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Type
  
Private

Website
  
www.yzu.edu.tw

Total enrollment
  
8,760 (Oct 2011)

President
  
Jyh-Yang Wu (President)

Established
  
1989

Phone
  
+886 3 463 8800

Founded
  
1989

Yuan Ze University

Motto in English
  
Sincerity, Diligence, Thrift, Prudence

Location
  
Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Address
  
No. 135, Yuandong Rd, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan 320

Motto
  
誠、勤、樸、慎 (Sincerity, Diligence, Thrift, Prudence)

Similar
  
Chung Yuan Christian, National Central University, Fu Jen Catholic University, Ming Chuan University, Tamkang University

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Yuan Ze University (YZU; Chinese: 元智大學) is a private university located in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Established in 1989, YZU campus is in Zhongli District, Taoyuan; Taipei; and Bade District, Taoyuan.

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Currently Yuan Ze has five colleges including the Colleges of Engineering, Informatics, Management, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Electrical and Communication Engineering. With over 9,000 students with a 2:1 ratio between undergraduate and graduate students on campus, YZU offers several international programs such as the English Program of Bachelor of Business Administration, Master’s Program in Industrial Engineering and Management. Additionally, the Master’s Programs in the Communication Engineering are all taught in English. With the highest ratio of English-instructed courses in Taiwan, YZU has over 250 international students pursuing degrees and joining exchange programs.

Yuan Ze ranked within 350-400th place in the 2011-2012 World University Ranking category by Times Higher Education . In 2012, the University ranked 70th in Times Higher Education World University Ranking's "top 100 universities under 50 years old" category.

Presidents

  • Wang, Guoming (王國明): 1989.8–1999.7
  • Zhan, Shihong (詹世弘): 1999.8–2005.7
  • Perng, Tsong Pyng (彭宗平): 2005.8–2012.7
  • Chang, Jin-fu (張進福): 2012.8 - 2015.7
  • Hsu, Tze-chi (徐澤志): 2015.8–2016.1
  • Wu, Jyh-Yang (吳志揚): 2016.2–Present
  • Recognitions & Awards

    2015 Ranked the BRICS and Emerging Economics top 100 University 2014 Continuous winning for Teaching Excellence Project for 10 years 2014 Ranked Times Higher Education Asia University top 100 2013 Ranked 71st by the Asia University Ranking 2013, Times Higher Education 2010 3 areas “Electrical Engineering”, “Computer Science”, “Chemical Engineering” ranked in the top 200 in the world 2010 One of the 11 Universities in Taiwan ranked in the top 300 in the world in the area of Computing & Technology Engineering 2008 Teaching Excellence grant from MOE 2008 Fuel Cell Research Center selected as a Center of Excellence by MOE 2005 Top-University grant from MOE (Recognized as one of the top 12 universities in Taiwan) 2004 Teaching Excellence grant from MOE

    References

    Yuan Ze University Wikipedia