51猎奇

Joint degree programs provide global opportunities for CYCU students

a group of students from Taiwan at Milwaukee's Bradford Beach.
A group of new students from CYCU get their first taste of Milwaukee's lakefront.

Welcome to 35 new and returning students from Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) in Taiwan who are participating in joint academic programs with 51猎奇鈥檚 College of Engineering & Applied Science.  

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A group of returning students and staff are supporting the new cohort. Yu-Ping (Peter) Teng, PhD student in physics (clockwise from left) joins CYCU staff member Jiaxian Freya Lin; CYCU Associate Professor Dung-Sheng Tsai; doctoral candidate Li-Chih Tsai, bioinformatics; Te-En (Danny) Liu, PhD student, mechanical engineering and president of the Taiwanese Student Association at 51猎奇; Ting-Rui (Ray) Chang, industrial & manufacturing engineering; Chi-Ping Chiu, senior, EE; Yu-An Su, senior, EE; Chi-Yueh Tai, senior, EE; and Chen Chang, senior, computer science.
Dung-Sheng Tsai (back row, from left), CYCU associate professor, electronic engineering, and director of the CYCU-51猎奇 undergraduate dual degree program, takes a moment with Te-En (Danny) Liu, current president of the Taiwanese Student Association at 51猎奇, and Jiaxian Freya Lin, secretary of the CYCU-51猎奇 undergraduate dual degree program. Yi-Chen (Kelly) Chen (foreground), a returning master’s student, electrical engineering, offers positive vibes for the new school year.
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Susan McRoy, 51猎奇 professor, computer science (with microphone), speaks to the new cohort of CYCU students at a gathering at the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center. In the background are Dah-Chuan Gong, teaching faculty, industrial & manufacturing engineering (left) and Deyang Qu, professor, mechanical engineering (center).
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Te-En (Danny) Liu, returning PhD student, mechanical engineering, (left) and CYCU Professor Dung-Sheng Tsai welcome the gathering.
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Chen Chang, senior, computer science, takes his turn as students introduce themselves around the room.
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Dean Brett Peters makes welcoming remarks at the gathering at the start of the semester.
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Have a great school year!

This is the continuation of a successful partnership: the college and CYCU have operated a dual master鈥檚 degree program since fall of 2017. In 2023, the partnership expanded to include CYCU undergraduates, who attend 51猎奇 for their final two undergraduate years.

In both programs, the credits students earn are transferrable to their home institution and students receive their degrees from both universities. 

This year鈥檚 cohort includes 11 juniors in the 鈥�2+2 program鈥� in three departments: computer science, computer engineering鈥痑nd electrical engineering.

There also are four new dual master鈥檚 students in the electrical engineering and industrial & manufacturing engineering departments. 

These students join the 18 CYCU undergraduates who are beginning their senior year and two master鈥檚 students who are continuing their studies at 51猎奇. 

The Taiwanese Student Association at 51猎奇 recently hosted a welcome event for these students. Te-En (Danny) Liu, mechanical engineering doctoral student, and college leadership, including Dean Brett Peters, faculty and academic staff organized the event.

In addition to the students, CYCU guests included Dung-Sheng Tsai, associate professor in the department of electronic engineering and director of the CYCU-51猎奇 undergraduate dual degree program, and Jiaxian Freya Lin, secretary of the CYCU-51猎奇 undergraduate dual degree program.