Achievements
CYUT Excellent Achievements
(updated on: 2023.08.15)
Academic Reputation and Various Rankings
Year 2023
- The only private technological university in Taiwan that enters QS World University Rankings 2024
- Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 6th consecutive year
- THE Asia University Rankings for 6th straight year
- THE Young University Rankings for 5th straight year
- THE Impact Rankings for 5th consecutive year
- THE Business & Economics Rankings for the first time, ranked 601-800
- THE Computer Science Rankings for 5th consecutive year
- THE Engineering Rankings for 3rd consecutive year.
- Best Global Universities for Engineering of the U.S. News & World Report
- First in environmental sustainability and community participation at the CommonWealth USR University Citizen Award
- USR Model Award (Green Campus) of the Global View Magazine
- First in citation rankings for 11th straight year
- Green Procurement Award of the Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan
- 6 Red Dot Design Best of the Best, 53 Red Dot Design Awards, 2 Red Dot Design Honourable Mentions, 1 Young Designer Award, and 3 iF Design Awards from 2015 to 2022
- 76 golds, 108 silvers, 44 bronzes, and 37 special mentions in International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX) from 2011 to 2023
- High School Students' Favorite Subjects Top 50: Communication Arts, Visual Communication Design, Social Work
- Best Military Service Award of the Ministry of Education
- Blood Donation Award of the Ministry of Education
Year 2022
- Top 100 in UI GreenMetric World University Rankings for 6 consecutive years, the first among private universities in Taiwan.
- THE Asia University Rankings for 5 consecutive years.
- THE Impact Rankings for 4 consecutive years.
- THE Young University Rankings for 4 consecutive years.
- THE Emerging Economies Rankings for 5 consecutive years.
- Moscow Round University Rankings (RUR) for the first time.
- Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings for 2 consecutive years.
- Best University of Sustainability & Gold Medal of Sustainability Reports in Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards (TCSA).
- Excellence in USR among private technological universities for the third consecutive years (2020-2022) granted by the CommonWealth Magazine.
- Best University among private technological universities for the second year (2021-2022) granted by the Global-View Magazine.
- Ranked first among private technological universities in dissertation citation for 10 straight years.
- University Social Responsibility (USR) Award of the Global View Magazine.
- Outstanding Special Education Award of Higher Education.
- Green Procurement Excellence Award of Taichung City for 9 consecutive years.
- Department of Landscape and Urban Design became one of the accredited programs in AAC-SPD under the IEET.
- Department of Industrial Engineering and Management attained Excellent Service Award from the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers in promoting Certification of Industrial Engineers.
- Women’s basketball team won first in University 3x3 Basketball Championship.
Outstanding Faculty
Year 2023
- Professor Yeng-Fong SHIH of Applied Chemistry received the Best Paper Award in the 8th International Conference on Advanced Technology Innovation (ICATI 2023)
- Professor Jui-Chang TSENG of Applied Chemistry, Professor Wen-Chih CHOU of Industrial Design, Professor Yu-Lung LO of Information Management, and Professor Yen-Yi WU of Early Childhood Development and Education jointly designed “Six Thinking Hats Board Game” and won Special Mention in the Educational Game Design Award
- Professor Wei-Long CHEN of Industrial Design jointly developed “Artificial joint design preserving the medial cruciate ligament of the knee” with Industrial Technology Research Institute and Tri-Service General Hospital, winning the 19th National Innovation Award.
- Professor Hong-Dar LIN of Industrial Engineering and Management as Guest Editor of International Journal Sensors
Year 2022
- 9 Faculty Members Ranked World’s Top 2% Scientists released by Stanford University.
Business Administration: Professor Yung-Ming CHENG, Professor Huai-Wei LO, Professor Singa Wang CHIU;
Marketing and Logistics Management: Professor Yung-Fu HUANG;
Applied Chemistry: Professor Yeng-Fong SHIH;
Industrial Engineering and Management: Professor Yuan-Shyi CHIU;
Information Management: Professor Rung-Ching CHEN;
Computer Science and Information Engineering: Professor Fu-Shiung HSIEH, Professor Yuen-Haw CHANG - Honorary Chair Professor Chin-Chen CHANG elected as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
- Distinguished Professor Long-Sheng CHEN of Information Management received the Outstanding Research Award from the Academic Organizations Joint Annual Conference.
- Professor Che-Yu HSU and Professor Sheng-Jung OU of Landscape and Urban Design won the Best Thesis Award in the IEEE Eurasian Conference on Educational Innovation.
- Professor Che-Yu HSU of Landscape and Urban Design achieved First Place and Honorable Mention in the 4th National Intercollegiate ODF-CNS15251 Competition.
- Professor Hsueh-Mao LIAO of Marketing and Logistics Management won the National Leadership Championship in the National Brand Yushan Award.
- Professor Guo-Liang WANG of Marketing and Logistics Management won the 100MVP Managers Award.
- Professor Li-Wei LIU of Leisure Service Management won the Communication Award for editing the Journal of Sport and Recreation Management.
- Professor Li-Hung SHIH of Social Work won the Excellent Research & Teaching Award from the Ministry of Education.
- Professor Yung-Ling TSENG of Industrial Design was invited to showcase her metal artwork “The Commotion in the Back Garden” at the Twin Oaks of Washington D.C.
- Professor Yu-Che HUANG of Industrial Design attained Taiwan Patent for “Twisting Paper Cup”.
- Ms. Li-Wen LEE of Student Development Center won the Excellence Award in Special Education and Student Counseling.
- Professor Wei-Jyun CHIEN of Applied Chemistry won the Asia Pacific Sustainability Action Awards (APSAA) in promoting SDG 2 (Zero Hunger).
- Professor Kuan-Chuan TAO of Leisure Service Management won the Taiwan Sustainability Action Awards (TSAA) in promoting SDG 2 (Zero Hunger).
- Professor Yann-Long LEE of Industrial Design won the Taiwan Sustainability Action Awards (TSAA) in promoting SDG 8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth).
- Professor Yann-Long LEE of Industrial Design won Silver in the SDG International Innovation Awards of Malaysia Technology Expo.
Excellent Students
Year 2023
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Department
(in alphabetical order)
Awards
Category/Project
Accounting
Attain National Professional and Technical Qualification
Bookkeeping
Aeronautical Engineering
Outstanding Awards for Technological and Vocational Education - obtaining a number of Class B professional maintenance licenses
Aircraft Maintenance
Applied Chemistry
Highest pass rate nationwide in MOEA IPAS Certification of Plastics Engineer
IPAS Certification of Plastics Engineer
Gold Medal in International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX)
Environmentally friendly slow-release fertilizer
Honorable Mention and Nomination Award in the 8th International Conference on Advanced Technology Innovation (ICATI 2023)
Conference Paper
Basketball Team
National Championship in the UBA League
Women’s basketball
Communication Arts
First prize at the 1st Sony Taiwan Student Photography Contest
Photography
2 graduation works listed in Top 100 Youth Micro Movie
Micro Movie
First in Intercollegiate Competition
Agricultural Project
Gold Medal in Trust Award
Innovation
Golden-Ager Industry Management
Special Mention in Paper Art Creation Competition of National Museum of Natural Science
Using recycling paper to display Polar Bear & Global Warming in a box
Industrial Design
Gold Medal in International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition Malaysia (ITEX)
Small High-Efficiency Biochar Burning System
Championship at Asian New Generation Design Exhibition
WeXare – Aids to enhance mobility of persons with lower limb disabilities
Industrial Engineering and Management
Silver Medal in International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition Malaysia (ITEX)
High-speed camera system
Taichung City Outstanding Youth Award
Outstanding Youth
Information and Communication Engineering
Gold Medal in International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition Malaysia (ITEX)
Battery-less Pest Trapping Box
Honorable Mention in Smart Sensor and AIoT Contest
Smart Sensor and AIoT
Information Management
Gold and Silver medals in Taiwan Unreal Engine 5 Student Game Design Competition
3D Game Design
Insurance
Championship in National Intercollegiate SDGs Project Competition
SDGs
Landscape and Urban Design
Silver Medal in International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition Malaysia (ITEX)
POLETTI Environmentally Friendly Packaging
Silver and Bronze medals in Taichung City Urban-Rural Landscape Design Competition
Urban-Rural Landscape Design
Honorable Mention in the 4th Orchid Landscape Design Competition of Taiwan International Orchid Show
Orchid Landscape Design
Music Club
Outstanding Awards in the National Students Music Contest
Chinese Orchestra
Social Work
National Young College Elite Award
Outstanding Youth
Visual Communication Design
Red Dot Design Award - Brands and Communication Design
Slow Fish
Red Dot Best of the Best - Film & Animation
Voice On
Outstanding Awards for Technological and Vocational Education
Slow Fish & Voice On
Gold Medal in International College Students’ Hand Drawing Art and Design Competition
Hand Drawing Design
Year 2022
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Department
Awards
Category/Project
Aeronautical Engineering
Third in the 52nd National Skills Competition, Central Region
Aircraft Maintenance
Applied Chemistry
Bronze Medal in International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition Malaysia (ITEX)
Recycling of waste acrylic fire doors for fireproof building and porous ceramic materials
Student of Biochemistry participates in the Air Quality Sensor IoT Project of Taichung City Government, winning the International Smart 50 Awards 2022
Air Quality Sensor IoT Project
Applied English
Honorable Mention in the 1st National English Picture Book Contest
English Picture Book
Architecture
Student Award and 3rd Runner-Up in the Extreme Habitat Architecture Competition 2022 of Volume Zero
Architecture
Business Administration
First in the National Innovative Marketing Competition
Innovative Marketing
First in the 6th Nationwide B2B E-Commerce Competition
B2B E-Commerce
Business Administration, Information and Communication Engineering, Industrial Design
Silver Medal in International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition Malaysia (ITEX)
3I Innovative and Interactive Color Music Board
Civil and Construction Engineering
First in the 52nd National Skills Competition, Central Region
Civil and Construction
Civil and Construction Engineering, Landscape and Urban Design Championship in the 3rd National Intercollegiate Park Design Contest
Footbridge Design
Communication Arts
Best Short Film (Students’ Category) in the 18th Mini Film Festival Malaysia
For you, forever 21
Special Mention and Best Actor in the 44th Golden Harvest Awards
Irritable Boy
Special Mention and Best Actor in the 44th Golden Harvest Awards
She Doesn’t Care
Finalist in the Youth Film Festival
Sunshine
Third in Brand Image Design, Cross-border Special Award, Best Art Design, and Popularity Award in the International Times Young Creative Contest
Advertising Design
Best Viewpoint Award in the Senao Documentary Film Competition
Documentary Film
Computer Science and Information Engineering
Honorable Mention in Asian Intelligent Robot Contest
Intelligent Robot
Two students attained a Double Master’s Degree from CYUT and the University of Aizu Japan Academic Achievements Early Childhood Development and Education, Information Management
Outstanding Digit Companion for Learning and Excellent Digit Teacher Awards of the Ministry of Education
Digit Companion
Industrial Design
Gold Medal in International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition Malaysia (ITEX)
Dr. Dozzle – training aid for kids with development delays
Third in the 52nd National Skills Competition, Central Region
Industrial Design
2 Creative Awards, 1 Distinction, and 4 Finalists in the Taiwan Biomimicry Design Challenge
Biomimicry Design
Innovation, New Star, and Spirit Awards in the 12th Rural Up Competition Rural Projects Bronze in the Innovative Design Contest of Taiwan Value-Added Agriculture Agricultural Design First place in the 2nd Taiwan Yunus Social Business Innovation Awards Biochar Products Industrial Engineering and Management
Third in thesis competition of the Ambient Intelligence Association of Taiwan
Thesis Competition
Excellent Thesis Award in the 29th Ergonomics Society of Taiwan Annual Meeting and Conference
Thesis Competition
Information and Communication Engineering
Gold Medal in International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition Malaysia (ITEX)
AIoT Smart Testing and Scanning
Honorable Mention in Smart Sensor and AIoT Contest
Smart Sensor and AIoT
One of the students attained a Double Master’s Degree from CYUT and the University of Aizu Japan Academic Achievements Information Management
Honorable Mention in the National Collegiate Competition
Intelligent food drug safety verification platform
Canon Campus Ambassadors 2022 Photo-shooting Gold and Silver Medals in the 52nd National Skills Competition, becoming one of the National Champion nominees
3D Digital Game Art Design
First, Second, Third and Forth in the 52nd National Skills Competition, Central Region
3D Digital Game Art Design
Insurance
Double Championship in the National Innovative Insurance Product Competition
Insurance Product
First in the National Collegiate Competition, Central Region
Financial Planning
First in the 9th National Insurance Policy Design Competition
Insurance Policy Design
Landscape and Urban Design
Honorable Mention in the National Collegiate Competition
Civil and Construction
Second and Third in the National Intelligence Auto-Vehicle Competition
Intelligence Auto-Vehicle
Honorable Mention in Taiwan International Orchid Show and the 3rd Orchid Landscape Design Competition
Orchid Landscape Design
Marketing and Logistics Management
Championship in the 10th National Innovative Chain Store Business Competition and Thesis Competition
Chain Store Business
Music Club
Outstanding Awards in the National Students Music Contest
Chinese Orchestra
Outstanding Awards in the National Students Music Contest
Wind Orchestra
Social Work
First, Second, and Honorable Mention in the Community Projects on Prevention of Domestic Violence
Community Projects
Student Union
Supreme Excellence Award for 4 consecutive years
Excellent Performance, Excellence in Finance, and Characteristics Performance.
Visual Communication Design
Red Dot: Best of the Best
Long Far Temple
Outstanding Awards for Technological and Vocational Education
Long Far Temple
Nomination in the Switzerland Film Festival
To the Stars
Second in the National Collegiate Competition
Product Design
First in Mingyi Painting & Design Competition
Impressionist Painting & Cute God Figurines Design
4 Special and 3 Popularity Awards in the School Textbooks Design Competition
Textbook Design
11 Awards including Gold Medal, Best New Performer, and Special Mention in the National Face Mask Design Competition
Face Mask Design
Bronze, New Star, and Spirit Awards in the 12th Rural Up Competition
Rural Projects
Gold Medal and 2 Popularity Awards in the 9th Kuroi T-shirt Design Competition
T-shirt Design
Alumni Success
Year 2023
- Chih-Lun LI of Visual Communication Design won the 3rd Taiwan Rural Elite Awards and received praise from President Tsai Ing-Wen
- Ting-Chen NIEN of Social Work won the Excellent Supervisor Award of Taichung City Sustainable Development Program for Social Work Professional Image Enhancement and Professional Inheritance
- Feng-I LIN of EMBA won the 29th Central Taiwan Outstanding HR Manager Award
- Hui-Chan TSAI of MBA elected as the Chairperson of the Association of Honorary Instructors of Taichung City Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
- Chien-Kang HUANG of DBA elected as the Chairperson of the National Accreditation Body of Certification Association
Year 2022
- Chung-Chiao WANG of Architecture won the iF Design Award 2022 by designing the Public Restroom of Kenting National Park.
- Yu-Lun LIU of Industrial Design won the Red Dot Design and IF Design Award 2022 with his bicycle design GEOMETRY-X.
- Guan-He LIU, Ting-Ni JIM, and Yu-Yi CHIANG of Industrial Design won the Asian New Generation Design Award and Silver Medal in the ICARE Universal Design Award by designing assistive products, WeXare, to enhance the mobility of lower limb disabled persons.
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Chih-Meng WANG of EMBA and the General Manager of Palmary Machinery won the Honorable Mention in the 15th Machine Tool Competition.
- Tzu-Wei YEH of Communication Arts won the finalist in Best Art Direction of the 59th Golden Horse Awards with his work “The Abandoned”.
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I-Shan LI of Communication Arts with her work “Sisters’ Busy Hands” won the finalist in the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
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Ha-Yuan CHANG of Communication Arts with his work “Oasis” won the Silver Medal in Documentary Film of Top 100 Micro Movie Awards and the finalist in the Taoyuan Film Festival and Kaohsiung Film Festival.
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Chien-Chung HUANG of Applied Chemistry and her team Ju Tian Cleantech won the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Contest 2022 by the 100% ZHI (Sugarcane Straw) project.