Shih Chien University (USC; ) is a

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. It is considered one of the top schools in the field of Art & Design in Taiwan and the world and ranked no. 7 for internationalization in the 2018 Taiwan university ranking by Global Views. Its professional performance and courses in design have led to its inclusion among the "60 top D-schools in the world" by ''BusinessWeek'' in 2006. The School of Art & Design was ranked among the top 100–150 in the world by the

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.. It has two campuses: one in Dazhi, Zhongshan District,

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

and the other in

Neimen District Neimen District () is a rural district (Republic of China), district of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan. Neimen is located in the mountainous area with very little flat land. Qishan River passes through the Neimen district. The whole district is unde ...

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...

History

It was established in 1958 by

Hsieh Tung-min Hsieh Tung-min (; 25 January 1908 – 9 April 2001) was the ninth Governor of Taiwan Province (1972–1978), the sixth and first local Taiwanese Vice President of the Republic of China (1978–1984) under president Chiang Ching-kuo. Family an ...

. Formerly known as Shih Chien School of Home Economics. In 1979 the school was renamed Shih Chien School of Home Economics and Economics, in 1991 the school was upgraded to become Shih Chien College of Design and Management. In 1997 the school was again upgraded to become Shih Chien University.

Organization

Taipei Campus; Kaohsiung Campus *'
College of Human Ecology
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Department of Food and Beverage Management

Department of Social Work

Department of Music

Department of Family Studies and Child Development

Department of Food Science, Nutrition, and Nutraceutical Biotechnology
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College of Design
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Department of Fashion Design

Department of Architecture

Department of Industrial Design

Department of Communication DesignCollege of Management

Graduate Institute of Creative Industries

Department of Business Administration

Department of Information Technology and Management

Department of Finance and Banking

Department of Risk Management and Insurance

Department of International Business

Department of Accounting

Department of Applied Foreign Languages
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College of Business and Information
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Department of Accounting Information System

Department of International Business Management

Department of International Trade

Department of Marketing Management

Department of Finance

Department of Information Management

Department of Information Technology and Communication

Department of Computer Simulation and Design
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College of Culture and Creativity
'' **Bachelor Program in Computer Animation
Department of Tourism Management

Department of Recreation Management

Department of Fashion Design and Merchandising

Department of Fashion Styling and Design Communication

Department of Applied English

Department of Applied Chinese

Department of Applied Japanese

Research Units

Taipei Campus; Kaohsiung Campus *College of Human Ecology
Research Center for Early Care
*College of Design **Studio for Design Psychology *College of Management
Research Center for Financial Development

Cardif Bank Research Center for Insurance

Other education facilities

Taipei Campus; Kaohsiung Campus
Kindergarten

Notable alumni

Ko Chia-yen Ko Chia-yen (; born 10 January 1985), also known as Alice Ko, is a Taiwanese actress. Career Ko's debut acting role was in the 2006 film ''Do Over'', by award-winning director Cheng Yu-chieh. Subsequently, she had starring roles in the film ...

, actress * Summer Meng, actress * Ashin, singer

Sister schools

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, Finland *

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, the Netherlands *

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, Germany * Northumbria University, UK *

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, UK *

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, Canada *

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, USA *

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, USA *

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, Australia *

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, New Zealand *

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, USA

Transportation

The university Taipei campus is accessible within walking distance North from Dazhi Station of the

Taipei Metro Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...

References

External links

Taipei Campus, Shih Chien UniversityKaohsiung Campus, Shih Chien UniversityShih Chien University (English)
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