Fu Jen Catholic University

Coordinates: 25°2′8.9″N 121°25′59.4″E / 25.035806°N 121.433167°E

Fu Jen Catholic University
輔仁大學
Latin: Universitas Catholica Fu Jen
Motto Latin: Veritas, Bonitas, Pulchritudo, Sanctitas
Chinese: 真善美聖[1]
Motto in English
 Truth, Goodness, Beauty, Sanctity[2]
Established Founded 1925, Re-established 1961
Type Private
Affiliation Roman Catholic
President Dr Vincent Han-Sun Chiang (江漢聲), PhD
Academic staff
 1,942[3]
Undergraduates 22,395
Postgraduates 4,041
Location Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan Republic of China (Taiwan)
Campus Suburban
Colors Yellow     
Nickname Xinzhuang University
Affiliations IFCU, UMAP, APQN, ACUCA, EUTW, AACSB, BGS, IAJBS
Website www.fju.edu.tw
Fu Jen Catholic University
Traditional Chinese 輔仁大學
Simplified Chinese 辅仁大学

Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU or simply Fu Jen; Chinese: 輔仁大學; pinyin: Fǔrén Dàxué), formerly "The Catholic University of Peking", is a private co-educational university founded by the Holy See, located in New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is the oldest Jesuit-Catholic university in Sinophone world and is known for its strong ties with Roman Curia. It takes its name from the Chinese Fu Jen meaning "assistance" and "benevolence".[4] Colloquially known by the Chinese as "FǔDà" (輔大).

It has many exchange programs with other colleges in G8 countries, including the University of Oxford, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, and Sophia University.[5] In Taiwan, its College of Management was the first one of AACSB accredited (2005), also the College of Medicine was the earliest to promote PBL as pedagogy for medical education. Fu Jen’s alumni are referred to as "FǔDàRén" (輔大人), they include the former First Lady, Wang Guangmei, a number of politicians represented in the Legislative Yuan and professors at institutions such as the Harvard, Yale, Georgetown and Texas A&M University.[6]

It has established sister-school relationships with more than 300 universities worldwide,[7] such as the Notre Dame, UC Berkeley, Tohoku and C9 League universities.

History

The Main Entrance and plaza

The institution was originally established in Beijing in 1925 by the Benedictines of St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania at request of the Holy See. Fu Jen, then known commonly as The Catholic University of Peking, was itself a successor to the Fu Jen Academy (輔仁社), which was created through the efforts of Catholic scholars Ma Xiangbo and Ying Lianzhi. 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 United States, in the midst of the Great Depression, were no longer able to sustain the Fu Jen'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 Fu Jen with the Beijing Normal University, Peking University, Renmin University, China University of Political Science and Law and Central University of Finance and Economics. Fu Jen was re-established in 1961 in Taiwan. The new school opened under the auspices of the Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference, the Society of Jesus, and the Society of the Divine Word. [8]

Since 2008, the Global Leadership Program was started for students from 4 Jesuit universities in East Asia: Ateneo de Manila University in The Philippines, Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan, Sogang University in South Korea, and Sophia University in Japan, which share the common Catholic spirit.[9]

The University at present comprises 11 colleges with a student body of more than 25,000. It is especially known for its academic excellence in philosophy, sinology, foreign languages, mass communication, graphic design, law, management, physical education, medicine, applied science, and engineering.

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.

Organization and administration

College/school founding
College/school
Year founded
College of Liberal Arts
1927
College of Education
1929
College of Science and Engineering
1929
College of Human Ecology
1939
College of Foreign Languages
1963
School of Law
1963
College of Management
1969
College of Fine Arts
1983
College of Medicine
1990
College of Social Science
2003
College of Communication
2010

Colleges and Schools

Founded by the Chinese Catholic Bishops Conference
Founded by the Society of the Divine Word

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.

Also Fu Jen has annexed a Mandarin Language Center (語言中心), established in 1964[10] 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), which teaches non-degree Mandarin Chinese[11] courses, also Taiwanese[12] and every semester opens different cultural classes as Chinese Poetry, Calligraphy and Taijiquan.[13] The LC has hundred of students every semester from different parts of the world.[14]

Founded by the Society of Jesus
The Evening Division

Leadership

Cardinal Paul Yü Pin
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
  1. Chang Chih
  2. Thomas Tien Ken-sin, SVD
  3. Madame Chiang Kai-shek
  4. Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, SJ
  5. Most Rev. Joseph Ti-kang
  6. Most Rev. Joseph Wang Yu-jung
  7. Most Rev. Peter Liu Cheng-chung
Presidents
  1. George Barry O'Toole (OSB)
  2. Chen Yuan
  3. Cardinal Paul Yü Pin
  4. Archbishop Stanislaus Lo Kuang
  5. Most Rev. Monsignor Gabriel Chen-Ying Ly
  6. Dr. Tuen-Ho Yang
  7. Dr. Ning-Yuean Lee, KHS
  8. Dr. Bernard Li, KSG, KHS
  9. Dr. Vincent Han-Sun Chiang

Campus

The Church
Transportation

Academics

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.

Libraries

University rankings

University rankings (overall)
QS Asia
(Asian Ranking version)[15]		General 146
QS World[16]General 601+

Fu Jen ranks at the top of Taiwan's private universities for top-ranked fields of study and distinguished alumni. In UW-Madison's description, Fu Jen is one of Taiwan's top private schools.[17]

The University comprises 11 colleges. It has earned particular distinction for its philosophy, sinology, linguistics, mass communication, textiles, law, management, physical education and clinical medicine programs.

According to the THES - QS World University Rankings, the Fu Jen Catholic University ranks in reputation as 501+th university worldwide.(2009).
According to the Asiaweek, the Fu Jen Catholic University ranks in reputation as 63rd university Asia, 9th university Taiwan. (1999).
By "eduniversal.com":
http://www.eduniversal-ranking.com/business-school-university-ranking-in-taiwan.html
Taiwan Business School Level Recommendation Rate (per 1000) School
1 UNIVERSAL 274 ‰ National Taiwan University - College of Management
2 TOP 150 ‰ National Chengchi University - College of Commerce
3 EXCELLENT 177 ‰ National Sun Yat-sen University - College of Management
4 EXCELLENT 124 ‰ National Chiao Tung University - College of Management
5 EXCELLENT 83 ‰ Taiwan Tech - School of Management
6 EXCELLENT 65 ‰ Fu Jen Catholic University - College of Management
7 GOOD 81 ‰ National Cheng Kung University - College of Management

Notable alumni, faculty, and staff

Faculty, and staff
Hu Shih, Weng Wenhao, Chien Shih-Liang, Ji Xianlin, Zheng Zhenduo, Luo Changpei.
Alumni

Affiliated schools

See also

References

  1. ↑ "校歌". Fu Jen Catholic University. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ Fu Jen Life (PDF) (1), Fu Jen Catholic U., p. 8, retrieved July 15, 2014
  3. ↑ http://www.person.fju.edu.tw/statistics/99.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x68LKulwIIg&feature=player_embedded
  5. ↑ 梵蒂岡官方報導教廷宗座聖多瑪斯大學與輔仁大學合作新學位計畫 - 最新消息 - 駐教廷大使館 Embassy of the Republic of China(TAIWAN) to the Holy See
  6. ↑ List of Fu Jen Catholic University alumni.
  7. ↑ http://aec.oie.fju.edu.tw/school/list
  8. ↑ The University History
  9. ↑ http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/2009glp/2009glp_f_1_1.html
  10. ↑ http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_history.htm
  11. ↑ http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_normal.htm
  12. ↑ http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_particular.htm
  13. ↑ http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_culture.htm
  14. ↑ http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_student.htm
  15. ↑ "QS Asian University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  16. ↑ "QS World University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2012–2013. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  17. ↑ http://www.grad.wisc.edu/admin/gradcoordinators/iadmiss/000014041.html

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