Lunghwa University of Science and Technology (LHU; ) is a
private
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university of science and technology in the Taiwanese vocational education system, originally based in
Guishan District
Guishan District () is a District (Taiwan), district in northeastern Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
History
Guishan was formerly known as ''Kulunsia'' ( (Ku-lun-siā)). The name originated from a hill by the Mercy Buddha Temple of Shou Shan Rock, built in ...
,
Taoyuan City
Taoyuan () is a special municipality located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. Taoyuan District is the seat of the municipal gove ...
, Taiwan.
As its spirit of fundamental of initial creation in its
school song
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Australia
* Somerville House — '' Our God, Our Help in Ages ...
, ''"a technical skill can be valued unlimitedly; both hands can be creating infinitely for country."''
Popular undergraduate majors at LHU include electronics, business, mechanic, engineering, finance, philology, international business, industrial management, multi-media and gaming science, tourism and leisure science and computer science. Popular fields of study among graduate students include electronics, engineering, computer science and finance.
LHU claims to provide
HTC
HTC Corporation ( zh, t=宏達國際電子股份有限公司, p=Hóngdá Guójì Diànzǐ Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, first=t), or High Tech Computer Corporation (abbreviated and trading as HTC), is a Taiwanese consumer electronics corporatio ...
,
TSMC
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC or Taiwan Semiconductor) is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company. It is one of the world's most valuable semiconductor companies, the world' ...
,
UMC and other famous firms with more engineering, computer science and business graduates than any other college or university, and philanthropic support of LHU is among the highest in the Taiwanese vocational education system and technical education system.
Colleges and departments
There are three colleges at LHU.
College of Engineering
*Department of Mechanical Engineering
*Department of
Chemical
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and
Materials Engineering
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The intellectual origi ...
*Department of
Electrical Engineering
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*Department of
Electronic Engineering
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*Department of
Computer
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Information
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and
Network Engineering
College of Management
*Department of
International Business
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*Department of Finance
*Department of
Business Administration
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Overview
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*Department of
Information Management
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*Department of
Industrial Management
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College of
Humanities
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and Design
*Department of
Applied Foreign Languages
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*Department of
Multimedia
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and Game Science
*Department of
Cultural Creativity and
Digital Media Design
*Department of Tourism and
Recreation
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Sister universities
Sister schools of Lunghwa include:
List of Sister Universities
Alumni
* Chan I-hua
Chan I-hua (; 22 February 1957 – 19 May 1989) was a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist and graduate of Lunghwa University of Science and Technology. He performed self-immolation on May 19, 1989, when the funeral procession of fellow activist C ...
– performed self-immolation
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Etymology
The English word ' ...
on May 19, 1989 when the funeral procession of fellow activist Cheng Nan-jung
Cheng Nan-jung (, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hokkien: Tēnn Lâm-iông; nicknamed Nylon Deng; 12 September 1947 – 7 April 1989) was a Taiwanese publisher and pro-democracy activist. He was the founder of the Freedom Era Weekly. He is most known intern ...
(who had similarly immolated himself) was blocked by the police in front of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei on what is now called Ketagalan Boulevard
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History
The former nam ...
.
* Chi Po-lin – photographer and film director
See also
* List of universities in Taiwan
The following is a list of university, universities, colleges, junior colleges, and institute of technology, institutes of technology in Taiwan.
Public universities and colleges
Private universities and colleges
Technical and vocat ...
* List of universities in Taoyuan County, Taiwan
References
External links
Lunghwa University of Science and Technology website
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