Taiwan's first private University of Technology.
Chaoyang University of Technology was founded in 1994 (ROC 83) and was upgraded to full university status in 1997, becoming Taiwan's first private University of Technology. Today CYUT enrolls around 18,000 students across five colleges and 23 departments, and appears in the QS World University Rankings' 1201-1400 band.
朝陽科技大學創立於民國83年（1994年），並於民國86年（1997年）升格為大學，是台灣第一所私立科技大學。現今朝陽科大約有18,000名學生，分屬五個學院、二十三個學系，並名列QS世界大學排名1201-1400區間。
What makes this university worth knowing.
🥇 Taiwan's First Private University of Technology
台灣第一所私立科技大學
Founded in 1994 and elevated to full university status in 1997, CYUT pioneered private-sector technological higher education in Taiwan.
🏆 Internationally Ranked
躋身國際排名
CYUT appears in the QS World University Rankings' 1201-1400 band, a strong showing for a university of technology of its size.
🎓 Five Colleges, 23 Departments
五學院廿三學系
Roughly 18,000 students study across five colleges and 23 departments at CYUT's Wufeng District campus.
A pioneer of applied education in Wufeng.
As Taiwan's first private University of Technology, CYUT has anchored applied technological education in Wufeng District since 1994, a role that has shaped the district's identity as a center for vocational higher learning. See the Taichung county page for more on the region.
Find the university.
No. 168, Jifeng E. Rd., Wufeng District, Taichung City, Taiwan
臺中市霧峰區吉峰東路168號
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