National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech; Chinese: 國立雲林科技大學; pinyin: Guólì Yúnlín Kējì Dàxué) is one of the top research-intensive technical university in Taiwan. Founded in 1991, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech) has become a university paradigm for other technological universities nationwide under the leadership of the former presidents and Dr. Hou Chun-kan. YunTech has approximately 9500 students of whom are 63 percent undergraduates and 37 percent postgraduates. The students are spread across four colleges:Engineering, Management, Design, and Humanities and Applied Sciences. These four colleges account for 20 undergraduate, 29 master’s and 12 doctoral programs. Among the 344 distinguished faculty of the university, over 85 percent hold doctoral degrees and 94 percent have reached an associate professor’s position or above. More than 80 percent of the faculty has extensive experience in industrial sectors. Yuntech was ranked a most excellent university in Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau in 2011 by Graduate School of Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. YunTech was ranked as the 51st most excellent university among the top universities across the Taiwan Strait.