National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Founded in 1991, YunTech’s motto is “Sincerity, Respect, Perseverance, and Innovation.” Since its establishment, it has been guided by the principle of practical application, gradually utilizing the advantages of industry-academia collaboration and innovative teaching to build a unique characteristic of “industry-academia integration and innovative design.” Since 2018, with the support of the Ministry of Education’s “Higher Education Sprout Project,” it has further constructed a dual-track learning system, providing students with a learning environment suitable for their development and practical application, and developing a problem-based learning (PBL) system that connects with industry, aiming to achieve the goal of cultivating talents with suitable development and high-quality employment.

Building on past achievements, since 2020, YunTech has continued to take “an internationally renowned university characterized by innovative teaching and industry connection” as its development vision, with the goals of “connecting the development of teachers and students with the needs of economic, environmental, and social sustainable development,” “making outstanding contributions to local and global well-being,” “shaping an innovative, intelligent, friendly, and sustainable campus,” and “ranking among the top 100 in Asia and the top 1000 in the world,” hoping to achieve world-class levels in the four dimensions of student cultivation, teacher development, university contribution, and international influence.

YunTech currently has 5 colleges: Engineering, Management, Design, Humanities and Sciences, and Future. It has 23 departments (including 4 degree programs) in the four-year day division, 2 departments in the two-year day division, 2 degree programs in the four-year continuing education division, 28 graduate schools (including 1 degree program) in the master’s day division, 15 on-the-job master’s programs (including 1 degree program), and 13 doctoral programs (including 1 degree program), with approximately 10,000 students, of which undergraduate students account for approximately 67% and graduate students account for approximately 33%. There are 396 full-time teachers, of which more than 97% are full-time teachers with the title of assistant professor or above, and 92% have doctoral degrees. More than 50% of the teachers have doctoral degrees from famous universities in Europe, America, and Japan, and the number of teachers with practical experience is also more than 91.7%. More than 70% of the teachers are also involved in industry-academia cooperation and contribute back to teaching.

International Exchange and Cooperation

In terms of international exchange, YunTech has signed sister school agreements with 371 well-known universities in 41 countries around the world, and international students account for approximately 4.2% of the total number of students. In order to expand students’ international perspective and teachers’ international cooperation, various international academic exchange activities are actively carried out: for example, signing student exchange agreements, promoting teacher-student overseas teaching, encouraging students to study or intern abroad, and establishing cooperation platforms to recommend teachers to go abroad for practical study or international academic cooperation, and promoting YunTech to export influence to the world.

Various teaching qualities have been internationally certified and synchronized with international standards. In 2024, all departments of the College of Engineering once again obtained IEET international “Engineering and Technology Education Accreditation,” and the College of Management was re-accredited by the international AACSB business management education for the second time in 2024, and the teaching quality and student ability are in line with international standards.

YunTech participates in TAItech, which is composed of 6 universities of technology in Taiwan, and signed a student exchange and short-term course alliance agreement with HAWtech, the German University of Applied Sciences Alliance. Actively create an internationalized campus, encourage departments to offer professional courses in English, organize various international academic exchange activities, teacher-student overseas teaching, sign student exchange agreements with sister schools, encourage students to study or intern abroad, expand international perspectives, and achieve the goal of two-way talent exchange.

International Certification

YunTech’s various teaching qualities have been internationally certified and synchronized with international standards. All departments of the College of Engineering have obtained IEET international “Engineering and Technology Education Accreditation,” and the College of Management was re-accredited by the international AACSB business management education for the second time in 2024, and the teaching quality and student ability are in line with international standards. Student ability is in line with international standards, and in recent years, teachers and students have repeatedly achieved excellent results in international competitions, enhancing YunTech’s brand reputation internationally. The international competition awards obtained in recent years are listed below:

• In the 38th Japan Tokyo International Invention Exhibition in 2024, our school won 4 gold, 3 silver, and 1 special award.
• In the 2024 American Muse International Design Awards, we won 5 gold and 1 platinum.
• In the 2024 Italian A’ Design Award, we won 2 silver and 1 bronze.
• In the 2024 American New York Product Design Awards, we won the Gold Award.
• In the 2024 New York Art Directors Club Annual Awards “Young Ones ADC,” we won 2 bronze and 5 merits, and ranked 29th in the world in the “Young Ones Student Awards” global university rankings (蟬聯全國第一).
• In the 2024 German Red Dot Design Concept Award, we won 3 winners.
• In the 2024 German Red Dot Brand and Communication Design Award, we won 2 winners.
• In the 47th International Skills Competition in 2024, we won the championship in the jewelry, gold, and silverware category.
• In the 33rd Golden Calf Award in 2024, we won 1 second place & 3 third places & 1 merit.
• In the 2023 Hong Kong International Innovation Technology Invention Exhibition, our school won 6 gold medals and 3 silver medals.
• In the 2023 Seoul International Invention Fair in South Korea, our school won 1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze, and 1 special award.
• In the 2023 Macau International Innovation and Invention Exhibition, our school won 6 gold, 2 silver, and 3 special awards.
• In the 2023 Taiwan Innotech Expo, our school won 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals.
• In the 2023 Croatia International Invention Exhibition, our school won 3 gold, 1 silver, and 5 special awards.
• In the 2023 Japan Good Design Award (G-Mark), we won the Good Design Award.
• In the 25th Russian Archimedes International Invention Exhibition in 2023, we won 1 gold.
• In the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva in 2023, we won 1 gold, 1 silver, and 1 special award.
• In the 19th Ukrainian International Invention Exhibition in 2023, we won 5 gold and 2 silver.
• In 2023, Zhang Cheng-jin, a student from the College of Design, won the world gold medal in “CAD Mechanical Design Drawing” at the 10th International Abilympics.

境外生輔導機制

• The Office of International Affairs has an International Student Section responsible for matters related to the guidance of overseas Chinese students, including academic counseling, assistance in applying for residence permits and entry/exit matters, scholarship applications, and work-study opportunities, so that students can study with peace of mind.
• In order to ensure that overseas Chinese students receive proper care and to help them become familiar with and adapt to the study and living environment at YunTech, social activities such as welcome and farewell dinners, short trips, sports, and festive celebrations are held regularly to provide new international students with opportunities to interact with current students.
• The one-on-one buddy system guides students to quickly integrate into the campus and adapt to life in Taiwan.
• The mentor care system regularly holds seminars with students to understand their learning and interpersonal needs for assistance, and actively provides guidance and life assistance.
• Arrange exclusive counseling hours and course assistant tutoring system to help students solve academic difficulties.
• Assist in applying for work permits and give priority to on-campus work-study opportunities.

Welfare for overseas students

• Prayer rooms are set up in the dormitory area and major teaching spaces for Muslim students to use, creating an internationally friendly campus.
• Provide diversified employment counseling before graduation, and invite alumni to return to school to share their work experiences, increasing preparation and psychological construction during job hunting.
• According to the needs of students, each department assists students in having the opportunity to intern in the industry before graduation, so that students have the opportunity to have practical experience before graduation.