National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
National Yunlin University of Science and Technology is a university of science and technology in Taiwan. Founded in 1991 and located in Yunlin County. It was restructured as a technological university in 1997. It's a member of "National Yunlin University system" with National Taiwan University, and accredited by AACSB, ACCSB and IEET.
Yuntech is organized into several colleges, including the College of Engineering, College of Management, College of Design, College of Humanities and Applied Sciences, and College of Future.
Yuntech is currently the 3rd-ranked university of science and technology in Taiwan, on the rankings of Times Higher Education World University Rankings and U.S. News & World Report.
History
In the beginning, Wenji Hsu, the then governor of Yunlin County, believed that there was only one College in Yunlin County, which was disparate compared to other counties and cities, so the development of high-level education standards in Yunlin was a top priority. Initially, he did not succeed in his bid to get National Chung Cheng University established in Yunlin, so he continued to fight for the establishment of a university of the high level, with the goal of "contributing to the development of education in Yunlin". At the beginning of the school's construction, the County Government provided the Ministry of Education as the site for the school's construction. In addition, Yunlin Junior High School had to be relocated due to the establishment of the Yunlin Institute of Technology.National Yunlin Institute of Technology (1989–1997)
- The Executive Yuan approved the establishment of the Preparatory Office and the Ministry of Education approved the establishment of the National Yunlin Institute of Technology in 1989. Dr. Wen-Hsiung Chang, then president of National Taipei University of Technology, was appointed as the director of the preparatory office.
- National Yunlin Institute of Technology was officially established on July 1, 1991, with 352 new students, and the first president was Dr.Wen-Hsiung Chang, the director of preparatory work. On August 1 of the year, the first phase of construction was completed, and eight departments were initially established: mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, industrial management, business management, information management, industrial design, and business design.
- In accordance with the Ministry of Education to encourage the conversion of meritorious schools into technical colleges, National Yunlin Institute of Technology was renamed National Yunlin University of Science and Technology. Along with National Taiwan University of Science and Technology and Chaoyang University of Technology were the first batch of technical colleges in Taiwan to be successfully converted into technical universities.
National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (1997–present)
- In 2001, President Wen-Hsiung Chang retired and was succeeded by Dr. cōng-míng Lin as the second president, with the goal of "building a humanistic learning environment, and making every effort to promote industrialization, e-corporation, and internationalization."
- In 2005, Cheers Magazine's Best Universities Guide ranked National Yunlin University of Science and Technology 9th in the country for the amount of money spent per person on student talent and research ethos.
- In 2009, Dr. Yǒngbīn Yáng, a tenured professor at National Taiwan University, took over the presidency of Yunlin University of Science and Technology, with the goal of developing "a strong academic culture and first-class creativity.
- On December 6, 2018, signed a memorandum of cooperation with National Taiwan University, and National Formosa University to establish the National Yunlin University Consortium.
Campus life
YunTech is located in Douliu, Yunlin County, Central Taiwan, with access via highways and railway system, 226 km south of Taipei, capital city of Taiwan. The university occupies about 60 hectares. 8 artistic works are placed around the campus, and the Art Center of YunTech periodically holds exhibitions.The library totals 16,529 square meters and has 1,750,000 volumes in its collection which include journals in Chinese and other languages, e-database and e-learning resources. It also includes online databases in all subject areas for technological universities nationwide.
YunTech hosted the National Intercollegiate Athletic Games in 2006 and 2014.