Brief History

Ming Chuan University

School of Tourism

Ming Chuan University

School of Tourism

Ming Chuan University

School of Tourism

History of School of Tourism

Year	Unit	Note
1968	Tourism Department	Ming Chuan [Junior Women's Commercial] College
1990	Tourism Department	Promoted to Ming Chuan College
1995	Tourism Department	Established Three-year Work Experience Degree Completion Program
1997	Tourism Department	Promoted to Ming Chuan University
2000	School of Tourism (Unified Admission)	Established School of Tourism (Unified Admission for the 1^st and 2^nd Year)
	Leisure and Recreation Management Department	Established new department
	Hospitality Management Department	Established new department
2001	Graduate Program in Tourism	Established Graduate Program in Tourism (Taoyuan Campus)
2002	Graduate Program in Tourism	Established Graduate Program in Tourism (Taipei Campus)
2003	Graduate Program in Tourism	Established Graduate Program in Tourism (Kinmen Location)
2007	Tourism Department	Ceased recruitment for Three-year Work Experience Degree Completion Program
2008	Graduate Program in Tourism	Established Matsu Executive Master's Program
2008	Tourism Department	Earned HEEACT Accreditation for Undergraduate and Master’s Programs
	Leisure and Recreation Management Department
	Hospitality Management Department
2010	Tourism Department (including Master's Program in Tourism)	Graduate and undergraduate programs unified within one department
November 18, 2010		Earned MSCHE Accreditation and became the First U.S.-Accredited University in Asia
2012	Tourism Department	Ceased recruitment for Matsu Executive Master's Programs
August 2015	Recruit Students by Department	Tourism Dept, Leisure and Recreation Management Dept, and Hospitality Management Dept recruit students separately in 2015-16

Ming Chuan University

Taipei: 250 Zhong Shan N. Rd., Sec. 5, Taipei 111, Taiwan
Telephone: +886 2 2882-4564

Taoyuan: 5 De Ming Rd., Gui Shan District, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan
Telephone: +886 3 350-7001

Jihe: 3F-8F, No.130, Jihe Rd., Shihlin District, Taipei City 111, Taiwan
Telephone: +886 2 2882-4564

Kinmen: 105 De Ming Rd., Jinsha Township, Kinmen County 890, Taiwan
Telephone: +886 355-233

Michigan Location: Gilbertson Hall, Saginaw Valley State University 7400 Bay Road, Saginaw, MI 48710, U.S.A.
Telephone: 1-989-964-2497, 1-989-964-4010 (U.S.)