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Sustainable Education

Featured Courses of Each College

Sustainable Career Development Path

To implement outcome-based education policies, motivate student learning, and enhance learning outcomes, our University has established the “Student Learning Outcome Enhancement Measures.” These measures provide student-centered, “adaptive” and “diverse” learning growth programs. 

In terms of guidance, a three-tier counseling mechanism has been planned, involving homeroom teachers, the Student Learning Development Center, and the Counseling Center. 

This mechanism adopts “individualized” and “adaptive” counseling approaches to help students clarify their learning motivations and identify reasons for poor performance, and propose improvement strategies.

In Chung Yuan Christian University’s student career development framework, the school provides career counseling and exploration opportunities from the freshman year onwards. During the freshman orientation camp, students engage in UCAN career interest exploration and common competency diagnosis.

The UCAN career interest exploration in the freshman year helps students understand if their chosen majors align with their interests, while the UCAN common competencies assessment serves as a basis for students to evaluate their soft skills.

From the sophomore year onwards, students can participate in various career development activities offered by the University,such as resume writing, interview skills workshops, career talks, mock interviews, and interview competitions. The University also offers internship programs and industry-oriented projects to help students gain exposure to the job market and understand different industries.

In the junior year, students undergo a reassessment of the UCAN common competencies to track their progress. This reassessment helps students understand any changes in their competencies and allows them to evaluate and enhance their soft skills before entering the workforce.

After graduation, the University tracks the career paths of graduates at 1, 3, and 5 years post-graduation. Through feedback from graduation destination tracking surveys and employer satisfaction surveys, as well as the publication of the “Graduate Career Development Accountability Report” since 2020, the University provides information on graduates’ salaries,alignment of education and employment, and employer satisfaction. This data is analyzed and fed back to departments and students to support their future career development,contributing to the sustainable cycle of career development at the University.

Since the selection of outstanding alumni in 1974, 197 alumni have been awarded the honor of outstanding alumni. Since the academic year 2021, in order to make full use of the rich knowledge and life experiences of alumni, the Alumni Office has jointly organized Think Tank Week activities with the General Studies Center to invite outstanding alumni. Alumni give speeches when they return to school, passing on their strengths and experiences to current students.

Established the wisdom Legacy Academy

NVIDIA Global Vice President and Taiwan General Manager Qiu Limeng (business management alumnus) gave a lecture on "AI and Industrial Digitalization"
Zhang Qingrui, Chairman of the Taiwan Quantum Computer and Information Technology Association,shared the topic "New Trend of Post-Newtonian Philosophy Triggered by Quantum Technology"
Chemical engineering alumnus Wang Ningguo, who once served as global executive vice president and Asia Pacific president of Applied Materials, shared the topic of "Innovation,Commercialization and Business Development"
  • Distinguished alumnus Li Wenxiong, Class of '54, Department of Civil Engineering, is now a distinguished researcher at Academia Sinica. He was awarded the Presidential Science Award, which is the highest honor in Taiwan's scientific community.
  • Lin Tingfang, alumnus of the Department of Water Resources in the '68 class (distinguished alumnus in the 101 class), is currently the chairman of Qinmei Group and won the Harvard Business Review's " Digital Transformation Dingge Award".
  • Lin Tingfang, alumnus of the 1968 class of the Department of Water Resources (distinguished alumnus of the 101st class), is currently the chairman of Qinmei Group. He won the Social Innovation Group Model Award in the "Outstanding Program Category" of the 18th Visionary Corporate Social Responsibility Award.
  • Fang Junneng, alumnus of the Department of International Trade and Economics (class of 1979) (outstanding alumnus of 106 years), is currently the Manager Director of IQS Wood Sdn Bhd. He is also the president of the school's Global Alumni Association. He was awarded the "2023 Global Outstanding Overseas Chinese Alumni - Overseas Chinese Affairs Contribution Category" by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission. .
  • Outstanding alumnus Zhang Guangmin, Class of '59, Department of Architecture, won the Medal of the Cultural Association of the Ministry of Culture, paying the highest respect to the 90 guardians who have long supported and helped promote the development of Taiwan's culture and art.
  • Lin Changxiu, an outstanding alumnus of the 54th grade of the Department of Architecture, who is now the president of Jiangjie Group, was awarded the 19th "Civil Participation in Public Construction Gold Award" - "Government Team" and "Private Team" with "Excellent"

Liberal Studies Center -Sustainable Development Academy

In order to integrate efforts and concentrate resources to implement the SDGs, the General Education Center established the “Sustainable Development Academy” under the guidance of the school, hoping to do its part in promoting the SDGs through general education courses, activities, research, etc.

At the same time, by achieving four major balances: “balance between specialization and general knowledge”, “balance between knowledge and personality”, “balance between individual and group” and “balance between body, mind and spirit”, all teachers and students of the school are encouraged to implement the SDGs In life, and starting from the individual, we promote SDGs to every corner of society.

Integrating the whole school curriculum and SDGs statistics

Integrate the courses offered throughout the school system, combine the three major aspects of economy, environment and society, and establish a corresponding relationship with the SDGs17 goals.

The core connotation of Chung Yuan Christian University’s holistic education philosophy includes “Heaven, Human, Objects, and Self”. In order to promote and implement this connotation, the General Education Center of our University has specially opened four major categories of study and self-study under the theme of “Heaven, Human, Objects, and Self,” totaling 34 credits, and basic compulsory courses and extended elective courses are planned.

In order to integrate the SDGs, the “Sustainable Development Academy” hosted by the General Education Center has further reorganized and launched new courses. Under the original structure of “Heaven, Human, Objects, and Self,” the core courses and field courses of the SDGs have been integrated.

In addition, the potential courses of general education activities planned by the General Education Center every semester are also integrated into the SDGs goals and combined with the formal courses to form a complete sustainable development promotion network, while also injecting new spirit into whole-person education.

College of Science / Department of Psychology： Psychological Assessment Practice (1)

Familiar with various types of psychological assessment methods (including psychological tests, clinical interviews, behavioral observations, etc.); familiar with the assessment methods of various mental diseases and physical and mental problems; practice integrating assessment materials according to different case conceptualization models; learn to write clearly and integratedly , and meaningful psychological assessment report.

Cultivate students with: psychological professional knowledge, psychology professional practical operations and applications, psychology professional integrated response, psychology professional thinking and problem solving, and social responsibility and ethics related abilities.
School of Law / Department of Financial and Economic Law： International Economic Law

The international economic environment of the 21st century has made trade and investment inseparable. Accordingly, understanding the legal framework of international investment is essential to comprehending the evolution of global economic and trade activities.

As Taiwan is a small, export-oriented economy, this course focuses on the fundamental norms of the WTO Agreements and international investment law. Through the study of current economic and trade affairs as well as case analyses, students will develop the following competencies:

  • 1. Establish a solid theoretical foundation in the economic and political principles underlying trade agreements.
  • 2. Understand the international trade system, its basic principles, and operations as established by the World Trade Organization (WTO).
  • 3. Comprehend the regulatory network of international investment as constructed through bilateral investment treaties (BITs).
  • 4. Apply professional terminology and theoretical frameworks to analyze the challenges Taiwan faces within the global and Asia-Pacific economic and trade environments.
  • 5.Develop interdisciplinary thinking that integrates legal norms, economic development, foreign policy, and international relations.
College of Humanities and Education / Center for General Education： Introduction to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

[Sustainability Academy-Core Courses]


This course guides students to understand the specific content and core spirit of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Furthermore, it enables students to explore, through three key dimensions, how the SDG-related agendas of the United Nations are implemented at the national policy level and how they contribute to the advancement and well-being of humanity and the world as a whole.

  • Dimension 1: The organizational structure of the United Nations, the content and spirit of the UN Charter, and the Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Dimension 2: State actors, governmental decision-making, and the implementation of the SDGs in national policies.
  • Dimension 3: Non-state actors (such as non-governmental organizations, civil society, and online communities) and their roles in promoting the SDGs.

The course integrates discussion across these three dimensions and encourages students to reflect on both the goals and the concrete actions required to achieve them. Each week, students are invited to consider how elements of the SDGs can be translated into practical actions in daily life, helping more people understand these goals and transform awareness into collective efforts toward global sustainability.
School of Design / Department of Architecture： Social Participation in Humanities, Arts and Culture

In the face of environmental issues such as climate change, water scarcity, species monoculture, etc., it is not only necessary to use scientific methods to record and understand the process of change, but also to construct the cultural literacy and learning and development issues related to them, and to form a public Traditional teaching lacks the development of problems and participatory method learning.

This course conducts crossfield and multi-perspective on-site learning, using technology as a forwardlooking action to actively establish new educational thinking. In traditional crawling, through technology and new thinking and teaching, we can find the way to the future. creativity.

The course plan invites sociologists, anthropologists, art historians, botanists, industrialists, photographers, poets , a rchitects , landscape architects, etc. to work with students to develop socially engaged intervention methods. Let artistic thinking and methods form a tension of social intervention and form new ways of communication and presentation, thereby accumulating cultural cultivation and creativity.
College of Business / Department of Business Administration： Introduction to Sustainable Development of Enterprises

This course focuses on teaching the three major areas of sustainable development (ESG) and sustainable development indicators (SDGs). The goal is to cultivate students with useful talents that can contribute to national development, business operations and personal well-being.

First, establish students’ basic understanding of the three major aspects of ESG and SDGs. In the course, we will first enter the time and space background of sustainable development to deepen students’ understanding of environmental protection, social care, and sustainable development of governance efficiency. After the ESG contextual knowledge is established, students are led to make good use of business management-related academic tools to learn how to achieve SDGs sustainable development indicators. In addition to lectures, problembased learning methods will be used in the course to lead students to actively learn and think creatively about solutions to sustainable issues.

  • 1. Cultivate students’ macrolevel insights into corporate sustainable management knowledge.
  • 2. Deepen students’ ability to apply their corporate sustainable management knowledge.
  • 3. Encourage students’ self-directed learning abilities.
College of Engineering / Department of Civil Engineering： Ecological Engineering

From the engineering design to the important issues of Taoyuan’s on-site ponds in response to the protection and sustainable development of water environment resources under the threat of global warming and climate change, the following goals are achieved:

  • 1. Let students understand the relationship between ecology and civilization, and then inspire them Passionate about protecting the natural environment.
  • 2.  Let students learn ecological construction methods and use forwardlooking technology to conduct investigation, planning, design, construction, and use AI big data maintenance and management technology. After graduation, they can apply ecological forwardlooking construction methods in engineering practice to reduce the impact on the natural ecology and achieve sustainable operations.
  • 3.Study in groups and cooperate with each other to complete the report, plan and design the serial improvement of ponds, and provide future engineering designs to use plant ecological water purification to solve water supply operations during water shortages.