foreign Trade University

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Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology
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Sunchon National University
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Cheongju University
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Ngee Ann Polytechnic
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** Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
** Han Chiang University College of Communication
** Southern University College
** New Era University College
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Mc Orange Institute
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In-House Multimedia College
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Hanxing Academy of Journalism & Communication
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Gujarat Energy Research & Management Institute
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Multinational Business Academy, India
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Institute of Technology and Science

Americas
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Missouri University of Science and Technology
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The University of Wisconsin-Platteville
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Shenandoah University
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Michigan Technological University
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Oklahoma City University
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California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
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State University of New York, Ulster
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California State University, San Bernardino
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California State University, Fullerton
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California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
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California International Business University

Europe
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Hochschule Bremen University of Applied Sciences
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Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
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The University of Ulster
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Newcastle University
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University of Chichester
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De Montfort University
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University of the West of Scotland
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Middlesex University
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St. John International University

Oceania
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Bond University
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Curtin University of Technology
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The University of Sydney
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University of Canberra
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Flinders University

Notable alumni

* Lin Ming-chen, Magistrate of Nantou County

See also

* List of universities in Taiwan
* Poding Memorial Library

References

External links

Library of Chaoyang University of Technology website

(in English)

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