Yuan Ze University

Overview

Yuan Ze University

Yuan Ze University (YZU) is a private university in Zhongli, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Established in 1989, it was known as the Yuan-Ze Institution of Technology until it was renamed in 1997 to reflect the increasing number of study programs available at the school. Today, YZU is one of the top-ranked universities in the country. In 2005, it received an award for the Teaching Excellence Project from the Japanese Ministry of Education for being the first and only institution to win the National Quality Award in 2003.

Yuan Ze University Key Statistics

The university is organized into five colleges, including the College of Management, the College of Engineering, and the College of Social Sciences. Through these colleges, they offer 23 undergraduate programs and 31 graduate programs in various fields.

YZU has a population of over 9,000 students, with a 2:1 ratio between undergraduate and graduate students on campus. Among these, 12.12% are international students. Moreover, the institution employs over 600 faculty and academic staff. These are spread across the institution’s two campuses located in the Zhongli and Bade districts in Taipei.

The major library of YZU currently houses a collection of over 400,000 items, such as books, journals, and audio-visual materials, and online resources of over 200 e-databases and over 50,000 e-journals.

Other Yuan Ze University key statistics include its international partnerships with 289 universities from 51 countries. These include the University of Minnesota (United States), the University of Western Sydney (Australia), and Linkoping University (Sweden).

Yuan Ze University Research

YZU is among the first-tier research universities in Taiwan. Its two core research fields are ‘green technology’ and ‘e-life.’

Meanwhile, the university's top three research topics are computer science, materials science, and engineering. Its researchers have been featured in publications like the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Expert Systems with Applications, and the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. Its researchers have also attended and participated in international conferences, such as SOCO: Soft Computing, SMC: Systems, Man and Cybernetics, and the ACL: Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics.

The most cited publication from Yuan Ze University research is Annadura et al.’s (2002) “Use of cellulose-based wastes for adsorption of dyes from aqueous solutions,” published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials. It has been cited a total of 1,941 times to date. The second most cited paper is Schmitt et al.’s (2007) “The geographic distribution of big five personality traits patterns and profiles of human self-description across 56 nations,” published in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. It has received a total of 1,403 citations.

Meanwhile, the university’s third most cited paper is Mathew and Juang’s (2007) “An overview of the structure and magnetism of spinel ferrite nanoparticles and their synthesis in microemulsions,” published in Chemical Engineering Journal. It has been cited by papers, articles, and other publications around 1,126 times so far.

Its research centers and relevant facilities include the Management Competency Development and Research Center, YZU Full Cell Center, the Environmental Technology Research Center, the Gerontechnology Research Center, and the Communications Research Center.

Moreover, its other research institutes include the Innovation and Incubation Center, the Science Education Research Center, the Institute for Knowledge Services and Innovation, and the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence Applications.