A Visiting Evaluation Team (VET) was sent out to the Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) in Taiwan last June 17-19. The team, composed of Drs. Ng Peh Cheng, AssociateSecretary of Accreditation and Educational development, ATA, Dr. Luke Cheung, Vice President, China Graduate School of Theology, and Erwir Chen, Academic Dean, China Lutheran Seminary, Taiwan, more specifically visited its Graduate School of Religion in the College of Humanities and Education in order to accredit the University’s Master of Arts in Religious Studies.

Founded in 1955 by a missionary, CYCU grew in tremendous ways through the years and in fact became a full-scale university in 1980. It has 6 colleges and a law school and is recognized by the government and also accredited by the “Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan.” The Graduate School of Religion was set up under the College of Humanities and Education in 1999 and recognized as one of its departments. 

With an enrolment of about 16,000, only 4% of the student population are Christians while the faculty and staff are at 20%. Let’s keep CYCU, along with their faculty, staff, and students, that they would shine Christ’s light in Taiwan.