History

March, 1973  

Mr. Yung-Ching Wang, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Formosa Plastic Group, established Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) at Lin-Kou in commemoration of his father, Mr. Chang-Gung Wang.

April, 1987

Establishment of Chang Gung Medical College (CGMC) and Chang Gung University College of Medicine.

November, 1992

The University was renamed to Chang Gung College of Medicine and Technology. Students of engineering and management started to enroll.

November, 1993

The Department of Chemical Engineering was established.

August, 1996

The Master program for the Department of Chemical Engineering was established.

July, 1997

The University was renamed again to Chang Gung University.

August, 1999

TThe department was renamed as Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, and the Doctoral program was established.