A . School Information
Name of Institution: Yuan Ze University
Contact Person: Ching-Pu Chen Ya-Ting Chen Wan Chien
Position: Director Assistant Secretary
Tel: 886-3-463-8800 Fax: 886-3-455-9378
E-mail: rddept@saturn.yzu.edu.tw
Website: http://www.yzu.edu.tw/eng_2003/
Address: No.135, Yuandong Rd., Zhongli City 32003 Taoyuan County, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
 
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B . School Profile
Brief Introduction (100 words):
In 1989, Yuan Ze Institute of Technology was established by Mr. Y. Z. Hsu, the founder of the Far Eastern Group, with the goal of nurturing high-tech professionals.  In 1997, it was officially renamed as Yuan Ze University, comprising five Colleges of Electrical and CommunicationEngineering, Engineering, Informatics, Management as well as Humanities and Social Sciences, to promote education, academic research and practical application of knowledge.  Being animated, devoted and well-recognized, Yuan Ze was the one only university wining the National Quality Award in 2003 and one of twelve universities receiving the Top-University Grant from the Ministry of Education in 2005.  It is now reckoned as one of the most prospective universities in Taiwan.
Facilities (50words)
The University's student living facilities include the student center, they gym, the track field area and other outdoor sports courts.  Currently, a health and recreational center is being built, scheduled to open in 2006 to answer to the students and the faculty's needs for physical exercise and recreation as well as to substantiate the University's hardware environment as a first-rate tertiary educational institution.  Given the University's emphasis on potential learning in students' living premises, the living quarters, student centers, campus societies' offices, study centers, cultural centers, the military training office and the Student Affairs Office, are clustered together to ease freshmen into campus life.  In addition the ambient resources such as food courts, exhibition centers, photocopy centers, convenience stores, campus cafes and the Cave Bookstore have been installed to simply add to life on campus.
Extracurricular activities (75 words)
1. Student organizations- Yuan Ze University plays host to some eighty strong campus clubs that can be roughly divided into seven categories by nature including literary, social, recreational, musical, service-oriented, athletic and self-governing bodies to encourage students' versatile development. 
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Volunteer groups- There are a total of four groups on campus, including general aid, living aid, health aid and Yuan Ze's ambassadors who strive to provide aid in campus living and learning.
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Elite grooming program (New Century Leaders) - The program is created to provide challenges for students to explore individual potentials and recruit elite students of varied aptitudes.
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Workshops- For the betterment of Yuan Ze's volunteer fleets', each volunteer group has its own special learning courses or integrated lessons in place in conjunction with common courses for these volunteer bodies.
Support for international students (50 words)
1.YZU Scholarship for Foreign Students
Please list Top 10 points about your school
1 - Receiving the Top-University Grant in November, 2005
2- Receiving the Teaching Excellent Grant in May, 2005
3- Rated as excellence in 5 of 6 indicators in academic administration, according to a universal   
    performance review and appraisal.
4- Winning the best honor among newly establishing universities.
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