CYUT has been honored with the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) iPAS Talent Development Excellence Award for its outstanding efforts in promoting the iPAS Industry Professional Assessment System. The award was presented during the MOEA AI Talent Development Achievement Presentation, where CYUT was recognized for helping students achieve certification pass rates above the national average. President Tao-Ming Cheng accepted the award from Minister of Economic Affairs Ming-Hsin Kung, highlighting CYUT’s strong performance in connecting technical and vocational education with professional certification and industry needs.

Since 2018, CYUT has actively promoted iPAS certification through professional coursework, hands-on training, free preparation classes, and incentives for students who earn certificates. Departments across the university have supported certification training in areas such as net-zero carbon planning, intangible asset valuation, AI application planning, smart production engineering, AIoT applications, information security, business intelligence analysis, and plastic materials application engineering. These efforts help students gain industry-recognized credentials, strengthen interdisciplinary skills, and improve their career readiness before graduation.

CYUT students have delivered impressive results in several iPAS certification categories. Students from the Department of Applied Chemistry have ranked among the top three nationwide in the Plastic Materials Application Engineer assessment for six consecutive years, with Tzu-Ling Chiang earning first place nationally. In the Intangible Asset Valuation Manager certification, accounting students also achieved a pass rate above the national average, with Lien-Sheng Liu placing first nationwide and receiving the Ministry of Education’s Technological and Vocational Education Outstanding Award. President Cheng said CYUT will continue to strengthen certification guidance, industry-academia collaboration, and hands-on interdisciplinary learning to prepare more professionals for AI, net-zero sustainability, and smart manufacturing.