Fortune Institute of Technology (FIT; ) was a private
university
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in
Daliao District
Daliao District () is a suburban district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Part of the Kaohsiung metropolitan area, it has 111,923 inhabitants as of October 2023, making it the 9th most populous district of Kaohsiung. It has a area of 71.04 square kilome ...
and
Cishan District
Cishan District (also spelled Qishan; ) is a suburban district in northeastern Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It has an area of 94.61 square kilometers, or 36.53 square miles. The population of Cishan is 34,372 as of October 2023. It is the 19th most popul ...
of
Kaohsiung
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,
Taiwan
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.
History
FIT was founded on 5 July 1989 as Fortune Junior College of Industry in
Cishan Township,
Kaohsiung County
Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was located in Fongshan City.
History
Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of Takao Prefecture () shortly after the end ...
. In 1991, it was renamed Fortune Junior College of Technology and Commerce. In 1998, the Daliao Campus was established in
Daliao Township. In 1999, the junior college was upgraded as Fortune Institute of Technology. In 2002, the second campus in of Daliao Campus was established and was subsequently renamed Dafa Campus. In 2019, the collage had an enrollment rate of 58.10%. In September 2022, the
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
ordered the university to close by May 2023 due to poor financial and academic performances.
Campuses
* Dafa Campus
* Daliao Campus
* Chishan Campus
Faculties
* College of Business and Management
* College of Design
* College of Electrical and Computer Engineering
* College of Food and Beverage Management
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
Technical and vocat ...
References
1989 establishments in Taiwan
Educational institutions established in 1989
Universities and colleges in Kaohsiung
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