I-Shou University

I-Shou University (ISU; Chinese: 義守大學; pinyin: Yìshǒu Dàxué) is a private university located in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ISU currently has 8 colleges, 41 departments, 18 master's programs, and 7 doctoral programs. The Division of Continuing Education has 16 undergraduate programs, 10 in-service master's programs, 2 two-year in-service programs, and 3 bachelor's degree programs for indigenous peoples. ISU has an R.O.C-nationality student body of some 16,000 and international student based on at least 2,000 per year, as well as 563 full-time faculty members.

History

ISU was originally founded in 1986 as Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute (Chinese: 高雄工學院) by Mr. I-shou Lin, Chairman of the E United Group. It started to recruit students in 1990, and was later renamed in 1997 as I-Shou University.

Development

• 1986：Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute was founded.
• 1990：Initial student recruitment.
• 1997：The Institute was renamed as I-Shou University.
• 2009：The International College was established in order to provide students to learn in an English-speaking environment.
• 2011：The College of Communication and Design and The College of Tourism and Hospitality were established.
• 2012：Initial student recruitment for the Indigenous Program of the College of Communication & Design and the Indigenous Program of the College of Tourism & Hospitality.
• 2013：Initial student recruitment for the School of Medicine for International Students. The College of Medicine was found.

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  Main Entry of ISU

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  Outdoor Theater in the Main Campus

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  International House II

Overseas Students

The total number of international students in the Academic Year 2012 was 366 (321 undergraduate students, 44 master's students and one PhD student).

• Overseas Compatriot Students and Hong Kong & Macau Students: The total number of overseas compatriot students and Hong Kong & Macau students in the Academic Year 2012 was 205.
• Students from Mainland China: The total number of degree students from mainland China in the Academic Year 2012 was 38.

Research

Search & Discovery

Search & Discovery published on a regular basis, reports the latest R&D achievements of ISU and E-Da Hospital, including medicine, technology, nano science and metals.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to I-Shou University.

• List of universities in Taiwan

External links

• I-Shou University Official Site

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