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Brief History and Introduction

In the year 1965, a group of

important scholars decided to

devote what they had at hand

respectively and made it into a name

brand school to prepare appropriate

manpower during industrialization

of Taiwan in the 70s. In July of that

year the blueprint of the school

took its form, and in October the

Board of Directors was established.

Dr. Lee Hong-Chao was appointed

the first President of Minghsin

Institute. On 1966 March the

1st, the institute took its launch

only with three departments

respectively: Mechanical

Engineering, Civil Engineering,

and Industrial Management. Same

year August, Electrical Engineering

was added. In 1967, Chemical

Engineering took its place.

In October of 1970, 2-year

Mechanical and Electronic

Engineering junior college

programs were installed. In

1989, International Trade

and Business Administration

Departments were on the list.

In the same year, the school

changed its official name

into “Minghsin Institute of

Technology & Commerce＂. In

August of 1992, Management

of Information System

Department was set up.

In July of 1997, Ministry

of Education passed the vote and

Minghsin became “Institute of

Technology＂, appending 2-year

& 5-year junior college programs.

Afterwards, within a span of four

years, Hotel Management, Children

Education and Development,

Leisure Industrial Management, and

Gerontology Departments were all

fixed into the panorama. With which,

Minghsin became the first institute

ever in Taiwan to set up Service

Industry Studies in universities. In

2002 August, it officially became

Minghsin University of Science

and Technology (MUST), having

Industry, Management, Service

Study, Humanities and Social

Sciences Groups - 9 graduate

programs and 21 departments.

Number of students in the same

year reached its peak at 15,000

historically. Alumna and alumnus

were over 80,000 all over the

world and several were prominent

industry entrepreneurs already.

MUST is located in a picturesque

town of Xinfeng in Hsinchu

County, enjoying her 36 hectares

of beautiful campus. Today

there are approximately 14,200

students and currently more

than 170 international students

from Vietnam, Korea, Malaysia,

Indonesia, France, China, Thailand,

Philippines, etc. With the campus

being neighboring the Hsinchu

Science Park, the Industrial Park,

and many other essential industrial

parks in Taiwan, MUST is one of

the best schools for students to

learn professional knowledge and

state-of-the-art technologies. The

beautiful campus is excellent for

students to cultivate professional

skills as well as enjoying the

learning process. Now-a-days,

MUST has become a modern and

sophisticated university; “MUST

enjoy learning!＂ has become a

slogan that precisely describes

the campus life of our students.

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Facilities and Services ★ Library

MUST library spans over

6,300 square meters. It is a four-

story building with a basement.

There are a new book display

section, a reference book section,

a database search section, a study

room, a gallery & exhibition hall,

a multimedia center, and so on.

The library´s current collection

contains more than 200,000

volumes in Chinese literature and

60,000 volumes in foreign language

literature. In addition, there are

more than 50,000 digital books,

more than 600 types of periodicals

Library

ranging from professional journals

to leisure magazines, and about

10,000 electronic journals.

＊ Opening Days: Monday Sunday

(closed on National Holidays)

＊ Opening Hours: Mon.-

Fri. 8:00-17:00, Sat. 9:00-

18:30, Sun. 9:00-17:00

★ Computer Center

The MUST Computer Center

has 3 subordinate branches, which

are Application Development,

Network Service, and Education

Support respectively. The main

building is a graceful 4-story

construction, accommodating 1

server room, 8 administration

offices, 1 maintenance station,

2 video conference rooms,

and 6 net classrooms that

are opened to all students.

Besides, there are 1 electronic

classroom, and 1 hardware

training and maintenance room.

＊ Opening Days: Monday Friday

(closed on National Holidays)

＊ Opening Hours: 8:10-22:00

(closed every Mon. 17:00-18:00

for weekly maintenance)

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★ Wireless Infrastructure

MUST campus provides

wireless internet service, which

covers most of the administrative

buildings, class rooms, laboratories,

the library, and even the sport

fields. Students only need to enter

the Username and the Password on

the front page of the web browser

in order to start connection.

★ Laboratories

Totally, there are

around 110 laboratories and

more than 90 specialized

classrooms in the campus.

＊ College of Engineering: 99

laboratories and 20 specialized

classrooms, e.g. Precision

Measuring Equipment Lab.,

Optoelectronic Thin Film

Technology Lab., etc.

＊ College of Management:

14 laboratories and 32

specialized classrooms, e.g.

Quality Control Classroom,

Virtual Trading Room, etc.

＊ College of Service Industries:

30 specialized classrooms, e.g.

Training Restaurant - @House,

Nursing Simulation Room, etc.

＊ College of Humanities and

Social Sciences: 9 specialized

classrooms, e.g. Multimedia

Classroom, Sports Massage &

Injury Prevention Room, etc.

★ Language Center

＊ The Chinese Language Center

The center was established to

provide Chinese language training

courses for international students,

and to cultivate qualified teachers

for Chinese language training. The

center emphasizes technological

and professional education and

provides audio-visual classrooms

and reading rooms for the students.

The courses are designed to satisfy

various needs of foreign students.

＊ The Language Teaching Center

The Language Teaching Center

comprises two sections. The

Teachers of English Section is

mainly in charge of organizing and

teaching freshman and sophomore

English as well as other school-wide

mandatory English courses, while

the Teachers of Foreign Language

Section offers courses for French,

German, Spanish, and Japanese.

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★ Student Dormitory

MUST has 6 on-campus

student dormitories, providing

accommodation for up to 2,100

students. Most of them are

quadruples; some are double rooms.

Each dormitory has a studying room,

leisure lounge, LCD TV, washing

machines, and internet access.

Since MUST is a non-smoking and

alcohol-free campus, all rooms are

smoking-and-alcohol-prohibited.

International students are required

to reside in the on-campus

dormitory for the first year of study

in MUST. Information regarding

application and fees can be found

in the Section of Fee Structure.

★ DiningThere are 4 major restaurants

on the campus: the Zong-Shan

Building B1 Restaurant, the Female

Dormitory Restaurant, the Male

Dormitory Restaurant, and the

@House Restaurant. The business

hour is 07:30-20:00, Mon.-Fri. during

the semester. Various styles of

meals are provided for breakfast,

lunch, and dinner, such as set meal,

fried rice, dumpling, snacks, noodles,

beverage, fruit, dessert, etc.

★ Convenient Store

There are many brand-name

convenience stores in Taiwan, such

as 7-11, FamilyMart, and Hi-life;

there are 3 convenience stores

inside the MUST campus located

near the dormitories and the

restaurants. These convenience

stores are just like the small

versions of supermarkets. Students

can find almost everything that

is needed for daily uses, and the

stores offer a lot of additional

services such as, photo-copy, fax,

ATM, postal service, payment

services (e.g. tuition,

phone bill, and forfeit

etc.), and ticketing

(e.g. ticket for movie,

concert, amusement

park, museum,

transportation, etc.)

★ TransportationThere are plenty of public

transportation services near

the MUST campus, providing

convenient, fast, safe, and low-cost

transportation for MUST students.

The XinFeng Railway Station

is within 15 minutes of walking

distance. You can take the train to

Taipei city or many other cities and

towns. The Taiwan High Speed Rail

Station can be reached by car in 15

minutes, which is the fastest ground

transportation that takes you to

southern Taiwan in less than 90

minutes. And there are many lines of

city bus taking you around town; you

can find bus stops right at the main

entrance of the campus. Shuttle

service to the International Airport

is also available upon request.

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★ InsuranceBy law, all international students

are required to participate in the

following insurance programs, by

which proper medical services will

be provided during study in Taiwan:

1. New International Students´

Medical Insurance (NISMI)

2. National Health Insurance (NHI)

In cases of illness, injury,

or childbirth, the student will

receive medical services including

medication and outpatient/inpatient

services from NHI contracted

healthcare providers. The student

then only pays required co-

payment for each doctor visit.

★ Student Visa

It is mandatory for all

international students to have a

valid R.O.C. student visa. Upon

receiving the Admission Letter

issued by MUST, the student

must bring the letter to a Taipei

Economic and Cultural Office in

his/her own country to apply for

a student visa. Note that foreign

passport holders who enter Taiwan

(R.O.C) on visa-exemption or

landing visas are not allowed to

study in Taiwan; if the student visa

is not granted by the Government

of R.O.C., enrollment in MUST is

not possible. Contact the Office of

International Affairs of MUST for

inquiries regarding the student visa.

★ Working Permit

International students who

have been with MUST for at

least two semesters and acquired

good academic standings can

apply for working permit to work

outside the campus, while working

on campus requires no permit.

The legal limit on working hour

is 16 hours per week during the

semester, and no limit during

the summer and winter breaks.

Student can consult the Section of

International Student Service for

application of the working permit.

Campus Life

★ Student ClubsThere are more than 65

student clubs in MUST divided

into five categories including the

Student Union, the service clubs,

the entertaining clubs, the art

clubs, and the physical practice

clubs. In order to encourage

extracurricular activities, the

Section of Extracurricular Activities

regularly offers assistance in

finance and facility to the student

clubs. Most of the student clubs

enjoy their own club offices in

the Zong-Shan Building with a

total area greater than 3,800

square meters. The C.K.S. Hall

equipped with state-of-the-art

light and sound systems is often

the host of these student events.

★ Sports ComplexMUST is well-known for her

state-of-the-art sport facilities

provided for all students. The

outdoor Sports Complex covers a

standard track and field stadium,

a baseball field, a softball field,

4 volleyball courts, 8 basketball

courts, 2 beach volleyball courts,

and 4 tennis courts, etc.

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★ Sports Halls:There are multiple sports

halls in the MUST campus to

accommodate in-door sports. The

MUST Gymnasium accommodates

8 badminton fields, 1 basketball

court, and 1 volleyball court. The

Fung-Kong Recreation Center

houses 3 indoor swimming pools and

a 42-lane bowling alley, compliant

with international standards.

There are other sports halls

providing billiards room, combat

room, table tennis room, aerobics

room, and dance studio, etc.

★ Art Exhibition The MUST Art Center supports

and promotes the arts and culture-

related activities on

campus in order to

cultivate in students

a mind to appreciate

the beauty of arts.

The Art Center

organizes exhibitions, performances,

and other cultural activities, such

as lectures on arts, and hosts

related workshops, with the hope

that these activities may further

the humanistic attainments of the

students and teachers as well.

★ Concert and Performing Art

The MUST Gymnasium and

the C.K.S. Hall regularly schedule

numerous concerts and activities

of performing arts. The performers

can be the MUST students or

distinguished guests. Ranging

from classical music concert to

rock & roll dancing party, a wide

variety of performance activities

not only enrich the campus life but

also provide great opportunities

for student interactions.

★ Student Contest

MUST students are encouraged

to participate in all kinds of

national and international student

contests. Over the past 10 years,

more than 142 championships

and much more other awards

were won by our students:

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★ Earn-while-you-learn

MUST encourages international

students to earn while learning.

There are plenty of on-campus

internship opportunities, and the

near-by industrial park and science

park are also good sources for

internship opportunities. Usually

the sophomore and junior students

can choose the course subject for

practical training for which they will

spend 3 months ~ 1 year working

in the cooperative company. The

strong relationship between MUST

and many internationally reputed

companies offers our students

excellent job opportunities. For

example, SYM, GIGABYTE, TITEK,

Trend Micro, Sheraton Hotel,

Ambassador Hotel, Leofoo Villge,

and Cathay Financial Holdings are

just a few in the long list. Graduated

international students may

★ Landscape MUST campus is located in the

picturesque town of Xinfeng with

the campus surrounded by scenic

views. In the day time, one can

overlook the Taiwan Strait from

the top of the campus. When the

nightlights spread over, it should

be the most romantic night view

in the vicinity. The campus is more

than 36 hectares, covered with

lush foliage all around the campus.

＊ The College of Engineering

won 93 champions, e.g., 2012

American Society of Mechanical

Engineers Student Professional

Development Conference

- Design Competition:

Champion (Asia-Pacific).

＊ The College of Management

won 15 champions, e.g.,

SMEs' Financial Personnel

Certification Competition:

1st winner (Taiwan).

＊ The College of Service

Industries won 11 champions,

e.g., Creative Cuisine

Competition: Champion (Taiwan).

＊ The College of Humanities

and Social Sciences won 23

champions, e.g., 2012 6th

Cheerleading Asia International

Open Championships PARTNER

STUNTS: 1st place winner (Asia).

extend their international student

status for a maximum period of

one year for further practical

training in Taiwan. Students

can consult the International

Student Service Section or his/

her own academic department

for internship information.

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Nearby Attractions

★ Night Markets Going to night market is a

very popular after-work activity in

Taiwan. It is fun and safe even after

mid-night. There is a night market

within walking distance to MUST

right in the Xinfeng Township. Plenty

of foods and merchandises can be

found at affordable prices. A bigger

night market in the Chupei City can

be reached by city bus or train in

20 minutes, where more varieties

of attractions can be found.

★ Biking along the Xinfeng Coastal Line

Xinfeng has abundant

coastal resources with a bike

trail connecting all the attractive

sceneries, such as the 8.5 hectare

mangrove forest, the Hong Mao

Harbor, the Xin Yueh Sand Bay,

etc. Giant wind mills can be seen

along the bike trail, as you enjoy the

wind and fresh air on a beautiful

holiday afternoon. After a day´s

hard work, the beautiful sunset will

remove all your dusts. When the

dinner time comes, don´t worry!

The Hsinchu Harbor is right at

the corner. Abundant varieties of

seafood are at your own choice!

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★ Hsinchu Harbor

Imagine a family-friendly

waterfront playground with

breathtaking views, fresh seafood,

places to fly kites, and a weekend

and holiday market with everything

from a vast array of mouthwatering

snacks to carnival-type games.

Look no farther! Hsinchu Harbor

is the place for you. The Harbor

was renewed and opened in 1991.

It covers an area of 91 hectares

and has great public facilities and

convenient road access. In light

of the increasing popularity of

recreational fishing and marine

tourism, the city government

has built a pier for recreational

fisherman and a sports park

here to attract tourists.

★ Mangrove Ecosystems

Crossing the bridge above the

Hong Mao River, one enters the

only mangrove forest reserve with

Avicennia marina and Candela candle

growing together. The mangrove

forest has been flourishing here

for hundreds of years. It is the only

mangrove forest reserve in Taiwan,

making it a valuable ecological

tourist site. Come enjoy the

beautiful scenery and experience

incomparable relaxation walking

along the trails in the foliage.

★ Leofoo Village Theme Park

If you are looking for excitement

and wild animals, Leofoo Village

Theme Park is a perfect choice.

In the theme park are the Arabian

Palace, American Western Streets,

South Pacific Ocean and Wild Life

Kingdom, where tourists can enjoy

the whole day. Besides scheduled

performances, there are also

amusement facilities and food

and beverage services. People

can experience thrilling, as well as

exciting entertainments here. The

park is always full of laughter!

★ Mountain View Resort Recreational Farm

The farm is located in Bai

Lan Agri-Tourism Area, more

than 1000 meter above sea level.

Thick clouds often surround the

European style cabins, and the

temperature is 18-22°C in summer.

The scenery is extraordinary and

it is a fantastic summer resort.

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