Yuan Ze University College of Management Reached a Major Milestone in Industry–Academia Collaboration – Ranked First Among Private Universities – Deepened Joint Talent Development and Forged Global Business Leaders

Amid the global restructuring of industrial supply chains and the rise of AI, cross-disciplinary management talent became the core asset that corporations competed for. The College of Management at Yuan Ze University, guided by its development strategy of “innovation, adaptability, and internationalization,” endeavored to transform itself into a key think tank supporting industrial upgrading.

The College not only ranked in the 500–600 tier globally in the 2025 THE World University Rankings in Business and Economics and continued to maintain its AACSB accreditation, placing it among the top 5% of business schools worldwide; it was also once again selected by the Ministry of Education as a Model College under the EMI Bilingual Education Program, making it the only selected private university in Northern Taiwan. These national and international recognitions reaffirmed its status as a premier partner of choice for the industry.

Confronting demographic decline, the College leveraged its strengths as an international business school to launch forward-looking “New-Type Industry-Focused Programs” and collaborated with industry leaders such as Deloitte Taiwan and Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp. to jointly cultivate globally competitive talent, realizing its model of “admission equals career placement.” Students established their career path at enrollment, received substantial scholarships, and participated in paid internships; meanwhile, enterprises secured early access to globally mobile, industry-ready personnel, significantly reducing onboarding and training costs. The model was regarded as a top-tier solution to the shortage of high-level management leaders.

To effectively align with industry needs and shorten the gap between education and practice, the College launched the “Guiding Leaders Program.” Its first phase focused on the semiconductor and AI application sectors, inviting 24 industry leaders to serve as mentors and arranging faculty and students to take part in programs at the Semiconductor Center. Expansion plans included bringing financial and accounting professionals into the system to fully strengthen hands-on industry exposure. In terms of innovation and incubation, the College established the Yuan Ze Enterprise Development Industry–Academia Alliance, forming a large-scale network of resources across high-tech, biomedical, and financial services sectors. This cross-domain synergy had already yielded entrepreneurial success among students. For example, a student venture team named “Fan-Gu”, jointly coached by faculty members of the College of Management, successfully secured nearly NT$1 million in startup funding, demonstrating the College’s capacity to transform academic creativity into commercial value.

Responding to corporate leadership-pipeline demands, the College showcased the strong foundation it built as the birthplace of EMBA in Taiwan. The Executive Master of Business Administration Program, College of Management, long recognized by Manager Today as the top-preferred program among private universities, uniquely offered a “lifetime warranty” policy, allowing alumni to attend courses free of charge at any time, functioning as a long-term support platform for executives seeking continual renewal of managerial knowledge. Meanwhile, the DBA Industry Doctoral Program targeted senior decision-makers, helping them elevate their experiential knowledge into systematic decision-making frameworks and become true “strategic sages.” By establishing a complete ecosystem spanning new-type industry-focused programs through doctoral-level education, the College demonstrated its distinctive role as an intelligent and sustainable development partner for industry.