Shih Chien University
Shih Chien University (USC; Chinese: 實踐大學; pinyin: Shíjiàn Dàxué) is a private university in Taiwan. One of the top school in the field of Art & Design in Taiwan and the world. Ranked No. 7 for internationalization in 2018 Taiwan university ranking by Global Views. Its professional performance and courses in design has been regarded in the '60 top D-schools in the world' by BusinessWeek in 2006.[3] The school of Art & Design was ranked the top 100-150 in the world by QS ranking. It has two campuses: one in Dazhi, Zhongshan District, Taipei and the other in Neimen District, Kaohsiung.
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| Motto | 力行實踐，修齊治平[1] (Pinyin: Lìxíng Shíjìan, Xīouqí Zhìpíng) |
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Motto in English | Knowledge is the beginning of practice. Doing is the completion of knowing.[2] |
| Type | Private University |
| Established | 1958, as Shih Chien College of Home Economics. 1997 upgraded as Shih Chien University |
| Chairman | Milton Mung-Shiung Shieh |
| President | Michael J. K. Chen |
Academic staff | 387 (2008, full-time) 837 (2008, part-time) |
Administrative staff | 301 (2008) |
| Students | 9,538 (May 2009) |
| Location | , |
| Affiliations | U12 Consortium |
| Website | Taipei Kaohsiung |
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| Traditional Chinese | 實踐大學 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 实践大学 | ||||||||||
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History
It was established in 1958 by Hsieh Tung-min. 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
- College of Design
- College 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
- College of Business and Information
- 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
- 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
- College of Design
- Studio for Design Psychology
- College of Management
Notable alumni
- Ko Chia-yen, actress
- Summer Meng, actress
- Ashin, singer
Sister schools
- Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Finland
- Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, the Netherlands
- University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany
- Northumbria University, UK
- University of Cumbria, UK
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls, USA
- Dallas Baptist University, USA
- RMIT University, Australia
- Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand
- University of California, Davis, USA
Transportation
The university Taipei campus is accessible within walking distance North from Dazhi Station of the Taipei Metro.
References
- "President's Remarks". Shih Chien U. Archived from the original on 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- "Introduction". Shih Chien U. Archived from the original on 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- The Global List of Design Schools, 2007 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2008-01-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
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- Taipei Campus, Shih Chien University
- Kaohsiung Campus, Shih Chien University
- Shih Chien University (English)
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