Login College of Management and Social Sciences
Turning strategy into projects, evidence into decisions, and outcomes into impact.
Shinyi Carol Lin is Chair Professor and Dean of the College of Management and Social Sciences at Asia University, Taiwan. Her academic and professional interests span institutional research and governance, project management, knowledge management, training and development, evidence-based decision making, and impact measurement and management. She previously served as the inaugural Director of the Institutional Research Center at National Taichung University of Education and has extensive experience in institutional research, data analysis, academic administration, and interdisciplinary organizational leadership.
Her approach to academic leadership connects Strategy, Project, Evidence, and Impact. It emphasizes translating institutional and college strategies into executable initiatives, using data and evidence to support decision making and continuous improvement, and moving beyond conventional output reporting to assess the outcomes and impacts created for students, faculty, industry, and society.
Aligning the college’s identity and development goals with talent cultivation, research, industry collaboration, internationalization, and social responsibility, while translating its vision into prioritized and measurable strategic actions.
Applying project, program, and portfolio management principles to translate major university and college strategies into implementation mechanisms with clear milestones, assigned responsibilities, and measurable outcomes.
Integrating institutional research, data analysis, research evidence, learning outcomes, stakeholder feedback, and performance indicators to support decision making and establish a continuous cycle of implementation, review, learning, and improvement.
Moving beyond Input, Activity, and Output to examine Outcome and Impact, with a focus on what changes have been created, who benefits, and how impact thinking can be incorporated into talent cultivation, industry collaboration, university social responsibility, and sustainable development.
The College’s current leadership agenda focuses on talent cultivation, AI empowerment, project-based practice, international engagement, and impact-oriented development. Through interdisciplinary integration and industry collaboration, the College continues to strengthen its distinctive identity in management and social sciences.
Empowering students to use AI tools and data effectively for learning, analysis, problem solving, and decision making.
Integrating Project-based Learning and project management approaches to develop students’ problem-solving, interdisciplinary collaboration, and outcome-delivery capabilities.
Advancing talent cultivation, research, and industry collaboration beyond activities and outputs to examine the meaningful changes and value they create.
Continuing Connections: Internationalization | EMI | AACSB | Industry Collaboration | USR/SDGs | Student Career Development
Level 3: Advanced Practitioner
Social Value | Impact Measurement & Management | SROI
Project Management Professional
Project Management Institute
Scrum Alliance
Scrum Alliance
