Fu Jen Catholic University

Fu Jen Catholic University
天主教輔仁大學
Motto Latin: Veritas, Bonitas, Pulchritudo, Sanctitas
Chinese: 真善美聖
English: Truth, Goodness, Beauty, Sanctity
Established Founded 1925, Re-established 1961
Type Private
President Bernard Li (黎建球), PhD
Academic staff 755
Undergraduates 23,062
Postgraduates 4,335
Location Hsinchuang, New Taipei City, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Campus Suburban
Mascot None
Affiliations Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia
Website www.fju.edu.tw
Fu Jen Catholic University
Traditional Chinese 天主教輔仁大學
Simplified Chinese 天主教辅仁大学

Fu Jen Catholic University (traditional Chinese: 天主教輔仁大學; simplified Chinese: 天主教辅仁大学; Tongyong Pinyin: Tianjhǔjiào Fǔrén Dàsyué; Hanyu Pinyin: Tiānzhǔjiào Fǔrén Dàxué; Wade–Giles: T'ian1-chu3-chiao4 Fu3-jen2 Ta4-hsüeh2) is a co-educational Catholic university located in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, Republic of China (Taiwan). Colloquially the school is known as "FǔDà" (輔大, FJU, FJCU).

Fu Jen is the top-ranked private university in the Republic of China (Taiwan).

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Overview

Fu Jen operated in mainland territories of the Republic of China (ROC) until 1952 when the People's Republic of China (PRC) pushed the Republic of China (Taiwan) military forces out of the mainland of East Asia and onto the island of Taiwan. It was known as The Catholic University of Peking (simplified Chinese: 北京公教大学; traditional Chinese: 北京公教大學; pinyin: Běijīng Gōngjiào Dàxué) before its re-establishment in Taiwan in 1961. It thus ranks as the oldest pontifical university in Sinophone states. The second syllable in the name Fu Jen is pronounced like the English word run.

The school has earned particular distinction for its Media & Mass Communication, Theology, Philosophy, Clinical Medicine, Management, Law and Linguistics and Arts programs. The College of Management was the first one of AACSB accredited (2005) in Cross-Taiwan-Strait states. According to Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings, Fu Jen ranks as the 501+th university worldwide, and 113th in Asia (12th in Taiwan).

Currently the university consists of eleven colleges serving approximately 25,000 students. Fu Jen offers master's programs, in-service master's programs, PhD programs, and departments in the School of Continuing Education. Fu Jen ranks at the top of Taiwan's private universities for top-ranked fields of study and distinguished alumni.

The university has established sister-school relationships with more than 200 universities worldwide and is committed to the holistic education. Fu Jen strives to provide students a diversified, whole-person, interdisciplinary, and international learning environment.

History

# Chinese name Hànyǔ Pīnyīn English name Period
1 輔仁社 Fǔrén Shè Fu Jen Academy 1913–1918
2 輔仁社麥瑪那國學專修科 Fǔrén Shè Màimǎnà Guóxué Zhuānxiūkē McManus Academy of Chinese Studies 1925
3 北京公教大學附屬輔仁社 Běijīng Gōngjiào Dàxué Fùshǔ Fǔrén Shè Catholic University of Peking 1925–1927
4 私立北京輔仁大學 Sīlì Běijīng Fǔrén Dàxué Catholic University of Peking 1927–1929
5 私立北平輔仁大學 Sīlì Běipíng Fǔrén Dàxué Catholic University of Peking 1929–1950
6 國立輔仁大學 Guólì Fǔrén Dàxué Fu Jen National University 1950–1952
7 私立輔仁大學 Sīlì Fǔrén Dàxué Fu Jen Catholic University 1961-

The institution was originally established in Beijing (Peking, China) in 1925 by the Benedictines of St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania at request of the Holy See. FJU, then known commonly as the Catholic University of Peking, was itself a successor to the previous Fu Jen Academy (輔仁社), which was created through the efforts of Catholic scholars Ma Hsiang-po (馬相伯) and Ying Hua (英華). The university's first president (1925–1927) was the American missionary George Barry O'Toole, OSB. He was succeeded by Chen Yuan (陳垣), a Chinese Protestant, who remained university president until the school's forced closure by the Chinese government in 1952.

In 1933 the Benedictines in the USA, in the midst of the Great Depression, were no longer able to sustain the FJU's mission. Administration of the university passed to the Society of the Divine Word in Germany. The university's affiliation with Germany, an ally of Imperial Japan, helped protect university personnel from extreme brutality inflicted elsewhere by occupying Imperial Japanese soldiers during the Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). After the Communists assumed power in China in 1949, religious organisations, including the Catholic Church, began to be systematically repressed. In 1952 this intensified and the government merged FJU with the Beijing Normal University.

Fu Jen was re-established in 1961 in Taiwan. The new school opened under the auspices of the Chinese Diocesan clergy, the Society of the Divine Word and the Society of Jesus. Today Fu Jen ranks at the top of Taiwan's private universities, offering well-developed research programs at the graduate level together with acclaimed programs in undergraduate education.

Academic units

Colleges

Fu Jen Academia Catholica

Fu Jen Academia Catholica was inaugurated on August 1, 2008 to enable interdisciplinary pursuits in Catholic studies. The Academia consists of five Fu Jen academic institutes or centers: the Institute of Scholastic Philosophy, Institutem Historiae Ecclesiae, Center for the Study of Science and Religion, Monumenta Serica Sinological Research Center, and John Paul II Institute for Research into Dialogue for Peace.

Graduate School for Translation

Fu Jen established Taiwan's first graduate-level program in conference interpreting. The Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpreting Studies (GITIS) (翻譯學研究所) is the only MA-granting program in a private university conferring degrees and training in translation and interpretation in Chinese<>English and Chinese<>Japanese combinations (Chinese<>French having been discontinued.) Small class sizes and individualized attention from faculty keep the program popular among applicants and its graduates remain highly competitive on both the Taiwanese and international markets.

Language Center

Fu Je has annexed a Mandarin Language Center (語言中心), established in 1964[1] to address the need for the foreign missionaries to learn Chinese. In 1969, with the approval of the Ministry of Education the center was renamed as “Language Center” (LC). The LC, teaches non-degree Mandarin Chinese[2] courses, also Taiwanese[3] and every semester opens different cultural classes as Chinese Poetry, Calligraphy and Taijiquan.[4] The LC has hundred of students every semester from different parts of the world.[5]

Libraries

Academic Reputation

According to the THES - QS World University Rankings, the Fu Jen Catholic University ranks in reputation as 501+th university worldwide.(2009).

By "eduniversal.com":

http://www.eduniversal.com/business-school-ranking/country/taiwan/218
Taiwan Business School Level 2009 Recommendation Rate (per 1000) 2008 Recommendation Rate (per 1000) School
1 UNIVERSAL 186 ‰ 237 ‰ National Taiwan University - College of Management
2 TOP 93 ‰ 117 ‰ National Chengchi University - College of Commerce
3 EXCELLENT 136 ‰ 118 ‰ National Sun Yat-sen University - College of Management
4 EXCELLENT 120 ‰ 70 ‰ National Chiao Tung University - College of Management
5 EXCELLENT 109 ‰ 70 ‰ Taiwan Tech - School of Management
6 EXCELLENT 78 ‰ 61 ‰ Fu Jen Catholic University - College of Management
7 GOOD 35 ‰ 10 ‰ National Cheng Kung University - College of Management

Traditions

Emblem

The university motto, "真善美聖" in Chinese and Veritas, Bonitas, Pulchritudo, Sanctitas in Latin, expresses four ideals: Truth, Goodness, Beauty, Sanctity.

The laurel wreath symbolizes honor and peace while the twelve stars signify the Virgin Mary. The cross represents the Christian faith. The two colors on the shield suggest Christ's dual nature as the rounded shape of the shield recalls the sacred heart. The Latin words on the banner beneath the emblem express the four ideals of the university while the three folds of the banner suggest the Trinity.

Anthem

The media file

Grow in virtue in the company of your friends,
and meet your friends in the spirit of refinement.
The soul of this university is truth, goodness, beauty, and holiness.
Yours is the eternal pursuit of knowledge,
and the living of a life of shining virtue.
Make yourself new with every new day,
and remember that talents arise with manners polite and dignified.
God's blessings surround you,
and the earth dwells beneath a sky of goodness.
As the world finds harmony,
the will of God is obeyed.
May Fu Jen University be blessed with prosperity.

Distinguished Faculty and Alumni

Notable alumni of the university include the following individuals.

Government

Academia

Theology

Literature and Journalism

Theatre and Film

Music

Visual Art and Illustration

Business

Sport

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_history.htm
  2. ^ http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_normal.htm
  3. ^ http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_particular.htm
  4. ^ http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_culture.htm
  5. ^ http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_student.htm
  6. ^ "China: underground Bishop of Wenzhou dies". Independent Catholic News. 2009-10-05. http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=14933. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 

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