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1972

March 27

(1)Was accredited by the Ministry of Education and named Private Van-Nung  School  of Industrial Skills

(2)Established four departments--Textile Technology, Plastic Processing, Industrial Electronics, and Construction Technology, recruited two classes for each department, total eight classes--400 students

Placed March 27 as the school anniversary

April 20 Dr. Chin, Da-Chun approved by the Ministry of Education as the first President

August 21 Had the first freshmen enrolled

1973

March 5  Renamed as Private Van Nung Institute of Industry based on the approval of the Ministry of Education

July 1  Renamed departments as Textile Engineering, Electronic  Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Chemical Engineering approved by the Ministry of Education

 Added Industrial Management Department

1974

April 1  Professor Yu, Han-Liang, the former officer of Ministry of Education, as the second President after President Chin, Da-Chun resigned because of health problem

June 20   Held the first commencement

     Had 324 graduates

1975

December   Was graded number one on school administration by the Ministry of Education

1977

March 1   Mr. Liu, Wu-Liang, head of Department of Industrial Management, was appointed as the third President

1978

Late June  Had 624 graduates

1979

June  30  Built a Full function stadium

1980

November 30    Embarked a sister school relationship with Fu-chuan College of Technology in Korea

1982

May 15    Established the evening school with the introduction of  Department of Industrial Engineering and  Management

1983

Late June  Had 763 graduates

August 1  Dr. Chuang, Chin, Dean of Academic Affairs Office, was appointed as the fourth President

1984

Late June   Had 1,085 graduates

1985

February 15  Computerized payroll system

Late June  Had 843 day school graduates and 87 night school graduates

1986

Chaired the Nationwide Ten Private Two-year Junior College Joint Entrance Examination Committee

Chaired the Junior College Night School Joint Entrance Examination in Chungli area

January 20  Was awarded the third place in College Computer Hardware Design Contest

1987

January 24  Was awarded the first place in the junior college group of the Computer Software Design Contest

April 15  Was awarded excellent in the annual evaluation of the Ministry of Education

Late June    Had 1,057 day school graduates and 149 night school graduates

1988

January 29  Was awarded the first place in the junior college group of the Computer Software Design Contest

April 5   Was awarded excellent in the annual evaluation of the Ministry of Education

1989

January 28    Was awarded the third place in the junior college group of the Computer Software Design Contest

April 15  Was awarded  excellent  in the annual evaluation of the Ministry of Education

1990

January 10     Renamed as Private Van Nung Institute of Industry and  Commerce

January 20   Was awarded the third place in the junior college group of the Computer Software Design Contest

1991

January 5  Was awarded the second place in the junior college group of the Computer Software Design Contest

March 20  Was honored as the top ninth excellent college among 80 private colleges

April 1  Was awarded excellent in the annual evaluation of the Ministry of Education

November 20  Was graded in the most excellent rank on the Departments of Electronic Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, General Education, and Student Affairs Office and Computer Center

Was graded in the second excellent rank on Departments of Textile Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Academic Affairs Office

1992

February 28  Was honored as the top fifth excellent college of  1991 among 60 private junior colleges under the evaluation of the Ministry of Education

1993

June Late  Had 1,812 day school graduates and 346 night school graduates

November 15  Established inter-school academic Internet

1994

March 16  Was honored as the top fifth excellent college of 1993 among 60 private colleges under the evaluation of the Ministry of Education

August 5  Was graded in the most excellent rank by the Ministry of Education on Departments of Industrial Management, Environmental Engineering, Office of Academic Affairs and Consulting Center

Was graded in the second excellent rank on the rest departments

1995

March 17  Continued to be awarded as the excellent college by the Ministry of Education

Was awarded the first place in the junior college group of the Computer Software Design Contest

March 25  Was awarded excellent in the annual evaluation of the Ministry of Education

April 17  Was awarded the first place in the Contest of the Application of Micro-computerized System

1996

March 22  Was awarded honor of top degree in the annual evaluation of the Ministry of Education

March 25  Was honored as the top fifth college of 1995 concerning the evaluation of administrative efficiency in colleges

Late June  Had 2,013 day school graduates and 654 night school graduates

August 25  Was awarded a trophy of 'Remarkable Contribution to the Taiwanese Businessmen' for our College's planning, designing and implementing the commercial information network for the Taiwanese businessmen worldwide

1997

January 20  The Dept. of Business Administration was awarded the trophies of 'Excellent' and 'Best' in the Software Design Contest held by the Ministry of Education.

The Dept. of International Trade was awarded a trophy of 'Good Work.'

Late June  Had 2,073 day school graduates and 759 night school graduates

1998

June 18   Girls Swimming Team won the champion of the 1998 swimming contest.

Late June  Had 2,127 day school graduates and 940 night school graduates

1999

Late June  Had 2,183 day school graduates and 879 night school graduates

August 1  Was upgraded to a four-year technical college

Added four departments--Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Management, and Information Management to the day division

Renamed the evening school as School of Continuing Education and added three departments--Environmental Engineering, Industrial Management, and Information Management

Renamed the affiliated junior college as College of Continuing Education and started a new on-the-job training program

August 30  Was ranked the first grade in the 7th evaluation of business departments, except Department of Commercial Design which was ranked the second grade

November 28   The Girls Table Tennis Team won the second runner up in the 3rd Ya-tung Cup Intercollegiate Table Tennis Championship.

December 25  Was awarded the 4th excellent college in managing school, the fifth excellent college in teachers' qualification and the ninth excellent college in administrative affairs

2000

January 5  Held ISO-9001 year  2000 publication approval workshop

January 14  Was ranked the first grade on the Department of Civil Engineering by Ministry of Education

March 22  Associated with University of Wales, UK

July 10  Earned ISO-9001 certificate

August 1  Established Center of General Education

Added Department of Textile Science, Commercial Design, Electronic Engineeriag, Civil Engineering, Interational Trade and Business Administation in day school and recruited two-year technical college students

Added Textile Science Department, Chemical Engineering Department, and Electronic Engineering Department in School of Continuing Education and recruited two-year technical college students

October 7  Department of Information Management joined the 2000 Ministry of Education Software Design Contest and won the Excellence Prize of the groups B.

December 16  The male field and track team joined 2000 First Bank Cup Olympic Inter-school Timing Relay Race and won the third place of male group B of colleges.

December 24  The Cheerleaders Team won the championship of society groups and the third place of female groups at the Anti-AIDS Cup Cheerleaders Contest.

2001

January 3  The female volleyball team joined the college volleyball contest and after having defeated five teams, it won the championship of the fifth-level-pre-contest and entered the finals.

May 5  Won five gold medals, four silver medals, nine bronze medals, the excellence of teams, the third place of male three-items, the second place of male swimming contest, and the third place of female swimming contest at the 2001 National College Athletic Games

June 4  Won the championship for the 89th Academic Year Mixed Cheerleaders Competition

June 4  Won the third place of A & B group of the 89th Academic Year Taikwando College Cup

Late June  Had 2,209 day school graduates, 223 two-year senior college graduates;  1,120 School of Continuing Education graduates and 110 Continuing Education College graduates

July 23  Established College of Continuing Education offering one class in Industrial Management and one class in Information Management and recruited two-year technical college students

August 1 Established Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Department of Finance and recruited students of four-year program; established Department of Cosmetic Science and recruited students of two-year junior college

Established Department of Civil Engineering, Department of International Trade and Department of Business Administration in School of Continuing Education and recruited two-year technical college students

October  VIT Baseball Team won the third place of College B Group.

November 19  Won the silver medal of the mixed group in the 2001 CWC  Cheerleaders Competition in Japan.

November 21   Professor Wang, Chun-tsui as the fifth President

2002

April  Approved to establish the Graduate School of Business and Management by the Ministry of Education

2004

February 1,  VIT was renamed as Vanung University

 

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