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{{Short description|University in Taiwan}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Shih Chien University
 | native_name            = 實踐大學
 | other_name             = 
 | image                  = Shih Chien University Main Campus 20151129.jpg
 | motto                  = 力行實踐，修齊治平<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usc.edu.tw/life/WEB/2013/021-201309/unit1/Principal.html |title=President's Remarks |publisher=Shih Chien U. |access-date=2014-10-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203191017/http://www.usc.edu.tw/life/WEB/2013/021-201309/unit1/Principal.html |archive-date=2014-12-03 }}</ref><br>({{zh|poj=Le̍k-hêng Si̍t-chiān, siu-chê tī-pêng}}; [[Pinyin]]: Lìxíng Shíjìan, Xīouqí Zhìpíng)
 | mottoeng               = Knowledge is the beginning of practice. Doing is the completion of knowing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.usc.edu.tw/introduction01.html |title=Introduction |publisher=Shih Chien U. |access-date=2014-10-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230062124/http://english.usc.edu.tw/introduction01.html |archive-date=2014-12-30 }}</ref>
 | established            = 1958, as Shih Chien College of Home Economics.<br/>1997 upgraded as Shih Chien University
 | type                   = Private University
 | religion               = 
 | affiliation            = 
 | campus                 = 
 | chairman               = Milton Mung-Shiung Shieh
 | president              = Michael J. K. Chen
 | faculty                = 387 (2008, full-time)<br/>837 (2008, part-time)
 | administrative_staff   = 301 (2008)
 | students               = 9,538 (May 2009)
 | city                   = [[Taipei]] and [[Kaohsiung]]
 | country                = [[Taiwan]]
 | affiliations           = [[U12 Consortium]]
 | website                = {{url|https://www.usc.edu.tw|usc.edu.tw}}
}}

{{Chinese
 | title    = Shih Chien University
 | t        = {{linktext|實|踐|大|學}}
 | s        = {{linktext|实|践|大|学}}
 | poj      = Si̍t-chiān Tāi-ha̍k
 | p        = Shíjiàn Dàxué
}}
'''Shih Chien University''' ('''USC'''; {{zh|c=實踐大學|poj=Si̍t-chiān Tāi-ha̍k|p=Shíjiàn Dàxué|l=Practitioner University}}) is a [[private university]] in [[Taipei]] and [[Kaohsiung]], [[Taiwan]]. It has two campuses: one in Dazhi, [[Zhongshan District, Taipei|Zhongshan District]], [[Taipei]] and the other in [[Neimen District]], [[Kaohsiung]].

==History==
It was established in 1958 by [[Hsieh Tung-min]]. Formerly known as the '''Shih Chien School of Home Economics'''. In 1979 the school was renamed the '''Shih Chien School of Home Economics and Economics''', in 1991 the school was upgraded to become the '''Shih Chien College of Design and Management'''. In 1997 the school was again upgraded to become '''Shih Chien University'''.

==Academics==
{{Infobox university rankings
| type = Shih Chien University
| QS_Asia =701–750
| QS_Asia_year = 2024
| QS_Asia_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Shih Chien University |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/shih-chien-university |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>
}}
===Organization===
Taipei Campus; Kaohsiung Campus
*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20171006011737/http://humaneco.usc.edu.tw/main.php College of Human Ecology]'''
**[http://fbm.usc.edu.tw/homepages/ Department of Food and Beverage Management]
**[http://sw.usc.edu.tw/main.php Department of Social Work]
**[http://music.usc.edu.tw/ Department of Music]
**[http://fscd.usc.edu.tw/ Department of Family Studies and Child Development]
**[http://food.usc.edu.tw/ Department of Food Science, Nutrition, and Nutraceutical Biotechnology]
*'''[http://www.scdesign.usc.edu.tw/about/ College of Design]'''
**[http://scfd.usc.edu.tw/ Department of Fashion Design]
**[http://www.arch.usc.edu.tw/ Department of Architecture]
**[http://scid.usc.edu.tw/ Department of Industrial Design]
**[http://sccd.usc.edu.tw/ Department of Communication Design]
*[http://manage.usc.edu.tw/ '''College of Management''']
**[http://www.gici.usc.edu.tw/enhome Graduate Institute of Creative Industries]
**[http://www.bm.usc.edu.tw/ Department of Business Administration]
**[http://www.itm.usc.edu.tw/ Department of Information Technology and Management]
**[http://finance.usc.edu.tw/ Department of Finance and Banking]
**[http://insurance.usc.edu.tw/main.php Department of Risk Management and Insurance]
**[http://www.itrade.usc.edu.tw/ Department of International Business]
**[http://account.usc.edu.tw/ Department of Accounting]
**[http://www.afl.usc.edu.tw/ Department of Applied Foreign Languages]
*'''[http://cobi.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php College of Business and Information]'''
**[http://at.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php Department of Accounting Information System]
**[http://ibm.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php Department of International Business Management]
**[http://trade.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php Department of International Trade]
**[http://mm.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php Department of Marketing Management]
**[http://dfo.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php Department of Finance]
**[http://imd.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php Department of Information Management]
**[http://itc.kh.usc.edu.tw/ Department of Information Technology and Communication]
**[http://csd.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php Department of Computer Simulation and Design]
*'''[http://cocc.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php College of Culture and Creativity]'''
**Bachelor Program in Computer Animation
**[http://tm.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php Department of Tourism Management]
**[http://rmd.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php Department of Recreation Management]
**[http://fdm.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php Department of Fashion Design and Merchandising]
**[http://fsdc.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php Department of Fashion Styling and Design Communication]
**[http://dae.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php Department of Applied English]
**[http://acl.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php Department of Applied Chinese]
**[http://jp.kh.usc.edu.tw/bin/home.php Department of Applied Japanese]

=== Research Units ===
Taipei Campus; Kaohsiung Campus
*'''College of Human Ecology'''
**[http://grc.usc.edu.tw Research Center for Early Care]
*'''College of Design'''
**Studio for Design Psychology
*'''College of Management'''
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20110816023457/http://fdrc.usc.edu.tw/ Research Center for Financial Development]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20110317150740/http://sccba.usc.edu.tw/ Cardif Bank Research Center for Insurance]

==Other education facilities==
Taipei Campus; Kaohsiung Campus
*[http://kids.usc.edu.tw/ Kindergarten]

==Notable alumni==
* [[Ko Chia-yen]], actress
* [[Berant Zhu]], actor
* [[Summer Meng]], actress
* [[Ashin]], singer

==Sister schools==
*[[Saimaa University of Applied Sciences]], Finland
*[[Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen]], the Netherlands
*[[University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt]], Germany
*[[Northumbria University]], UK
*[[University of Cumbria]], UK
*[[Kwantlen Polytechnic University]], Canada
*[[University of Wisconsin-River Falls]], USA
*[[Dallas Baptist University]], USA
*[[RMIT University]], Australia
*[[Unitec Institute of Technology]], New Zealand
*[[University of California, Davis]], USA

==Transportation==
The university Taipei campus is accessible within walking distance North from [[Dazhi metro station|Dazhi Station]] of the [[Taipei Metro]].

==See also==
* [[List of universities in Taiwan]]
*[[U12 Consortium]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.usc.edu.tw/ Taipei Campus, Shih Chien University]
*[http://www.kh.usc.edu.tw/ Kaohsiung Campus, Shih Chien University]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141230060758/http://english.usc.edu.tw/ Shih Chien University (English)]

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