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Type
  
Location
  
Number of students
  
30,000

Founded
  
1962

Established
  
1962

Phone
  
+886 2 2861 0511

Founder
  
Chang Chi-yun

Chinese Culture University

Motto in English
  
Temperament, Simplicity, Strength, and Tenacity

Administrative staff
  
717 teachers (161 Professors; 266 Associate Professors; 195 Assistant Professors, 95 Lecturers

Campus
  
Suburban, -- acres (-- km²)

Address
  
No. 55, Huagang Rd, Shilin District, Taipei City, Taiwan 111

Motto
  
質樸堅毅 (Temperament, Simplicity, Strength, and Tenacity)

Subsidiaries
  
Tourism Department of Chinese Culture University in Taiwan

Notable alumni
  
Aaron Yan, Kingone Wang, Jimmy Liao, Richie Ren, Tsai Ming‑liang

Similar
  
Fu Jen Catholic University, Tamkang University, National Chengchi University, Tunghai University, National Taiwan Normal U

Chinese culture university


The Chinese Culture University (CCU; Chinese: 中國文化大學) is a private Taiwanese university located in Yangmingshan in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. CCU was established in 1962 and is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32,000 students. Satellite campuses are located in the Jianguo, Ximending, and Zhongxiao East Road areas of Taipei City. CCU has a vast collaboration and network with top universities around the world.

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The school was founded as Far East University in 1962 by Chang Chi-yun, and renamed College of Chinese Culture by President Chiang Kai-shek in 1963. It became Chinese Culture University in 1980. CCU is organized into twelve academic colleges: Liberal Arts, Foreign Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Journalism and Communications, Arts, Environmental Design, Law, Agriculture, and Education.

Chinese culture university to shilin mrt


History

Chinese Culture University has been reorganized many times. The Ministry of Education granted the University permission to establish studies in philosophy, Chinese, Eastern languages, English, French, German, history, geography, news, art, music, drama, physical education, domestic science,and architecture.

Institutions

  • College of Liberal Arts
  • College of Foreign Languages
  • College of Science
  • College of Law
  • College of Social Sciences
  • College of Agriculture
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Business Administration
  • College of Journalism and Mass Communications
  • College of Arts
  • College of Environmental Design
  • College of Education
  • Location

    The main campus is located on Yang Ming Mountain, overlooks the Tienmu District, and is about a 45-minute drive from Taipei Main Station. The area is known for its extensive hiking trails and hot springs. The university is located just off of the main road that winds up the mountain where a 24-hour Wellcome Supermarket, 7-11, Starbucks, Mos Burger, and McDonald's can be found. Many of the students rent apartments in this small village area and the city buses have stops along the main road.

    The Hwa Kang Museum

    Established in 1971, the university museum, also called the Hwa Kang Museum, is the first comprehensive museum of its kind in Taiwan. Its permanent collection consists of Chinese ceramics from the many centuries, modern Chinese paintings and calligraphic works, Chinese folk arts and woodblock prints. Some highlights of the collection include pieces by Wang Yangming, Wu Changshuo, Woo Tsin-hang, Yu Youren, Puru, Chang Dai-chien, and Li Meishu.

    Transportation

    The relatively inconvenient and isolated location of CCU's main campus has presented students and staff with transportation problems. While the university operates a number of school buses to transport faculty, staff and students up and down the mountain every day, many students chose to ride scooters up to the main campus. This has resulted in a high number of student injuries and fatalities each semester. Public buses, the R5 and 260, also operate between the main campus and downtown Taipei. These buses also make stops at Jiantan and Shilin MRT train stations. Taxi service can be found on the main campus with taxis waiting for students and teachers in front of the university sports centre during the daytime hours.

    Facilities

    CCU has four campuses in Taipei City. The main campus is located on Yang Ming Mountain and three other smaller campuses are located in Jianguo, Ximending, and Zhongxiao East Road in downtown Taipei. The Jianguo campus is the location of the Mandarin Training Centre, while the Zhongxiao East Road campus is the location of the International Language Institute. The Ximending campus offers a variety of both credit and non-credit courses in addition to being an extension campus for the College of Law.

    Aboriginal students

    There is a large aboriginal society at CCU with many students from all over Taiwan participating in activities that celebrate their aboriginal cultures.

    Martial arts

    CCU is well known in Taiwan for the martial arts programs offered at the Yang Ming Shan campus. The CCU Judo team is internationally competitive and a number of members have won their division in both national and international tournaments. The CCU Martial Arts Department also offers courses in Japanese ju jitsu, aikido and kung fu.

    Professors

  • Hu Lancheng - Chinese writer and editor.
  • Li Meishu - Artist and builder of Zushi Temple.
  • Mou Zongsan - Chinese New Confucian philosopher.
  • Nan Huai-Chin - Professor of Chan Buddhism.
  • Ch'ien Mu - Chinese historian, educator, philosopher and Confucian considered one of the greatest historians and philosophers in 20th-century China.
  • Song Xi - History Professor
  • Sanmao (author) - Associate Professor in the Chinese Language Department.
  • Sheng-yen - Founder of the Dharma Drum Mountain.
  • John Ching Hsiung Wu - Chinese poet, lawyer, and writer.
  • Chang Chin-lan - first female justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of China.
  • Notable alumni

  • Hung Hsiu-chu, Chairperson of Kuomintang
  • Iwan Nawi, Deputy Minister of Council of Indigenous Peoples
  • Winnie Hsin, pop singer (b. 1962)
  • Aaron Yan, pop singer, actor, in a famous boyband called Fahrenheit (b. 1985)
  • Li Ang, acclaimed Taiwanese feminist writer and author of The Butcher's Wife (b. 1952)
  • Tsai Ming-Liang, Golden Lion award-winning Taiwanese film director.
  • Hsu Tain-tsair, mayor of Tainan City from 2001 to 2010.
  • Huang Chih-hsiung, Olympic medalist in Taekwondo.
  • Jimmy Liao, well-known Taiwanese illustrator as well as a picture book writer.
  • Frankie Kao, singer.
  • Kingone Wang, actor and singer.
  • Jenny Tseng, Macau-born singer.
  • Richie Ren, singer and actor.
  • Wang Hsing-ching
  • Tsao Chi-hung, former Magistrate of Pingtung County
  • Pan Shih-wei, former Minister of Ministry of Labor
  • Liu Cheng-hung, former Magistrate of Miaoli County
  • Hsu Ming-tsai, former Mayor of Hsinchu City
  • Lin Yu-chang, Mayor of Keelung City
  • Wei Li Chin, Chief Investment Officer of Densu
  • References

    Chinese Culture University Wikipedia


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