Chinese Culture University
Chinese Culture University (CCU) (Chinese: 中國文化大學; pinyin: Zhōngguó Wénhuà Dàxué; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-kok-bûn-hòa-tāi-ha̍k) is a private, Taiwanese university located in Yangmingshan, in the Shilin District of Taipei, Taiwan. CCU was established in 1962 and is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32,000 students. Satellite campuses are located in the Jianguo, Ximending, and Zhongxiao East Road areas of Taipei City.
Originally founded as "Far East University" in 1962 by Chang Chi-yun, the school was renamed "College of Chinese Culture" by President Chiang Kai-shek in 1963 and finally became Chinese Culture University in 1980. CCU is now organized into twelve academic colleges: Liberal Arts, Foreign Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Journalism and Communications, Arts, Environmental Design, Law, Agriculture and Education.
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