Shih Hsin University (SHU; ) is a private university known for its mass communication departments in Taiwan, founded in Muzha, Taipei in 1956. SHU ranked 22nd overall among top 30 liberal arts Universities in Taiwan in 2020 and secured the top 20 spot in 2021. SHU featured in the special category universities in 2022. History Shih Hsin University was re-established in Taiwan in 1956 as Shih Hsin School of Journalism by the journalists and publishers Cheng Shewo and Yeh Ming-hsun. Originally an institution devoted to training professional journalists, the school became a full-fledged university in August 1997. Now it has four colleges, including the College of Journalism and Communication, the School of Management, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the School of Law, and with an enrollment of around 10,000 students. In Chinese, shih means "the world", and hsin means "new" or "news". Schools and programs With four colleges, Shih Hsin University has 19 departments and three graduate institutes; 19 offer bachelor's degrees, 17 offer master's degrees, and three offer PhD degrees. College of Journalism and Communication Communications (PhD) Journalism (BA, MA) Radio, TV & Film (BA, MA) PR & Advertising (BA, MA) Graphic Communication (BA, MA) Speech Communication (BA, MA) Information Communication (BA, MA) Digital Multimedia Arts (BA, MA) Communication Management (BA, MA) College of Management Information Management (BA, MA) Tourism (BA, MA)(ranked top in Taiwan in TSSCI) Finance (BA, MA) Public Policy and Management (only innovative Management specialization-oriented Undergraduate PPM course in Taiwan, including Management Mathematics and Finite Mathematics)(BA, MA, PhD) Business Management (BA, MA) College of Humanities and Social Sciences Economics (BA, MA) Graduate Institute for Social Transformation (MA) Graduate Institute for Gender Studies (MA) Social Psychology (BA, MA) English (BA, MA) Chinese Literature (BA, MA, PhD) Japanese (BA) College of Law（ranked 5th among Private Universities in Taiwan） Graduate Institute for Intellectual Property Rights (BA, MA) Law (BA, MA) Cooperative/Sister schools Shih Hsin University's notable sister/cooperative schools include but are not limited to: Japan Hiroshima University Ritsumeikan University Saitama University Kokugakuin University Meisei University Tsurumi University Meijo University Kansai University of International Studies Mejiro University Rissho University Prefectural University of Hiroshima Keisen University University of Shimane Tohoku Gakuin University Tohoko University of Community Service and Science Korea Sungkyunkwan University SungKungHoe University Myeongji University Keimyung University Busan University of Foreign Studies Chung-Ang University Gimcheon University Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (library partnership) City University