Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology

南臺科技大學
Motto	Trust, justice, sincerity and honesty
Type	Private
Established	1969
President	Wu Cheng-wen
Administrative staff	550
Students	18,000
Location	Yongkang, Tainan , Taiwan
Website	www.stust.edu.tw

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology (STUST; Chinese: 南臺科技大學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-tâi Kho-ki Tāi-ha̍k) is a private university in Yongkang District, Tainan, Taiwan.

History

The university was originally founded in 1969 as Nan-Tai Junior College of Engineering. In 1990, it became Nan-Tai Junior College of Engineering and Business. In 1996 it was upgraded to Nan-Tai Institute of Technology and again to Southern Taiwan University of Technology in 1999. In 2007 it was upgraded to Southern Taiwan University and in 2012 it became Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology.^[1]

Administration

Chairmen

• Wu San-lien [zh] (1969–1988)
• Hsin Wen-bing (1988–1999)
• Kao Ching-yuen (1999–2014)
• Cheng Kao-huei (2014–2017)
• Chang Hsin-hsiung (since 2017)

Presidents

• Hsin Wen-bing (1969–1988)
• Chang Hsin-hsiung (1989–2007)
• Tai Chien [zh] (2007–2017)
• Lu Deng-maw (2017–2023)
• Wu Cheng-wen (2023–2024)

Motto

The university's motto is Trust, justice, sincerity, honesty.

"Trust, justice, sincerity, and honesty are the basic principles of our lives. They are principles revered by ancient Eastern as well as by ancient Western sages. They are now regarded as our school motto. I hope all of us will strive to fulfill them." —Hsin Wen-bing, 1969

Faculties

• College of Engineering
• College of Business
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• College of Digital Design

Chinese Language Center

The Chinese Language Center at STUST was established for international students and visiting foreigners in Taiwan to help them learn Chinese as a foreign language.

Classes are offered depending on the learners’ needs. Currently, the center offers beginner and basic classes to assist learners in developing the four essential language skills: speech, listening, writing, and reading.

Campus

•   = Buildings
•   = Parking Lots
•   = Pitches
•   = Greenfield
•   = Road in campus
•   = Road outside campus

Buildings

1. Electrical Engineering Building I(A)
2. Electrical Engineering Building II(B)
3. Extension Education / Development Building(C)
4. Management & Information Technology Building(D)
5. Shin-Chi Building(E)
6. Information & Communication Building(F)
7. Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology Building(G)
8. Dormitory(H1,H2,H3,H5,H6)
9. Inter-school Alliance Industrial Technology & Practical Training Building(I)
10. Electronic Engineering Building II(J)
11. Mechanical Engineering Building(K)
12. Administration Building(L)
13. Humanities & Art Building(M)
14. Wen-Ping Building(N)
15. Electronic Engineering & Logistic Studies Building(P)
16. Electro-Optical Engineering Building(Q)
17. Automobile Engineering Building(R)
18. Automobile Workshop(R1)
19. Management Science Building(S)
20. Teaching & Research Building(T)
21. Yohas Center(U)
22. Energy Engineering Building(V)
23. Pang-Po Building(Ｗ)
24. Design Cube(X)
25. San-lian Gymnasium(Y)
26. Shim-Whai Memorial Hall(Z)

• 
  Activity center and San-Lian memorial Gymnasium
• 
  Energy Engineering Building
• 
  Humanities & Arts Building

Transportation

The university is accessible from Daqiao Station of the Taiwan Railways.

See also

• List of universities in Taiwan

References

External links

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