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. The university was established as Chung Yuan Christian College of Science and Engineering in 1955 by a group of Taiwanese and

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educators to train science and engineering talent in the Christian spirit. The school was upgraded to a full university and renamed Chung Yuan Christian University in 1980. CYCU is a Member of United Board.

Education mission and ranking

CYCU's stated mission is "to promote higher education for the benefit of the Chinese people, aiming at the pursuit and advancement of genuine knowledge in order to maintain our cultural heritage and, thus, to serve humankind." As the University grows in reputation, the Ministry of Education has on several occasions evaluated and rated CYCU as the best private comprehensive university.

History

The university was originally established as Chung Yuan Christian College of Science and Engineering (CYCC) in October 1955 by a group of Christian educators and local gentry. The college comprised four departments: physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, and civil engineering. CYCC was renamed Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) on 1 August 1980.

Colleges

CYCU has 7 colleges, 26 departments, 24 Masters programs, and 12 PhD programs. CYCU has more than 70,000 alumni. * College of Science * College of Engineering * College of Business (accredited by

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) * College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science * College of Design * School of Law * College of Humanities and Education

Presidents

Dr. Samuel K.C. Chang has been the school's president since 2013. Past presidents and administrators include Kuo Ke-tee, Hsieh Ming-shan, Han Wei, Yuan Ta-nien, Yin Shiu-hau, Chang Kwang-cheng, Hsiung Shen-kan.and Cheng Wan-Lee

Notable alumni

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-elect of

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, fellow of

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specializing in

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Name

Although similar in name, Chung Yuan Christian University does not have any relationship with the following universities in

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: Zhongyuan University of Technology in

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, and the short-lived which was founded by

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, existed in the 1940s and 1950s, and later merged into

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and

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, both in

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Asteroid

Asteroid 187636 Chungyuan was named in honor of the university. The official was published by the

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on 25 September 2018 ().

References

External links

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