Shih Hsin University

Shih Hsin University
Shih Hsin University
Traditional Chinese	世新大學
Simplified Chinese	世新大学
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shìxīn Dàxué
Wade–Giles	Shih⁴-hsin¹ Ta⁴-hsüeh²
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Sè-sin Tāi-ha̍k

Shih Hsin University
世新大學 (Chinese)
Motto	德智兼修、手腦並用
Motto in English	Master virtue and wisdom through practicality
Type	Private
Established	1956; 70 years ago
Affiliations	U12 Consortium; UMAP;
Chairman	Nathan Chow
President	Joe Y. C. Wu
Location	Taipei, Taiwan
Website	shu.edu.tw; (in Chinese); english.web.shu.edu.tw; (in English)

Shih Hsin University (SHU; Chinese: 世新大學; pinyin: Shìxīn Dàxué) is a private university in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.

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. Originally an institution devoted to training professional journalists, the school became a full-fledged university in August 1997. In Chinese, shih means "the world", and hsin means "new" or "news".

As re-establishing Yenching University in Taiwan was denied, SHU became the most liberal re-established Northern Chinese university in Taiwan, equal to National Tsing Hua University, Fu Jen University and Providence University with its emphasis on media freedom.

Now it has four colleges with an enrollment of around 10,000 students: the College of Journalism and Communication, the School of Management, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the School of Law.^{[citation needed]}

In October 2023, the university decided to close down its Chinese Literature Department within two years due to declining student enrollment .

Schools and programs

With four colleges, Shih Hsin University has 19 departments and three graduate institutes; 19 offer bachelor's degrees, 17 offer master's degrees, and three 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)(ranked top in Taiwan in TSSCI)
Finance (BA, MA)
Public Policy and Management (only innovative Management specialization-oriented Undergraduate PPM course in Taiwan, including Management Mathematics and Finite Mathematics) (BA, MA, PhD)
Business Management (BA, MA)

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

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

College of Law (ranked 5th among Private Universities in Taiwan)

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

Cooperative/Sister schools

Shih Hsin University's notable sister/cooperative schools include but are not limited to:

Japan

Hiroshima University
Ritsumeikan University
Saitama University
Kokugakuin University
Meisei University
Tsurumi University
Meijo University
Kansai University of International Studies
Mejiro University
Rissho University
Prefectural University of Hiroshima
Keisen University
University of Shimane
Tohoku Gakuin University
Tohoko University of Community Service and Science

Korea

Sungkyunkwan University
SungKungHoe University
Myeongji University
Keimyung University
Busan University of Foreign Studies
Chung-Ang University
Gimcheon University

Hong Kong

The University of Hong Kong (library partnership)
City University of Hong Kong
Chu Hai College of Higher Education
Hang Seng Management College

Malaysia

One World Hanxing College of Journalism & Communication
New Era University College
Han Chiang University College of Communication
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
In-House Multimedia College

Europe

Griffith College
Tomas Bata University in Zlín
Roma Tre University
Nicolaus Copernicus University
University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów
Lomonosov Moscow State University
ISTC Strategies and Communications
University of the West of England
Liepaja University
Pan-European University
University of Presov

USA

University of South Florida
John Marshall Law School
University of Missouri
University of Kansas
California State University at Fullerton
California State University at Los Angeles
Juniata College
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Southern New Hampshire University
Saginaw Valley State University
State University of New York at Fredonia
Chiao Hsin Chinese Language School
Chi'ing Tsao School of Mandarin and Well-Being

Oceania

Swinburne University of Technology

Notable alumni

Wu Rong-ming, politician
Bianca Bai, model and actress
Chen Chu, President of Control Yuan
Claire Kuo, singer and television host
Justin Chou, member of Legislative Yuan (2005–2012)
Lai Shin-yuan, Minister of Mainland Affairs Council (2008–2012) and Chinese Taipei's representative to the World Trade Organization (2012–2016)
Lee Chia-fen, educator and politician
Lin Shu-fen, member of 7th, 8th and 9th Legislative Yuan
Megan Lai, actress and singer
Sandrine Pinna, actress
Wang Shaw-lan, businessperson

University presidents

Chang Shewo (1956–1975)
Hung Wei-pu (1975–1980)
Chou Liang-yen (1980–1981)
Chang Kai-yuan (1981–1990)
Lin Nien-sheng (1990–1991)
Cheng Chia-ling [zh] (1991–2001)
Mu Tzunn-tsan [zh] (2001–2008)
Lai Ting-ming [zh] (2008–2014)
Wu Yung-chien (2014–present)

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.