Fu Jen Catholic University

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

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]
Type	Private
Established	Founded 1925, Re-established 1961
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, 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 (FJU or simply Fu Jen; Chinese: 輔仁大學), 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 the Sinophone world and is known for its strong ties with the Roman Curia. It takes its name from the Chinese Fu Jen meaning "assistance" and "benevolence".^[4] Among the Chinese, it is colloquially known as "FǔDà" (輔大). To date, Fu Jen is the only university with an Italian Language and Literature Department in the country.^[5] The university was ranked in the top 400 worldwide in Arts & Humanities, and in the top 8 in Taiwan in alumni employment.^[6][7]

Fu Jen has many exchange programs with other colleges in G8 countries, including the University of Oxford in the UK, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Italy, and Sophia University in Japan.^[8] Its joint master's program with IQS School of Management in Spain and the University of San Francisco in the U.S. was ranked 58th globally by Financial Times in 2015.^[9] In Taiwan, its College of Management (ranked 5th by Eduniversal) was the first one there with AACSB accreditation (2005). Also the College of Medicine was the earliest to promote PBL as pedagogy for medical education. Fu Jen alumni are referred to as "FǔDàRén" (輔大人). They include the former First Lady Wang Guangmei and a number of politicians represented in the Legislative Yuan.^[10]

Fu Jen has established sister-school relationships with more than 350 universities worldwide,^[11] such as the University of Notre Dame, UC Berkeley, Tohoku, and C9 League universities. In addition, Fu Jen is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia, and International Federation of Catholic Universities. The International Secretariat of UMAP is located on the Fu Jen campus.

Its campus adjoins the Fu Jen University Station, a metro station named after the university.

Overview

The Main Entrance and plaza

College of Medicine, and School of Continuing Education

Inside of the Cardinal Paul Yu Pin building

Founding

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 commonly known 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 Fu Jen's mission. Administration of the university passed to the Society of the Divine Word in Germany. Its 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. ^[12]

Programs

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. 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 their Catholic inspiration.^[13]

Emblem and logo

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, the university motto, express the four ideals of the university while the three folds of the banner suggest the Trinity.

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  Peking period

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  Taiwan period (early)

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  Alumni Association

Organization and administration

Colleges and Schools

Founded by the Chinese Catholic Bishops Conference

• College of Liberal Arts (文學院)
• College of Fine Arts (藝術學院)
• College of Medicine (醫學院)
  • School of Medicine (醫學系)
• College of Communication (傳播學院)
• College of Education (教育學院)

Founded by the Society of the Divine Word

• College of Science and Engineering (理工學院)
• College of Human Ecology (民生學院)
• College of Foreign Languages (外語學院)

Fu Jen University 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 both in Taiwan and internationally.

Also Fu Jen has annexed a Mandarin Language Center (語言中心), established in 1964^[14] to address the need for foreign missionaries to learn Chinese. In 1969, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, the center was renamed “Language Center” (LC). It teaches non-degree Mandarin Chinese courses,^[15] Taiwanese,^[16] and every semester offers cultural classes such as Chinese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Taijiquan.^[17] The LC accommodates hundreds of students each semester from countries worldwide.^[18]

Founded by the Society of Jesus

• School of Law (法律學院, formerly Faculty of Law)
• College of Management (管理學院)
• College of Social Science (社會科學院)
• Fu Jen Faculty of Theology of St. Robert Bellarmine (輔仁聖博敏神學院)

The School of Continuing and Extension Education

Leadership

Cardinal Paul Yü Pin

Campus

Fu Jen's Xinzhuang campus is a small forest; it is known as "tree house campus".^[19]

Bird-eye's view of northeast-part of campus

Bird-eye's view of central-part of campus

• Before 1951: Dingfu Street, Xicheng District, Beijing (today Beijing Normal University north campus and CPCA building)
• After 1960s:
  • Main campus: Xinzhuang District, New Taipei (1963–present)
  • 2nd campus: Da'an District, Taipei (1961-2011, today Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference building)

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  Administration building

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  Medicine building

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  One of dormitory

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  Department of Child and Family Studies

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

• Kungpo Memorial Library (文圖)
• Schutte Memorial Library (理圖)
• Fahy Memorial Library (社圖)
• Paul Cardinal Shan Library (醫圖)
• Theology Library (神圖)

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  Fahy Memorial Library

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  Paul Cardinal Shan Library

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  Kungpo Memorial Library

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  Kungpo Memorial Library

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  Schutte Memorial Library

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  Theology Library

University rankings

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.^[22]

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.

• THES - QS World University Rankings

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

• Asiaweek (Singapore) University Rankings

According to the Asiaweek, the Fu Jen Catholic University ranks in reputation as 63^{rd university Asia}, 9^{th university Taiwan.} (1999).

• Taiwan's World TOP 1000 Business School

By Eduniversal^[23]

Taiwan	Business School Level	2014 Recommendation Rate (per 1000)	School
1	UNIVERSAL	252 ‰	National Taiwan University - College of Management
2	TOP	164 ‰	National Chengchi University - College of Commerce
3	EXCELLENT	140 ‰	National Sun Yat-sen University - College of Management
4	EXCELLENT	104 ‰	Taiwan Tech - School of Management
5	EXCELLENT	60 ‰	Fu Jen Catholic University - College of Management
6	EXCELLENT	56 ‰	National Chiao Tung University - College of Management
7	GOOD	72 ‰	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

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  Lee C. Teng (鄧昌黎), BSc 1946, A senior physicist emeritus at the Advanced Photon Source of the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)

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  Wang Guangmei (王光美), BSc 1945, MSc 1947, A respected Chinese politician, philanthropist, and First Lady, the wife of Liu Shaoqi (劉少奇), who served as the Chairman of the People's Republic of China from 1959 to 1968

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  Nicky Wu (吳奇隆), BSc 1996, A Taiwanese singer and actor

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  Jolin Tsai (蔡依林), BA 2003, A Taiwanese singer and dancer

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  Yeh Chu-lan (葉菊蘭), LLB 1970, First female Vice Premier of Taiwan, the former acting mayor of Kaohsiung

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  Andrew Hsia (夏立言), LLB 1972, The Taiwan representative to Indonesia, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

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  Andrew Yang (楊念祖), BA 1977, Former Minister of National Defense in Taiwan

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  Wang Ju-hsuan (王如玄), LLM 1988, Minister of the Council of Labor Affairs of the Executive Yuan from 2008 to 2012

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  Chen Chih-yuan (陳致遠), BSc 1998, A Taiwanese aborigine (tribe:Amis) former professional baseball player (position: outfielder)

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  Pan Wei-lun (潘威倫), dropped out, A Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher

Affiliated schools

• Keelung Fu Jen Sacred Heart Senior High School (輔大聖心高中), Keelung City, Taiwan
• Keelung Fu Jen Sacred Heart Elementary School (輔大聖心小學), Keelung City, Taiwan

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Taiwan
• Republic of China–Holy See relations
• Fu Jen University Station
• European Union Centre in Taiwan
• Chinese Catholic Bishops Conference
• Divine Word Missionaries
• Society of Jesus
• Order of Saint Benedict

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fu Jen Catholic University.

• Official website English
• Official website Chinese
• Fu Jen University Foundation
• Fu Jen University Press
• An Introduction to Fu Jen Catholic University at youtube.com
• Taiwan Study (I): Welcome to Fu Jen University at youtube.com

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