Program Introduction

This doctoral program was first established in Fall 2001, which integrated close to 100 faculty members from seven departments/institutes from the College of Engineering and the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in First Campus of the National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology.  The program consists of eight specialized fields: Computer and Communication Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Construction Engineering, Safety Health and Environmental Engineering, Intelligent Automation System, Electro-optic sensing, Engineering Management, and Electronic Engineering. The students study in this program can elect courses and seek academic advice from interdisciplinary fields. After the merging of three universities in 2018, the doctoral program preserve the integrative feature to maximize the education resources and the interdisciplinary faculty. The doctoral program aims to achieve the goal of a first-class academic research and industrial applications by the close collaboration of professional administrative staff and outstanding academic faculty.

The Aims of Education

To cultivate higher engineering professionals with independent organizing and execution capabilities.

Department Features

1.     This program integrated the engineering related doctoral programs in First Campus including the departments of Mechatronics Engineering, Construction Engineering, and Safety Health and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering, and the departments of Computer and Communication Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and the institute of Photonics Engineering in the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. This doctoral program jointly admits students from eight research fields to maximize the education resources and to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration.

2.     The teaching and research in this program focuses on theoretical research and applied technology featuring technology integration and a balanced development of teaching and research. Meanwhile, the integration of the specialty and resources from two colleges not only aligns with the university’s long-term development plan, but also closely couples with the development of the nearby Southern Science and Technology Industrial Clusters and Research Centers. The purpose is to nurture high-quality and forward-looking engineering and scientific talents required for academics and industries.

3.     The curriculum design seeks to cultivate students' comprehensive engineering expertise, cross-disciplinary integration, communication and coordination capabilities, forward-looking innovation with international perspective, and an open attitude towards lifelong learning.

Research Features

This program integrates the professional faculty from the College of Engineering and the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in First Campus of the National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology featuring diversified fields of research, advanced research equipment, and close industry-academia collaboration. The program is supported with many national awarded faculty members such as the Outstanding Research Award from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Master Award of Industry-academia Cooperation from the Ministry of Education, National Distinguished Teaching Award, and Winners of International Competitions. The doctoral program focuses on both academic research and industrial applications. The students can also seek co-advising from inter-departments/colleges professors for interdisciplinary and innovative research according to their study interests.

Faculty:

• Mechanical Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Management