實踐大學 | |
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| Motto | 力行實踐，修齊治平
[1] ( Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Le̍k-hêng Si̍t-chiān, siu-chê tī-pêng; 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 | usc.edu.tw |
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| Traditional Chinese | 實 踐 大 學 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 实 践 大 学 | ||||||||||
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Shih Chien University (USC; Chinese: 實踐大學; pinyin: Shíjiàn Dàxué; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Si̍t-chiān Tāi-ha̍k; lit. 'Practitioner University') is a private university in Taipei and Kaohsiung, Taiwan. In October 2016, the design department of Shih Chien University was recognized as one of the top 30 design schools in the world by the globally recognized ranking site, Ranker.
It is considered one of the top schools in the field of Art & Design in Taiwan and the world and ranked no. 7 for internationalization in the 2018 Taiwan university ranking by Global Views.[ citation needed] Its professional performance and courses in design have led to its inclusion among the "60 top D-schools in the world" by BusinessWeek in 2006. [3] The School of Art & Design was ranked among the top 100–150 in the world by the QS World University Rankings. [4][ failed verification]. It has two campuses: one in Dazhi, Zhongshan District, Taipei and the other in Neimen District, Kaohsiung.
History
It was established in 1958 by Hsieh Tung-min. Formerly known as the Shih Chien School of Home Economics. In 1979 the school was renamed the Shih Chien School of Home Economics and Economics, in 1991 the school was upgraded to become the Shih Chien College of Design and Management. In 1997 the school was again upgraded to become Shih Chien University.
Academics
| Shih Chien University rankings | |
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| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Asia [5] | 701–750 (2024) |
Organization
Taipei Campus; Kaohsiung Campus
- College of Human Ecology
- College of Design
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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
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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
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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
Other education facilities
Taipei Campus; Kaohsiung Campus
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.
See also
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 "D-Schools: The Global List". Archived from the original on 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ "Shih Chien University".
- ^ "Shih Chien University". Top Universities. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
External links
- Taipei Campus, Shih Chien University
- Kaohsiung Campus, Shih Chien University
- Shih Chien University (English)
