National Formosa University

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National Formosa University
國立虎尾科技大學
Motto:	誠正精勤(Integrity, Righteousness, Spirit, Diligence)
Established:	1980 as Central Party Affairs School
Type:	Public
President:	Dr. Jenn-Der Lin(林振德)
Location:	Yunlin City, Republic of China
Campus:	town, 0.206 km²
Website:	(Traditional Chinese) (English)

National Formosa University (Traditional Chinese: 國立虎尾科技大學; Simplified Chinese: 国立虎尾科技大学; abbreviation NFU) is a Taiwanese university located in Yunlin County's Huwei District. It is the only university in Taiwan with the historical name of Formosa in its name and was established in 1980 as the Central Party Affairs School.

The university is headed by Dr. Jenn-Der Lin, who is the president.

National Formosa University has school of engineer, electronics and information, management, and applied arts and sciences; including 10 graduated school and 19 majors.

Contents 1 The Presidents 2 History 3 Colleges 4 Sister universities 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] The Presidents

No.	Name	Tenure of office	Reason for departure
1	Dr. Tien-chin Chang	1980 ─ 1989	Appointed National Taipei University of Technology president
2	Dr. Cheng-kuang Yu	August 1989 ─ June 1999	Appointed Nan-Kai Institute of Technology president
3	Dr. Chien-chang Lin	October 1999 ─ October 2005	Retired
4	Dr. Jenn-Der Lin	October 2005 ─

[edit] History

• In 1980, Dr. Tien-chin Chang was appointed as the first principal to prepare for the establishment of “Provincial Yunlin Industrial Junior College”.

• In 1981, the school was renamed as “National Yunlin Industrial Junior College”. Dr. Cheng-kuang Yu succeeded as the principal in 1989, and in 1997, the school was renamed as “National Huwei Institute of Technology”.

• Dr. Chien-chang Lin was elected as the president in 1999.

• In 2000, the school applied to the Ministry of Education for renaming.

• In 2003, the school submitted the application again, and in November the Ministry of Education approved its renaming.

• In February 2004, the school was renamed “National Formosa University ” with the approval of Executive Yuan.

• In February 2006, Dr. Jenn-Der Lin was elected the president of the University.

[edit] Colleges

College of Engineering Institute of Materials Science and Green Energy Engineering(including master degree) Institute of Mechanical and Electro Mechanical Engineering(including master degree and Ph D) Dept. of Automation Engineering(including master degree) Dept. of Mechanical and Computer-Aided Engineering Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering Dept. of Power Mechanical Engineering Dept. of Mechanical Design Engineering Dept. of Aeronautical Engineering Dept. of Vehicle Engineering College of Electronics and Information Institute of Electro-Optical and Materials Science(including master degree and Ph D) Dept. of Electrical Engineering(including master degree) Dept. of Computer Science and Information Engineering(including master degree) Dept. of Electro-Optics Engineering Dept. of Electronic Engineering

College of Management Institute of Industrial Engineering and Management(including master degree) Dept. of Information Management(including master degree) Institute of Business Administration(including master degree) Dept. of Industrial Management Dept. of Business Management Dept. of Finance College of Applied Arts and Sciences Dept. of Biotechnology(including master degree) Dept. of Leisure Planning Dept. of Multimedia Design Dept. of Applied Foreign Languages

[edit] Sister universities

• Japan — Kinki University [1]
• Japan — Osaka Institute of Technology [2]
• Japan — Meiji University [3]
• America — Pittsburg State University[4]
• United Kingdom ─ Napier University[5]

[edit] See also

• List of universities in Taiwan

[edit] External links

• Formosa University official website (Traditional Chinese)
• Formosa University official website (English)
• National Formosa University BBS
• National Formosa Library website
• National Formosa University map
• Bird's eye view of NFU

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