# Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology

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Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology (UCH; Chinese: 健行科技大學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiān-hêng Kho-ki Tāi-ha̍k) is a university in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. UCH is also known as Chien Hsin Tech (Chinese: 健行科大; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiān-hêng Kho-tāi).

## Present situation

UCH is noted for teaching and research in the science and engineering, especially energy engineering. Starting from 2003, the university comprises 5 colleges (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Engineering, Management, Commerce, Graduate Institutes), 13 departments, offering 13 master programs, and 1 Ph.D. program

## History

UCH was originally established in Shanghai in 1933 as the San Ji Telecommunication School. In 1937, signifying the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). After the Chinese Civil War, the Republic of Taiwan lost control in Mainland China in 1949. UCH was re-established in 1953 in Zhongli City, Taiwan (now Zhongli District, Taoyuan).

## Organization

A president (校長) heads the university. Each college (院) is headed by a dean (院長), and each department (系) by a chairman (系主任). Students elect their own representatives each year to attend administrative meetings.
There are five colleges in UCH:
| Colleges and departments College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department of Electronic Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering Department of Applied Geomatics College of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Civil Engineering College of Management Department of Information Management Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Department of Business Administration Department of Marketing and Distribution College of Commerce Department of International Business Management Department of Finance and Banking Department of Applied Foreign Languages | Graduate institutes College of Graduate Institutes Graduate Institute of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Institute of Electrical Engineering Graduate Institute of Electronic Engineering Graduate Institute of Information Management Graduate Institute of Central Asian Studies Graduate Institute of Management Graduate Institute of Geoinformatics and Disaster Reduction Technology Graduate Institute of International Business Management Graduate Institute of Engineering and Environment Geophysics Graduate Institute of Computer, Communication and System Engineering Graduate Institute of Computer Science and Information Engineering Graduate Institute of Finance and Banking Graduate Institute of Engineering Science and Technology The General Education Center Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Degree programs Property Management Degree Program Materials Processing Technology Degree Program SOC Business Management Degree Program |

## Research centers
### National research centers

* E-GPS Research Center

### Other centers and laboratories

* Green Energy Research Center
* Logistic Management Research Center
* Euro-Asia Research Center
* Digital Earth and Disaster Reduction Research Center
* Engineering & Environment Geophysics Laboratory

## International Academic Exchanges
### Dual degree

* University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, United States (3-2 programs)
* Hanoi University of Business and Management, Vietnam (2-2.1-1 programs)

### Partner universities

* United States
** Appalachian State University
** Murray State University
** Saint Leo University
* Russia
** Moscow State University
** Saint Petersburg State University
** Moscow State University of Technology "Stankin"
** Far Eastern State Technical University
** Moscow Academy of Government and Municipal Management, MAGMU
** Moscow Aviation Institute (State University of Aerospace Technology)
** Moscow State University Of Culture And Arts
** Moscow State Institute of Radioengeneering, Electronic and Automation
** Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
** Buryat State University
* United Kingdom
** Aberystwyth University
** Nottingham Trent University
** Queen's University Belfast
* Tajikistan
** Russian-Tajik Slavonic University
* Kazakhstan
** Al - Farabi Kazakh National University
** Kainar University
** Kazakh Academic University
** Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research （KIMEP）
* Kyrgyzstan
** Institute of History National academy of science
* Azerbaijan
** Baku State University
* Turkey
** Süleyman Demirel University
* South Korea
** Kyungil University
* Vietnam
** Hanoi University of Technology
** Hung Vuong University
* Malaysia
** Southern College
** New Era College
** McOrange College
* Paraguay
** National University of Asuncion
* China
** Zhengzhou University
** Huazhong University of Science and Technology

## Surroundings

* Jhongli Station
* THSR Taoyuan Station
* Chung Yuan Christian University
* Ching Yun Commercial Center

## Transportation

The university is accessible within walking distance South of Zhongli Station of the Taiwan Railways.

## Notable alumni

* Frankie Huang, actor and television host