Chinese Culture University

Private university in Taipei, Taiwan
25°08′N 121°32′E / 25.133°N 121.533°E / 25.133; 121.533CampusSuburbanAffiliationsU12 Consortium, ACCBE,[3] EPU[4]Websitewww.pccu.edu.tw/intl/page/english/Chinese nameTraditional Chinese中國文化大學Simplified Chinese中国文化大学
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Wénhuà Dàxué
Wade–GilesChung1-kuo2 Wen2-hua4 Ta4-hsüeh2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiong-kok Bûn-hòa Tāi-ha̍k
Campus Buildings, Chinese Culture University

The Chinese Culture University (CCU; Chinese: 中國文化大學) is a private Taiwanese university located in Yangmingshan in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. CCU was established in 1962 and is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32,000 students. Satellite campuses are located in the Jianguo, Ximending, and Zhongxiao East Road areas of Taipei City. CCU has a vast collaboration and network with top universities around the world.[5]

The school was founded as Far East University in 1962 by Chang Chi-yun, and renamed College of Chinese Culture by President Chiang Kai-shek in 1963. It became Chinese Culture University in 1980. CCU is organized into twelve academic colleges: Liberal Arts, Foreign Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Journalism and Communications, Arts, Environmental Design, Law, Agriculture, and Education.

The main campus is located on Yang Ming Mountain, overlooks the Tienmu District, and is about a 45-minute drive from Taipei Main Station. The area is known for its extensive hiking trails and hot springs. The university is located just off of the main road that winds up the mountain where a 24-hour Wellcome Supermarket, 7-11, Starbucks, Mos Burger, and McDonald's can be found. Many of the students rent apartments in this small village area and the city buses have stops along the main road.

History

Chinese Culture University has been reorganized many times. The Ministry of Education granted the University permission to establish studies in philosophy, Chinese, Eastern languages, English, French, German, history, geography, news, art, music, drama, physical education, domestic science, and architecture.

Academics

Chinese Culture University rankings
Global – Overall
THE World[6]1501+ (2024)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia[7]601–650 (2024)
THE Asia[8]601+ (2023)
National – Overall
THE National[9]35–45 (2024)

CCU has 12 colleges: Agriculture, Arts, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Environmental Design, Foreign Languages, Journalism and Mass Communications, Law, Liberal Arts, Science, and Social Sciences. The Department of Tourism Management ranks in the top three among universities in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.[10] CCU first appeared and ranked 401-450 in the QS 2022 Asian Universities Ranking.[11]

Traditional Chinese Huabiao at the Main Gate

Transportation

The relatively inconvenient and isolated location of CCU's main campus has presented students and staff with transportation problems. While the university operates a number of school buses to transport faculty, staff and students up and down the mountain every day, many students chose to ride scooters up to the main campus. This has resulted in a high number of student injuries and fatalities each semester. Public buses, the R5 and 260, also operate between the main campus and downtown Taipei. These buses also make stops at Jiantan and Shilin MRT train stations. Taxi service can be found on the main campus with taxis waiting for students and teachers in front of the university sports centre during the daytime hours.

Facilities

CCU has four campuses in Taipei City. The main campus is located on Yang Ming Mountain and three other smaller campuses are located in Jianguo, Ximending, and Zhongxiao East Road in downtown Taipei. The Jianguo campus is the location of the Mandarin Training Centre, while the Zhongxiao East Road campus is the location of the International Language Institute. The Ximending campus offers a variety of both credit and non-credit courses in addition to being an extension campus for the College of Law.

The Hwa Kang Museum

Hwa Kang Museum

Established in 1971, the university museum, also called the Hwa Kang Museum, is the first comprehensive museum of its kind in Taiwan. Its permanent collection consists of Chinese ceramics from the many centuries, modern Chinese paintings and calligraphic works, Chinese folk arts and woodblock prints. Some highlights of the collection include pieces by Wang Yangming, Wu Changshuo, Woo Tsin-hang, Yu Youren, Puru, Chang Dai-chien, and Li Meishu.

Athletics

CCU offers martial arts programs on the Yang Ming Shan campus. The CCU Judo team is internationally competitive and a number of members have won their division in both national and international tournaments. The CCU Martial Arts Department also offers courses in Japanese ju jitsu, aikido and kung fu.

The CCU baseball program was established in 1964, in the second year of the school's history.[12]

People

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

Gallery

  • Chinese Style Buildings, Chinese Culture University
    Chinese Style Buildings, Chinese Culture University
  • Centre of Chinese Culture University Campus
    Centre of Chinese Culture University Campus
  • Classroom buildings
    Classroom buildings

See also

References

  1. ^ "Intro to CCPU (in Chinese)". CCPU. Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  2. ^ "CCU Logo". CCU. Retrieved 2014-10-19.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "社團法人中華民國管理科學學會".
  4. ^ "Eurasia Pacific Uninet".
  5. ^ "姐妹校資訊". Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  6. ^ "Chinese Culture University". Times Higher Education (THE). 7 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Chinese Culture University". Times Higher Education (THE).
  8. ^ "Chinese Culture University". Times Higher Education (THE). 7 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Chinese Culture University". Times Higher Education (THE). 7 June 2023.
  10. ^ https://www.most.gov.tw/most/attachments/c1fe8ab1-8296-4483-a214-d03215125d39 Archived 2017-10-29 at the Wayback Machine[bare URL PDF]
  11. ^ "Chinese Culture University".
  12. ^ Yu, Su-feng (26 April 2019). "台灣棒球選手的搖籃──認識中國文化大學棒球隊(上)". Chinese Culture University (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 22 March 2024.

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