Brief History
The college of engineering（hereinafter COE）was established in 2004 following the transformation of Ming Chi Institute of Technology into Ming Chi University of Technology（MCUT）. The COE is dedicated to an environment where education and research elevate eat another to foster competitive young engineers and support emerging local industries. The COE is made up of three departments, three affiliated institutes and one research center. These include the Department and Graduate Institute of Electrical Engineering, the Department and Graduate Institute of Electronic Engineering, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Graduate Institute of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, and Research Center of Organic Optoelectronic Devices and Manufacturing Process. Our faculty members who are responsible for educating our future engineers obtained their Ph.D. degrees from prestigious universities in Taiwan and abroad. Therefore, the specialty of the faculty in the COE embraces the breadth and depth of modern engineering. Notably, more than 60% of our faculty members possess valuable industrial experience which is crucial for a technological university such as MCUT. Currently, the COE enrolls approximately 1381 undergraduate students and 142 graduate students.
The research scope of the COE covers a comprehensive array of areas in including digital electronic and semiconductor technology, precision machinery, electric vehicle technology, and electrical power transformation/control technology. Each department and institute of the COE serves dual function of education and research. The three departments provide specialized training at both undergraduate and graduate levels, offering B. Sc. and M. Sc. for each individual program. Moreover, to meet educational and industrial demands, the COE integrates diverse expertise of the faculty members to establish the research center of Organic Optoelectronic Devices and Manufacturing Process, the research group focusing on Location-Based Service, the research group on Microsystem and Medical Devices, the research group on Reliability Engineering, and the Intelligent-Life-Technology instruction center.
Organic optoelectronic devices, location-based service, microsystem and medical devices, and reliability engineering are all emerging and state-of-the-art fields pending for exploration. To advance research on these fields, the COE has established interdisciplinary and collaborative research teams. The teams comprise faculty members of different departments of the COE as well as experts from other colleges within MCUT or from other universities in Taiwan and abroad.
To foster competitive engineers, the COE places strong emphasis on training on fundamental courses. These include core courses related to mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineering professions and common courses such as mathematics and physics. To strengthen hands-on capability, our students are required to obtain a technological certificate or equivalence during their study stay at the MCUT. In addition, a one-year Practical Training Program (PTP) is a mandatory component of our curriculum. To add value to the PTP, the curriculum mappings in the COE departments are all centered on the PTP ensuring that the experiences obtained from various industries can be integrated with our academic coursework. Finally, a capstone course is designed to enable students to apply the knowledge they have acquired throughout their education to real-world situations, encapsulating all the learning objectives of their major. Students usually take capstone courses during their senior year in university.
The primary goal of the COE is to develop future competitive engineers with strong professional skills and trustworthy character. We place emphasis equally on professional training and personal ethics to achieve this goal. Building on our existing foundation, the COE aims to enhance the overall quality of teaching and research to pursue excellence and to be competitive in Taiwan. Special attention will be given to improving the effectiveness of the PTP and strengthening partnerships with industries including Formosa Plastics Group (FPG). As a result, the COE will continue to foster more competitive engineers specialized in intelligent-life technology, mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineering.
