Silicon Valley University (SVU) is a private, non-profit, higher education

Higher education

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al institution located in San Jose

San Jose, California

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, California

California

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, US

United States

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. The university has been accredited

Educational accreditation

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 by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

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 (ACICS), at master's degree

Master's degree

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 level, since 2003.

Silicon Valley University was first approved by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education

California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education

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 (BPPVE) in 1999, and has been accredited by the ACICS since 2003. The initial programs of SVU were Master in Computer Science (MSCS), Master in Computer Engineering (MSCE), Bachelor in Computer Science (BSCS) and Bachelor in Computer Engineering (BSCE). SVU added Master in Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) programs in 2005.

History

SVU was founded in 1997 by Jerry Shiao, an alumnus of the Taiwan

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ese National Chiao Tung University

National Chiao Tung University

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. Initial program offerings focused on computer science

Computer science

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 and engineering

Computer engineering

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. Funding to establish the school came primarily from Chinese

Chinese people

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 entrepreneurs in the Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley

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area
Current Dean of the university is Dr. Peng.