Introduce Department of Refrigeration , Air-Conditioning and Energy Engineering

    In these years, Taiwan’s economy is developing prosperously and people are therefore pursuing a better quality of life. However, Taiwan is in a subtropical region. It is humid and hot in summer. Refrigeration equipment and air-conditioning systems are necessaries to provide comfortable workplaces in office buildings, medical buildings, department stores, vehicles, supermarkets, and particularly households. With the enhancement of various industrial technologies in Taiwan, the requirements of temperature, humidity and cleanliness for industrial processes are becoming stricter. High-tech semiconductors and various precision industries especially require high-level refrigeration and air-conditioning technologies. As the result, the output value from the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry expands continuously. In addition, excessive carbon dioxide emissions from the petrochemical industry exacerbate global warming and air pollution, so energy saving and carbon reduction and the development and application of new energy has been emphasized in these years in the world. Therefore, it is important to cultivate the technicians specializing in energy-saving technology, energy management and energy application and develop relevant technologies. In light of this, NCUT has established Department of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Energy Engineering to cultivate relevant professional technical personnel and technicians for refrigeration and air conditioning, environmental control and energy application.

    The technology R&D focused by the Department includes the R&D and testing of refrigeration, air-conditioning and energy-saving equipment (including industrial or bioenvironmental control technology, frequency converting and energy efficiency technology) and integration of renewable energy and air-conditioning system technology (including solar thermal energy, hydrogen energy and fuel cells, heat pump dehumidification system, and energy efficiency for residence and office buildings).

    With its educational objectives based on enhancement of students’ practical skills, the Department adopts the educational objectives of NCUT (to cultivate quality talents that have “professional knowledge, humanistic literacy, social care and international perspectives”) and the development philosophy of the College (innovation, pragmatism and cooperation) to be core values, to cultivate talents with theory and practice in the engineering field, have students have abilities to think and communicate independently, enrich teachers’ and students’ abilities for practical technologies and innovative research and development, promote the integration of cross-disciplinary knowledge, develop students’ professional knowledge, humanistic literacy, social care and point of view, and plan for the educational objectives and development characteristics of the Department. The Department also establishes core abilities and graduation conditions for students, the student recruitment policies and the regulations for appointment of professional teachers. By establishing a sound administrative management mechanism, planning and utilizing the space and resources of the Department well, developing in line with the trends of the development of refrigeration, air conditioning and energy application industries, and grasping the pulse of the world, the Department is expressing its development characteristics and enhancing students’ competitiveness.