Shih Chien University
University in Taiwan
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Shih Chien University (USC; Chinese: 實踐大學; pinyin: Shíjiàn Dàxué; lit. 'Practitioner University') is a private university with its main campus in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It operates a second campus in Neimen District, Kaohsiung.
Motto力行實踐，修齊治平[1]
Motto inEnglish
Knowledge is the beginning of practice. Doing is the completion of knowing.[2]TypePrivate
Established1958
實踐大學 | |
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| Motto | 力行實踐，修齊治平[1] |
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Motto in English | Knowledge is the beginning of practice. Doing is the completion of knowing.[2] |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1958 |
| Affiliations | U12 Consortium |
| Chairman | Milton Mung-Shiung Shieh |
| President | Michael J. K. Chen |
| Faculty | 387 (2008, full-time) 837 (2008, part-time) |
Administrative staff | 301 (2008) |
| Students | 9,538 (May 2009) |
| Location | , |
| Website | usc.edu.tw |
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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 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[3] | 701–750 (2024) |
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
Other education facilities
Taipei Campus; Kaohsiung Campus
Notable alumni
- Ko Chia-yen, actress
- Berant Zhu, actor
- 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
