Yu Da University of Science and Technology (YDU; ) is a private

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in Zaoqiao Township,

Miaoli County Miaoli County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''miáo lì xiàn''; Hakka PFS: ''Mèu-li̍t-yen''; Hokkien POJ: ''Biâu-le̍k-koān'' or ''Miâu-le̍k-koān'') is a county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is adjacent with Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the nort ...

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History

YDU was originally established in 1999 as Yu Da College of Business fully funded by Dr. Kwang-Ya Wang and his wife. Dr. Wang was the president of Yu Da High School of Commerce and Home Economics from 1977 to 2010. In August 2009, the school changed its name to Yu Da University after the approval of

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

Faculties

* College of Management * College of Leisure and Creativity * College of Finance and Economics * College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Transportation

The university is accessible within walking distance South West from

Tanwen Station Tanwen () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line (Coastal line) located in Zaoqiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. Around the station * Yu Da University See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan The ...

of Taiwan Railways.

References

External links

* 1999 establishments in Taiwan Educational institutions established in 1999 Private universities and colleges in Taiwan Universities and colleges in Miaoli County Universities and colleges in Taiwan Technical universities and colleges in Taiwan {{Taiwan-university-stub