Shih Chien University

Shih Chien University is a private university in Taiwan, founded in 1958 by Hsieh Tung-min as the Shih Chien School of Home Economics. It became the Shih Chien College of Design and Management in 1991 and was upgraded to university status in 1997; its main campus sits in the Zhongshan district of Taipei, with a second campus in Neimen, Kaohsiung.

Its identity is built on practice, as the motto puts it: knowledge is the beginning of practice, doing is the completion of knowing. Design teaching is gathered in the College of Design, with departments in industrial design, architecture, fashion design and communication design, and the annual Shih Chien fashion show is one of the most followed student events in the Taiwanese design calendar.

The university also works on applied research with international partners. Among the projects documented by DesignWanted are an AgeTech City service model for ageing societies and LongevityTech, a study on health services, gym experiences and the role of design in preventive care for older users.