Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology

Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology (UCH; ) is a university in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. UCH is also known as Chien Hsin Tech ().

Present situation

UCH is noted for teaching and research in the science and engineering, especially energy engineering. Starting from 2003, the university comprises 5 colleges (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Engineering, Management, Commerce, Graduate Institutes), 13 departments, offering 13 master programs, and 1 Ph.D. program

History

UCH was originally established in Shanghai in 1933 as the San Ji Telecommunication School. In 1937, signifying the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). After the Chinese Civil War, the Republic of Taiwan lost control in Mainland China in 1949. UCH was re-established in 1953 in Zhongli City, Taiwan (now Zhongli District, Taoyuan).

Organization

A president (校長) heads the university. Each college (院) is headed by a dean (院長), and each department (系) by a chairman (系主任). Students elect their own representatives each year to attend administrative meetings.

There are five colleges in UCH:

Research centers

National research centers

• E-GPS Research Center

Other centers and laboratories

• Green Energy Research Center
• Logistic Management Research Center
• Euro-Asia Research Center
• Digital Earth and Disaster Reduction Research Center
• Engineering & Environment Geophysics Laboratory

International Academic Exchanges

Dual degree

• University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, United States (3-2 programs)
• Hanoi University of Business and Management, Vietnam (2-2.1-1 programs)

Partner universities

• United States
• Appalachian State University
• Murray State University
• Saint Leo University
• Russia
• Moscow State University
• Saint Petersburg State University
• Moscow State University of Technology "Stankin"
• Far Eastern State Technical University
• Moscow Academy of Government and Municipal Management, MAGMU
• Moscow Aviation Institute (State University of Aerospace Technology)
• Moscow State University Of Culture And Arts
• Moscow State Institute of Radioengeneering, Electronic and Automation
• Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
• Buryat State University
• United Kingdom
• Aberystwyth University
• Nottingham Trent University
• Queen's University Belfast
• Tajikistan
• Russian-Tajik Slavonic University
• Kazakhstan
• Al - Farabi Kazakh National University
• Kainar University
• Kazakh Academic University
• Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research （KIMEP）
• Kyrgyzstan
• Institute of History National academy of science
• Azerbaijan
• Baku State University
• Turkey
• Süleyman Demirel University
• South Korea
• Kyungil University
• Vietnam
• Hanoi University of Technology
• Hung Vuong University
• Malaysia
• Southern College
• New Era College
• McOrange College
• Paraguay
• National University of Asuncion
• China
• Zhengzhou University
• Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Surroundings

• Jhongli Station
• THSR Taoyuan Station
• Chung Yuan Christian University
• Ching Yun Commercial Center

Transportation

The university is accessible within walking distance South of Zhongli Station of Taiwan Railway.

Notable alumni

• Frankie Huang, actor and television host

See also

• List of universities in Taiwan
• List of schools in the Republic of China reopened in Taiwan
• Education in Taiwan

References

External links

• Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology website
• Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology website