國際教育是現今各大專院校致力發展的方向，更是銘傳的特色之一，此研究中心將整合全院資源，共同累積研究能量。由於本校國際學院有六個不同領域的學程，所以研究通常較為分散，老師們各自在自己的研究領域專研，但是大家都共同擁有的特性就是都在從事國際教育，而且很多研究都是跟國際教育相關或者是在國際學院裡進行實證研究，所以此研究中心將首次聚集國際學院的研究能量，讓不同領域的老師們找到研究的共通點，以群體的力量來探討國際教育、追求研究創新，並且與政府機關或組織進行產學合作，期待以國際學院為中心，整合資源，在國際教育與合作上，做持續的創新與發展。

Established in 2000, Ming Chuan University International College is the foundation of this Research Center, as the first college in Taiwan wherein all instruction is in English. IC currently has six different programs, which include:

Because of the unique environment and combination of diverse programs, this Research Center will conduct a wide scope of research and cooperation, and will continuously pursue innovation, in order to achieve the goal of constant progress and development.

As the expectation for this Research Center is to broadly and deeply support cross-field developments and cooperation, the goals for it are as follows:

1. Providing a quality research environment and encouraging long-term faculty involvement to accumulate research capacity.
2. Considering IC as the base for conducting a variety of academic research studies.
3. Utilizing all available resources to develop cooperation with public and private institutions and to provide professional services.
4. Focusing on the importance of international education, innovation, and cooperation as the main thrust of research.

Students are guided to participate in international competitions in line with MCU’s education policy of equal emphasis on theory and application and to comprehensively demonstrate the features of IC.