Shih Hsin University

Shih Hsin University

Chinese: 世新大學
Shih Hsin University
Motto	德智兼修、手腦並用[1]
Motto in English	Master virtue and wisdom; practice hands and mind[2]
Type	private
Established	1956
Chairman	成嘉玲 (Jialing Cheng)[1]
President	Joe Y. C. Wu[3]
Location	Taipei, Taiwan
Affiliations	U9 League
Website	shu.edu.tw

Shih Hsin University (SHU; Chinese: 世新大學) founded in Beiping in 1932,^[4] is a private university in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. Shih Hsin University's College of Journalism and Communications is the oldest and most prestigious in ROC.^[5] Shih Hsin University is a member of U9 League.

History

Shih Hsin University was re-established in Taiwan in 1956 as Shih Hsin School of Journalism by the journalists and publishers Cheng Shewo and Yeh Ming-hsun.^[6] Originally an institution devoted to training professional journalists, the school became a full-fledged university in August 1997. Now with four colleges, including the College of Journalism and Communication, the School of Management, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the School of Law, and with an enrollment of around 10,000 students.

In Chinese, Shih means "the World", and Hsin means "New" or "News".

Schools and programs

Within four colleges, Shih Hsin University currently has 19 departments and 3 graduate institutes, 19 offer bachelor's degrees, 17 offer master's degrees, and 3 offer PhD degrees.

College of Journalism and Communication

• Communications (PhD)
• Journalism (BA, MA)
• Radio, TV & Film (BA, MA)
• PR & Advertising (BA, MA)
• Graphic Communication (BA, MA)
• Speech Communication (BA, MA)
• Information Communication (BA, MA)
• Digital Multimedia Arts (BA, MA)
• Communication Management (BA, MA)

College of Management

• Information Management (BA, MA)
• Tourism (BA, MA)
• Finance (BA, MA)
• Public Policy and Management (BA, MA, PhD)
• Business Management (BA, MA)

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

• Economics (BA, MA)
• Graduate Institute for Social Transformation (MA)
• Graduate Institute for Gender Studies (MA)
• Social Psychology (BA, MA)
• English (BA, MA)
• Chinese Literature (BA, MA, PhD)
• Japanese (BA)

College of Law

• Graduate Institute for Intellectual Property Rights (BA, MA)
• Law (BA, MA)

Notable alumni

• Bianca Bai, model and actress
• Chen Chu, Mayor of Kaohsiung City
• Justin Chou, member of Legislative Yuan (2005-2012)
• Lai Shin-yuan, former Minister of Mainland Affairs Council
• Lin Shu-fen, member of 7th, 8th and 9th Legislative Yuan
• Sandrine Pinna, actress
• William Shen 沈玉琳, TV personality and host, producer

University chorus

The Shih Hsin University Chorus was established on March 22, 1965. It offers scholastic performances, a Winter Music Camp, external performances in spring vacation, and annual performances in June.^[7][8]

Transportation

The University is located at Muzha, southern part of metropolitan Taipei City, ten-minute walking time from the nearby Jingmei Station of the Taipei Metro.

ADD: #1 Lane17 Sec.1, Mu-Cha Rd. Taipei, 106 Taiwan, R.O.C.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shih Hsin University.

• List of universities in Taiwan
• U9 League

References

External links

• Official site

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