Ming Chuan University

Ming Chuan University
銘傳大學
Ming Chuan University seal
Motto誠樸敬毅[1]
Motto in English
Honesty, Modesty, Respect, Fortitude
TypePrivate
Established1957 (1957)
PresidentHsuan-Shih Lee (李選士)
Undergraduates17,628 (2018)
Postgraduates1,414
Location
Taiwan, United States
CampusTaipei, Taoyuan, Kinmen, Michigan, U.S.
AffiliationsU12 Consortium
Websitehttp://www.mcu.edu.tw/
Ming Chuan University
Traditional Chinese銘傳大學
Ming Chuan University

Ming Chuan University (MCU; Chinese: 銘傳大學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bêng-thoân Tāi-ha̍k) is a private university with four campuses in Taipei, Taoyuan and Kinmen in Taiwan, as well as one in Michigan, United States. MCU also has international education centers in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand. Additionally, it collaborates with universities such as Fuzhou University and Xiamen University of Technology to establish joint college.[2]

MCU was founded by Pao Teh-Ming (包德明) and her husband Lee Ying-Chao. The university was named after the progressive Qing Dynasty governor of Taiwan Liu Mingchuan.

MCU is a member of the Excellent Long-Established University Consortium of Taiwan (ELECT). The consortium includes 13 universities, such as Fu Jen Catholic University, Soochow University, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taipei Medical University, among others.[3]

MCU is the first university in Asia to receive accreditation from the United States of America by the MSCHE (Middle States Commission on Higher Education), and it is also the only university in Taiwan with such accreditation.[4] The university has also obtained accreditation from CHEA (Council for Higher Education Accreditation) and AACSB.[5][6] MCU was ranked 701–750 in QS Asia Universities Ranking 2024 [7] and positioned 1501+ in 2023 by Times Higher Education ranking.[8] The discipline of Hospitality & Tourism Management ranks 51-75 in the ARWU, with Taiwan's top university in this field.[9]

  1. ^ "MCU Motto". MCU. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
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  3. ^ "聯盟簡介". u9.tku.edu.tw. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  4. ^ "Accreditation".
  5. ^ "Aacsb | 銘傳管理學院".
  6. ^ CHEA (March 2, 2024). "Search Institutions: Ming Chuan University". CHEA.
  7. ^ "Ming Chuan University". Top Universities. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  8. ^ "Ming Chuan University". 21 June 2023.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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