Yuan Ze University (YZU; ) is a private university located in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Established in 1989, YZU campus is in Zhongli District, Taoyuan; Taipei; and Bade District, Taoyuan.
Yuan Ze has five colleges, Engineering (accredited by IEET), Informatics, Management (accredited by AACSB and AAPBS), Humanities and Social Sciences, and Electrical and Communication Engineering (accredited by IEET). With over 8,000 students with a 2:1 ratio between undergraduate and graduate students on campus, YZU offers several international programs such as the English Program of Bachelor of Business Administration, Master’s Program in Industrial Engineering and Management. Additionally, the Master’s Programs in Communication Engineering are all taught in English.
Yuan Ze ranked 1501+ in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023. In 2023, the university ranked 401–500 in the Times Higher Education Young University Ranking.
Presidents
Wang Kuo-Ming (王國明): August 1989 – July 1999
Chan Shih-Hung (詹世弘): August 1999 – July 2005
Perng Tsong-Pyng (彭宗平): August 2005 – July 2012
Chang Jin-Fu (張進福): August 2012 – July 2015
Hsu Tze-Chi (徐澤志): August 2015 – January 2016
Wu Jyh-Yang (吳志揚): February 2016 – January 2022
Liao Ching-Jong (廖慶榮): February 2022 – present
Recognitions and awards
2018 Ranked Times Higher Education Asia University top 200
2017 Ranked QS Asia University top 210
2016 Ranked 132, the BRICS and Emerging Economics University, Times Higher Education 2015 Ranked QS Asia University top 250 2014 Continuous winning for Teaching Excellence Project for 10 years 2014 Ranked Times Higher Education Asia University top 100 2013 Ranked 71st by the Asia University Ranking 2013, Times Higher Education 2010 3 areas “Electrical Engineering”, “Computer Science”, “Chemical Engineering” ranked in the top 200 in the world 2010 One of the 11 Universities in Taiwan ranked in the top 300 in the world in the area of Computing & Technology Engineering 2008 Teaching Excellence grant from MOE 2008 Fuel Cell Research Center selected as a Center of Excellence by MOE 2005 Top-University grant from MOE (Recognized as one of the top 12 universities in Taiwan) 2004 Teaching Excellence grant from MOE