2025.12.09
Characteristic
Distinctive Features of the Department
In response to national talent development initiatives, the Taiwanese government launched the Asia Silicon Valley Development Plan in October 2015, establishing the “Asia Innovation and R&D Talent Exchange Center” in Taoyuan. The plan aims to strengthen both local engagement and international competitiveness, laying the foundation for Taiwan’s economic development over the next 20 years. In March 2019, Chung Yuan Christian University established the Asia Silicon Valley Intelligent Technology Application Hub – Knowledge and Action Leadership Hall in Taoyuan, opening new opportunities for national industrial innovation and the development of Taoyuan as a smart city. Aligned with these goals—and to ensure that students learn essential knowledge and skills through solving real-world smart mechanical engineering problems—the department has outlined the following development directions:
Teaching Development
- Comprehensive academic programs, offering not only an undergraduate program but also strong master’s and doctoral programs.
- Long-standing history and abundant resources, including thousands of square meters of departmental space and a university library collection of over one million volumes.
- Balanced student development in character, intellect, physical education, and social engagement, continuing a proud tradition of diligence, integrity, and self-reliance.
- A strong alumni network, with numerous distinguished graduates who contribute significantly to society and the nation.
- A modern, complete, and systematic curriculum, covering mechatronics, precision machinery, advanced manufacturing, opto-mechatronic systems, computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM), and advanced control systems.
- Outstanding research performance, consistently ranking among the top in Taiwan in journal publications, research projects, and industry–academia collaboration, with remarkable achievements in inventions, patents, and technology transfers.
- A strong academic atmosphere, with nearly 70% of graduates pursuing advanced studies. In 2003 and 2004, CYME graduates were ranked 2nd and 3rd most favored by industry in the 1111 Job Bank survey, alongside National Cheng Kung University and National Taiwan University mechanical engineering graduates.
- Graduate students may apply for scholarships and research stipends.
- High-quality research output, with publication performance comparable to leading international institutions and top mechanical engineering departments in Taiwan (NTU, NTHU, NCTU, NCKU), far exceeding national averages.
- Over 50 research projects annually, ensuring that every graduate student has the opportunity to participate in funded research, learn theory and practice simultaneously, and become among the most sought-after talents in the industry.
In response to national talent development initiatives, the Taiwanese government launched the Asia Silicon Valley Development Plan in October 2015, establishing the “Asia Innovation and R&D Talent Exchange Center” in Taoyuan. The plan aims to strengthen both local engagement and international competitiveness, laying the foundation for Taiwan’s economic development over the next 20 years. In March 2019, Chung Yuan Christian University established the Asia Silicon Valley Intelligent Technology Application Hub – Knowledge and Action Leadership Hall in Taoyuan, opening new opportunities for national industrial innovation and the development of Taoyuan as a smart city. Aligned with these goals—and to ensure that students learn essential knowledge and skills through solving real-world smart mechanical engineering problems—the department has outlined the following development directions:
Teaching Development
- Strengthen faculty and regularly review the curriculum in alignment with academic program development.
- Enhance program-based education.
- Expand the Green Energy and Manufacturing Program.
- Promote the Computer/Network Integrated Technology Program.
- Advance the Micro/Nano Mechatronics Program.
- Collaborate with relevant departments to establish a Bioengineering Program.
- Strengthen foundations for advanced manufacturing technology education.
- Update teaching materials and equipment; promote digital learning.
- Improve internship courses.
- Strengthen safety education.
- Promote internationalization and global student exchanges.
- Cultivate integrated competencies in smart mechanical engineering.
- Establish cross-department, cross-college, and cross-institution collaborative networks.
- Focus on key research directions: computer/network integrated technology, micro/nano mechatronic systems, green energy and manufacturing technologies, bioengineering, advanced manufacturing, and smart technologies.
- Enhance collaborative research and pursue large-scale research projects.
- Increase both the quality and quantity of research manpower.
- Encourage cooperative research to improve research quality and elevate academic reputation.
