Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology

  • Year Founded :1969
  • Faculty :576
  • Students :18976
  • International Students :426

Taking the lead!

Located along the southwest coast of Taiwan in Tainan City, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology (STUST) is a competitive international university dedicated to providing students a well-rounded education in both the humanities and technology. Founded in 1969, STUST has quickly moved from a junior college of technology to a full-fledged university with an emphasis on both teaching and research. STUST is composed of 4 colleges: The College of Engineering, The College of Business, The College of Digital Design, and The College of Humanities and Social Sciences with 24 departments, 32 master programs, and 4 doctoral programs. We currently have more than 18,622 (the 6th largest in Taiwan) enrolled students, of which 500 are international students coming from 32 different countries. Our faculty of 600 strives to establish a strong global mindset and independent thinking in each of our students. The campus area is about 16.5 hectares.

STUST provides a comfortable living environment for international students; each dorm room is moderately furnished with a shower, bed, wardrobe, bookshelf, desk, and telephone. Students have to prepare bedding, pillows, blankets, bed sheets, and a mattress (all of which can easily be obtained at a local hypermarket). Phones are for inbound calls only, outbound calls cannot be made from dorm phones. Pay phones are available in the lobby of the dorm. Dorm reservations are automatically made for international students. Residence halls have laundry facilities and TV room located on 13th floor. You can rent a refrigerator to keep in the room and a kitchenette is available at the end of the 4th floor in Dorm 6. For more information, please check out our website: http://www.stust.edu.tw/en/node/Dormitory_Information.

The school now contains 32 buildings, including the Auditorium, Teaching and Research Building, Internship Workshop, Library, Recreation Building, Student Center, Dormitories for male and female students, Classroom Buildings and so on. In addition to these facilities, there are well-built facilities for sports, including tennis courts, volleyball courts, basketball courts and a track and field. Furthermore, a great number of trees and flowers have been planted on campus. The soothing green lawn, foliage, and shade beautifully contrast with all of STUST's red brick buildings. Almost year round you can find students either studying or grabbing a bite to eat outside in one of the many gardens or outdoor recreational areas.

The school now contains 32 buildings, including the Auditorium, Teaching and Research Building, Internship Workshop, Library, Recreation Building, Student Center, Dormitories for male and female students, Classroom Buildings and so on. In addition to these facilities, there are well-built facilities for sports, including tennis courts, volleyball courts, basketball courts and a track and field. Furthermore, a great number of trees and flowers have been planted on campus. The soothing green lawn, foliage, and shade beautifully contrast with all of STUST's red brick buildings. Almost year round you can find students either studying or grabbing a bite to eat outside in one of the many gardens or outdoor recreational areas.
1.2. Achievements
STUST has many outstanding achievements and is regarded as one of the best universities in Taiwan. Some of our remarkable accomplishments are highlighted below:
1. STUST’s College of Business has been accredited by AACSB in May 2017, the first private technological university to receive such an honor. And, ACCSB has been accredited in June, 2014.
2. Ranked 2nd in educational funding subsidized by Taiwan’s Ministry of Education (MOE) as Teaching and Learning Excellence for 2006-2016.
3. Awarded the second highest funding by MOE as Paradigm Technology University for 2011-2015.
4. Awarded NT$10 million for the “Future University” Project by the MOE, and the only private university of science and technology granted.
5. STUST Innovation Incubator Center received “University Incubator of the Year” by NBIA, USA in 2016, the first university incubator center to be granted with this honor.
6. Ranked #8 of Top 20 Universities of Outstanding Performance for 2015.
7. Rated by industries as the most favored graduates for 8 consecutive years among all private university of science and technology according to Taiwan’s well-known leading career magazine Cheers.
8. Both our Master’s Program and Doctoral Program in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering as well as Global MBA Program are taught in English, and have been highly recommended by the Ministry of Education.
9. STUST’s undergraduate programs in the College of Engineering are all IEET accredited, the Taiwanese counterpart of ABET, which is also a Provisional Signatory of the Washington Accord.

Features
1. Professionalism and Features
STUST features such professional colleges as College of Engineering, Business, and Digital Design and Humanities for visual communication and multi-media development, interactive comics and animation creation, health care products, green-energy technology, micro/nano processing technology, and seamless human intelligence living technology.
2. Teaching Features
STUST emphasizes industry and academia cooperation and a four-year real world curriculum. Teaching features include: curriculum planning meets the demand of future careers, R&D achievements integrated into teaching, inviting experts from industries to co-teach, students participating in industry-academia research projects, encouraging students to make the most of internship opportunities, pushing CIE (Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship) teaching.
3. Industry-Academia Collaboration
Industry-academia collaboration is one of the crucial indicators and distinctive features in technical and vocational education. By means of improving R&D quality and quantity, promoting patented products, inviting experts from industries to co-teach, and strengthening students’ practical ability in their specialized fields, STUST not only increases the quantity but also enhance the quality of our collaborations thus enabling our university to become a valuable partner for a variety of industries.
4. International Cooperation
STUST has established formal academic relationships with 237 universities in 31 countries, including renowned universities in USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Romania, Estonia, Spain, Croatia, Japan, Korea, China, Russia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The four colleges at STUST collaborate to invite distinguished scholars from our partner universities to participate in our annual international conferences. In addition, we regularly host scholars from abroad for academic lectures and classroom presentations on our campus.

Year Founded : 1969

Type of institution : Private technical University

Contact : Office of International Affairs

TEL : 886-6-2533131, Ext. 1601

Email : [email protected]

Contact : Mr. Tung Kun (Darby) Liao

TEL : 886-6-2533131, Ext. 1601

Email : [email protected]

Contact : Dr. Aaron R. See

TEL : 886-6-2533131, Ext. 1601

Email : [email protected]

Address : No.1 Nantai St., YongKang District, Tainan City, Taiwan 710

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Faculty : 576

Students : 18976

Undergraduate : 17231

Graduate : 1319

International Students : 426

Academics : 62

Colleges : 4

Departments : 26

Graduate Institutes : 32

Campus features

School Features

  • Sports facilities
  • Gymnasium
  • Wifi on campus
  • International student service
  • Homestay placement service
  • Chinese language support
  • Career guidance
  • Banking facilities
  • Accommodation advisory service

Accommodation Options

  • Onsite apartments
  • Homestay
  • Halls of residence
  • Boarding hostel

Religious Facilities

  • Temple
  • Muslim Prayer Space
  • Chapel