CYUT Excellent Achievements

(updated on: 2024.04.15)

 Academic Reputation and Various Rankings  

Year 2024

• The only private technological university in Taiwan that entered QS World University Rankings.
• The only private technological university in Taiwan that entered QS Sustainable University Rankings.
• The only private technological university in Taiwan that entered QS Asia University Rankings for 3 consecutive years.
• Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 7th consecutive year.
• THE Computer Science Rankings for 6th consecutive year.
• THE Engineering Rankings for 4th consecutive year.
• THE Business & Economics Rankings for the second year.
• Entered the Webometrics Rankings of World Universities (WRWU) for the second year, maintaining its position as the top private technological university in Taiwan.
• Excellent Performance Award from Cheers Magazine.
• USR Model Award (Sustainability Reporting) from Global View Magazine.
• Department of Accounting received E-teaching Excellence Award from Chinese Enterprise Resource Planning Society.
• Department of Landscape and Urban Design acquired accreditation for its undergraduate and master’s program from the Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET) - Space Planning and Design.

Year 2023

• President Tao-Ming Cheng received the honor of the Outstanding Professional Award at the Global Corporate Sustainability Awards (GCSA).
• President Tao-Ming Cheng received the honor of the Outstanding President Award of the Association of Taiwan Private School Culture and Education.
• Top 100 (rank 56) in the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings for 7th straight year.
• THE Young University Rankings for 5th straight year.
• THE Impact Rankings for 5th straight year.
• THE Asia University Rankings for 6th straight 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.
• Top 30 in the Best University Rankings of the Global-View Magazine.
• Top 30 in reputation and globalization in the Best University Rankings of the Global-View Magazine.
• All submitted (total 5) USR projects received funding from the Ministry of Education, the top among all entries.
• Taichung City Outstanding Contribution Award for Low Carbon City Efforts.
• Green Procurement Excellence Award of the Environmental Protection Administration.
• Gold Medal of Sustainability Reports in Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards (TCSA).
• First in citation rankings for 11th straight year.
• 6 Red Dot Design Best of the Best, 63 Red Dot Design Awards, 2 Red Dot Design Honorable Mentions, 1 Young Designer Award, and 3 iF Design Awards from 2015 to 2023.
• 76 golds, 108 silvers, 44 bronzes, and 37 special mentions in International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX) from 2011 to 2023.
• CYUT's poster displayed outstanding library work and SDG efforts and was included in the Poster Session of World Library and Information Congress: 88th IFLA General Conference and Assembly which took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
• 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 2024

• Professor Chia-Horng Lin of Visual Communication Design was honored with the Outstanding Artist Award by the Circle Foundation of the Arts (France).
• Professor Juo-Lien Wang and Professor  Pei-Shan Lu of Accounting received the E-Teaching Excellence Award of Chinese Enterprise Resource Planning Society.

Year 2023

• Faculty Members Ranked World’s Top 2% Scientists released by Stanford University.
  7 of them listed in Career Impact (1960-2022)

College of Management: Professor Yi-Kuei Lin

Computer Science and Information Engineering: Professor Fu-Shiung Hsieh, Professor Chin-Ling Chen, Professor Yuen-Haw Chang

Applied Chemistry: Professor Yeng-Fong Shih

Business Administration: Professor Singa Wang Chiu

Industrial Engineering and Management: Professor Yuan-Shyi Chiu
6 of them listed in Most Influential 2022

College of Management: Professor Yi-Kuei Lin

Business Administration: Professor Yung-Ming Cheng

Information Management: Professor Rung-Ching Chen

Computer Science and Information Engineering: Professor Fu-Shiung Hsieh, Professor Chin-Ling Chen

Applied Chemistry: Professor Yeng-Fong Shih

• Professor Yann-Long Lee of Industrial Design and his USR team invented “Development and Applications of Innovative Biodegradable Agricultural Film” and received the Gold Medal in the 19th International Salon of Inventions and New Technologies “New Time”.
• Professor Chia-Horng Lin of Visual Communication Design was invited to showcase his shortlisted work in Art International Zurich.
• Professor Wai-Jyun Chien of Applied Chemistry won nomination for the Best Youth Programme and Best Host at the Radio Broadcasting Golden Bell Awards.
• 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 19^th National Innovation Award.
• Professor Hong-Dar Lin of Industrial Engineering and Management as Guest Editor of International Journal Sensors.
• Professor Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh of Accounting as Chief Editor of Special Issue of Journal of Risk and Financial Management.
• Professor Chih-Wei Lin of College of Management won the Outstanding Teacher Award of Tour Planning and Design Association of R.O.C.

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 4^th 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 2024

Year 2023

Year 2022

Alumni Success 

Year 2024

• Ji-Rong Yang of EMBA was appointed as the Administrative Deputy Minister, Ministry of National Defense.
• XXX of Business Administration was appointed as the Director of Taichung Women’s Entrepreneurship Counseling Association.
• Ming-Cheng Chen of Civil and Construction Engineering was appointed as the Director of the Department of Public Works, Hsinchu City Government.
• Yi-Shan Lee of Communication Arts won Golden Horse Film Project Promotion Grand Prize for her debut feature project Chewing Gum.
• XXX, XXX, and XXX won the New Social Work Award, New Supervisor Award, and Outstanding Supervisor Award of the Taichung City Social Affairs Bureau respectively. XXX, XXX and XXX was honored with the Outstanding Social Work Award.
• XXX and XXX were honored with the National Excellent Social Work Award.
• XXX and XXX won the Outstanding Award in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention of Taoyuan City Government.

Year 2023

• Han-Hsien Tseng of Communication Arts won 2 Golden Bell Awards (Creative Award for a Drama Series, Most Popular Drama Series) by producing the drama Copycat Killer.
• Tzu-Yi Chang of Communication Arts won the Best Drama Series in the Golden Bell Awards by producing the drama Mad Doctor.
• Hsu-Hao Chen of Communication Arts won the Best Sound Design in the Golden Bell Awards 2023 with his work Reclaim My Summer.
• Hao-Wei Chen of Communication Arts directed the film “Reclaim My Summer” and entered the Asian Short Film Competition (Wide Angle) at the 28th Busan International Film Festival as well as the Golden Bell Awards 2023 nominations on Best Newcomer and Best Sound Design.
• Tzu-Yi Chang of Communication Arts produced the drama “Mad Doctor” and won seven Golden Bell Awards 2023 nominations, including Best Leading Actress, Best Newcomer, Best TV Series, Best Directing, Best Writing, Best Visual Effect, and Best Costume Design.
• Tzu-Wei Yeh of Communication Arts won the Best Art Direction nomination at the 25th Taipei Film Festival with his work “The Abandoned”.
• Vision Chen of Architecture won the Best Original Film Song nomination at the 60th Golden Horse Awards with his work “Untitled” for the film Marry My Dead Body.
• Pei-Chen Liao of Industrial Design won Gold in the National Competitor Selection for the 47^th World Skills Competition.
• XX Wang and XX Tsai of Industrial Design won second and fifth place in the 53rd National Skills Competition respectively.
• 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 29^th 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.

• Chih-Meng WANG of EMBA and the General Manager of Palmary Machinery won the Honorable Mention in the 15^th Machine Tool Competition.

• Tzu-Wei YEH of Communication Arts won the finalist in Best Art Direction of the 59^th Golden Horse Awards with his work “The Abandoned”.

• I-Shan LI of Communication Arts with her work “Sisters’ Busy Hands” won the finalist in the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.

• 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.

• 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.