The Fooyin University (FYU; ) is a private
university
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in
Daliao District
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,
Kaohsiung
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,
Taiwan
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.
Fooyin University offers programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels in a variety of fields, including nursing, healthcare management, food science, biotechnology, engineering, and humanities.
The university also has a strong focus on research, with a number of research centers and institutes dedicated to topics such as
biotechnology
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, healthcare, and traditional Chinese medicine.
History
FYU was originally established as three-year Fooyin Vocational High School of Midwifery in 1958. In 1962, it was transformed into a four-year vocational high school. In 1968, the school was approved to be a five-year Fooyin Junior College. In February 1997, it became the Fooyin Institute of Technology. The school was officially upgraded to Fooyin University on 1 August 2002.
Faculties
* College of Environment and Life Sciences
* College of Humanities and Management
* College of Medical and Health Sciences
* College of Nursing
Transportation
The university is accessible within walking distance South from
Daliao Station
Daliao is a terminus of the Orange line of Kaohsiung Metro in Daliao District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Station overview
The station is an at-grade, two-level station with an island platform
An island platform (also center platform (American Engl ...
of the
Kaohsiung MRT
Kaohsiung Metro () is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System or Kaohsiung Rapid Transit (KRT). Construction of the MRT ...
. However this will take about 30 mins. There is also the 20C bus which leaves from Exit 2 of Daliao Station and which stops outside the university and outside the university library.
See also
*
List of universities in Taiwan
The following is a list of university, universities, colleges, junior colleges, and institute of technology, institutes of technology in Taiwan.
Public universities and colleges
Private universities and colleges
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References
External links
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1958 establishments in Taiwan
Universities and colleges established in 1958
Private universities and colleges in Taiwan
Universities and colleges in Kaohsiung
Universities and colleges in Taiwan
Technical universities and colleges in Taiwan
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