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The School of Law of Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) offers an energetic and creative learning environment. The school has a diverse and dedicated faculty—whose expertise spans a broad array of legal subjects and has devoted itself to developing Holistic Education since its establishment in 2005. By cultivation of ‘Body, Soul and Spirit’, the School seeks to promote harmony between individuals and the society as a whole.

For students, the experience is unparalleled.

The faculty-student ratio supports a vast array of courses and opportunities for independent research and student-organized seminars. Students get practical training by taking the practical courses and joining a club of legal aid service offered to public.

It is worth mentioning that the Department of Financial and Economic Law of CYCU, established in 1991, which was the pioneer in the establishment of Financial and Economic Law Department in Taiwan.

The Department of Financial and Economic Law, originally set up in the Business School, was incorporated into the Law School in 2005.

The School of Law stands on a firm foundation based on the Department of Financial and Economic Law’s past achievements. This includes:

Its faculties conducted research projects commissioned by government agencies and developed in teaching covered a wide spectrum of issues such as international economic/trade law, technology and law, worker’s rights, and antitrust (fair trading) law. In 2018, the School of Law collaborating with the College of Science has organized a cross-disciplinary Program: Law & Psychology.

Its faculties were awarded 18 research grants from National Science Foundation in recent three years that amounts to 7600000 NT dollars.

Since 2013, the CYCU School of Law and Pennsylvania State University’s School of Law have jointly offered a dual-degree program, upon completion of the program, qualified students will be awarded a Bachelor of Law degree from CYCU and a Master of Law degree from PSU, respectively.

Moreover, The School of Law is actively engaged in the academic exchanges with prestigious universities in the U.S. U.K, and China through mutual academic visits, large-scale international conferences, seminars and students exchanges.

The Department hosted the Young Jurist Thesis Competition respectively in 2000 and 2003. The Competition encourages graduate students to conduct independent research and develop thesis that meets academic standards.

Its Legal Aid Program continues to receive grants from the Ministry of Education to promote legal education for elementary and middle schools in rural areas in Taiwan.

Founded in 1991, the Department of Financial & Economic Law was the first law department with a focus on financial and economic law in Taiwan.

 

The Department of FEL aims at providing standard legal education, along with a few courses on finance and economics. Hence, the curriculum includes regular law subjects as well as basic courses in business school such as accounting and economics. Having finished their basic training both in law and business, undergraduates then are encouraged to pursue their career in the area of financial and trade law, law and technology, or general practice.

In 1995, the Graduate School of Financial and Economic Law was established and was the first of its kind of the country. Soon afterwards in 1996, in response to the University’s policy, the Graduate School was renamed as Master Program of Financial and Economic Law. In 2001, to meet the need of the rapidly changing society, the Master Program expanded into Program A, Program B, and Program C.

 

Program A recruits graduate students with “Bachelor of Law” (LL.B.) degrees. Program B and Program C seek applicants from other educational backgrounds, that is, students with non-law degrees, such as degrees in “Bachelor of Art” (B.A.) or “Bachelor of Science” (B.S.). Furthermore, Program C is an evening and weekend program. The aims of the graduate programs are to offer legal education for professional people, and prepare business elites with legal expertise.

 

With the immerging and rapid development of science and technology, Department of FEL foresees the impacts and challenges towards the legal system, the Departments proposes to further advance cross-disciplinary legal professional training in respond to the challenges and needs. Approved by the Ministry of Education, the Department of FEL will divided into the “Financial and Trade Law Division” and the “Science and Technology Law Division” from 2023. The “Financial and Trade Law Division” continues to specialize in finance and trade law, while the newly established “Science and Technology Law Division” will sustain the dialogue towards the science technology innovation amid the changing world. The dual divisions not only prepare students in general legal practices, but also through the cross-disciplinary learning and training to improve and enhance students’ capacities & competitiveness in facing future challenges.