Yuan Ze University recently announced the recipients of its 7th Distinguished Alumni Awards. In accordance with the Yuan Ze University Distinguished Alumni Selection Guidelines, and following approval by the Distinguished Alumni Selection Committee on December 23, 2025, a total of five alumni were selected this year in recognition of their outstanding achievements in industry leadership, technological innovation, organizational management, and alumni service, as well as their long-term contributions to society and the university.

Associate Professor Chung-Jen Chien, who had taught for many years at the College of Management of Yuan Ze University and served as Director of the College’s Office of International Affairs, had long been committed to integrating “research, teaching, and international engagement” into a unified mission. He often summarized his philosophy with a single sentence: “Academia should not exist only in journals; it should connect with the real world.”

Yuan Ze University recently invited Malaysian alumnus Yun Xiao-Quan back to campus to share his nearly two decades of experience in Taiwan, including studying, working, and starting a business. Drawing on his personal journey—from medical student and surgeon to business and management professional—Yun engaged with junior students on how to build capabilities, adapt to a foreign environment, and establish a long-term, stable life and career.

Chih-Hao Chang, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Yuan Ze University, was honored with the 114th Outstanding Electrical Engineering Professor Award from the Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineering (CIEE). He had long devoted his work to the design of organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs), the exploration of physical mechanisms, and the development of novel materials.

The College of Management at Yuan Ze University invited alumnus Yi-Hao Cheng (Class of 1996, Department of International Business) to return to his alma mater and share with students his diverse career journey spanning education, travel, agriculture, film and media, the music industry, and ultimately, local revitalization. Drawing on his own experience, Cheng emphasized that a career did not have to be fully determined at the outset, but rather took shape gradually through continuous exploration.

Yi-Huai Hsu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Yuan Ze University, received the 114th Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer Award from the Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineering (CIEE), recognizing his research achievements in next-generation mobile communications and intelligent network resource allocation, as well as his long-standing dedication to higher education and engineering talent development.