Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private

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in Xinzhuang,

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. The university was founded in 1925 in

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at the request of

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and re-established in Taiwan in 1961 at the request of

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, its name means "assistance" and "benevolence". Fu Jen has since grown to comprise twelve colleges and schools, among which are several Taiwan's first or only academic units, such as

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, info-management,

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, religious studies, philosophy as well as hosts the earliest A&HCI journal in the whole country. The campus is served by

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, Taiwan's first

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named after a university. Fu Jen is the oldest

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and Jesuit-affiliated institution of higher education in the

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world, under the direct authority of the

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of the

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. It is also a

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in the Holy See–Taiwan relations. Therefore, Fu Jen has special importance internationally and is known for its strong ties with the Roman Curia. In the past nearly one hundred years of history, the

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, the Verbites, and the Jesuits from all over the world have participated in the management of the university. The university has been ranked as top 3 catholic university in Asia,Top Catholic Universities in the world , 2021 World University Ranking
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and top 500 in

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and

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by ''

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'', it has the nation's first

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there with

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accreditation and also the medical college was the earliest to promote PBL as pedagogy for

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, furthermore, the transnational joint master's program "MGEM" was ranked 19th globally by ''

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'' in 2020. Fu Jen is Taiwan's 4th most popular university, 5th most impact university, and 5th best ranked business school. Fu Jen alumni include the Premier

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, former First Lady of China Wang Guangmei, a number of politicians represented in the

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and professors at various world-class institutions. Fu Jen is home to the University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific, also a member of

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, the

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, the AWS Educate & AWS Academy, and the IFCU. Fu Jen founded the Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities together with the UTokyo, Waseda,

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and others. The university has many collaborative institutions and exchange programs with top universities in G8 countries, such as

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, and Angelicum. In addition, Fu Jen has established sister-school relationships with more than 435 universities worldwide that including Georgetown,

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, Tohoku, and

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universities.

History

Early history

The institution was originally established in

in 1925 by the Benedictines of

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, at the request of the

, with archabbot Aurelius Stehle serving as chancellor. Fu Jen, then commonly known as the Catholic University of Peking, was itself a successor to the Fu Jen Academy (), which was created through the efforts of Catholic scholars Ma Xiangbo and

Ying Lianzhi Ying Lianzhi (; November 23, 1867 – January 10, 1926), also known as Ying Hua (), was a Manchu Bannerman, a prominent Catholic layman who agitated for church reform, founder of the prominent newspaper ''Ta Kung Pao'', and instrumental in foundi ...

. The university's first president (1925–1927) was the American missionary George Barry O'Toole, OSB. He was succeeded by

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, a Chinese

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and renowned historian, who remained university president until the school's forced closure by the Chinese Communist 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

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in Germany. Its affiliation with Germany, an ally of

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, helped protect university personnel from extreme brutality inflicted elsewhere by occupying Imperial Japanese soldiers during the Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945).

After World War II

In August 1945, China repelled the

and won the

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. The Nationalist Government made an exception to ratify Fu Jen students' status during the occupation of Beijing. Since the development of the university has not been interrupted by the war, its scientific strength has become China's top. Well-known scientists such as Chien Shih-Liang taught at Fu Jen, and graduates such as

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and Wang Guangmei will become world celebrities in the future. On December 24 of the same year, Thomas Tien Ken-sin, the university chairman, was created cardinal. The following year, the School of Agriculture was added and preparations for the School of Medicine began. The university bought a freighter to travel between

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and

Keelung Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New T ...

to increase revenue. Also in the same year, the first Taiwan Alumni Association of Fu Jen was established in Dadu,

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Ta ...

, Taiwan. After the

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assumed power in China in 1949, religious organisations, including the

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, began to be systematically repressed. In 1952 this intensified and the government merged Fu Jen with the

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Renmin University The Renmin University of China (RUC; ) is a national key public research university in Beijing, China. The university is affiliated to the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. RUC ...

China University of Political Science and Law China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL; simplified Chinese: 中国政法大学; traditional Chinese: 中國政法大學; pinyin: ''Zhōngguó Zhèngfǎ Dàxué'', abbr. 法大, ''Fǎ Dà'') is a research university established in 1952 ...

, and

Central University of Finance and Economics Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE; ), is a national public research university located in Beijing, China. Central University of Finance and Economics is the first economics and management university which was founded by the Chin ...

. Under

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's arrangement,

, the former principal of Fu Jen, was transferred to the Normal University as the new principal.

Cold War era

Although the Taiwan Provincial Government promised to donate land near Yuanshan Area in

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in 1948 to serve as the school site for Fu Jen to move to Taiwan, the Roman headquarters of the

soon ordered the suspension of all activities. The following year, the university's American representative Rev. Ralph Thyken, S.V.D. came to

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, Japan, to prepare for the establishment of a new

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Catholic University, which is now

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. Until the

formally ordered the re-establish in Taiwan, the history of Fu Jen was interrupted for about ten years. Fu Jen Catholic University was re-established in 1961 in Taiwan, and

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, the former Ordinary of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanjing, was appointed as the new president by the

. The new school opened under the auspices of the Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference, the

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, and the

. The new Fu Jen's academics sprouted from Western history,

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, Christian thought, and

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. It is the only comprehensive university in Taiwan that fully integrates Western thought, history, language, religion, and art. Since the 1960s, the university's philosophical tradition has been

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and Paul Yu Pin's "Three Kinds of Knowing" (三知論), focusing on the development of a Catholic philosophy that incorporates

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and opposing the "relativism hegemony." During the thirty years of the Cold War, many Western priests and nuns were sent to teach at the university and imported advanced scholarship into Taiwan. Many professors have been commended for this in recent years, such as Daniel Ross from the United States, Leopoldo Vicente from Spain, Marcina Stawasz from Poland, etc.

Modern era

Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital 2018

Fu Jen has expanded rapidly since the 1990s. The number of students and social influence has long maintained the top five in the country, and the number of colleges has been closely following the

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. So far in the 21st century, the university has since grown to comprise twelve colleges and schools and a hospital. In 2001, Fu Jen has been the first college in Taiwan that actively reduces tuition and fees. Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital was opened in September 2017. The College of Medicine can be used as a conduit for cooperation between different academic disciplines, and assume a leading role in bringing together the colleges of

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, chemistry,

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, and foreign

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. The establishment of a completely new curriculum and unique program will include training in hospital management and medical translation, research in

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technology and biotechnology, integration of Western and Chinese medicine, and

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Ideal and governance

The university motto, ''Veritas, Bonitas, Pulchritudo, Sanctitas'' in Latin, expresses four ideals:

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goodness Goodness may refer to: * Good * ''Goodness!'', a 1969 album by jazz saxophonist Houston Person * Goodness and value theory * Goodness (band) * Goodness (Goodness album), ''Goodness'' (Goodness album) * Goodness (The Hotelier album), ''Goodness'' ( ...

beauty Beauty is commonly described as a feature of objects that makes these objects pleasurable to perceive. Such objects include landscapes, sunsets, humans and works of art. Beauty, together with art and taste, is the main subject of aesthetics, o ...

and

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. The laurel wreath symbolizes

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and

peace Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...

while the twelve stars signify the

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. The cross represents the

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. The two colors on the shield suggest Christ's dual nature as the rounded shape of the shield recalls the

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. The Latin words on the banner beneath the

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

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. Based on the Christian faith, the university president clearly supports the abolition of the death penalty, opposes abortion, and opposes the utilitarianization of higher education.

Impact

Relying on the authority of the

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and the

, Fu Jen, then known as the Catholic University of Peking, was the only university in Beijing that was not taken over and controlled by

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during the

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. In the white terror period of the cold war, Fu Jen was able to prevent the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...

fascist regime from interfering in school affairs and protect the students' freedom of speech under the serious concern of the

Secretariat of State (Holy See) The Secretariat of State (Latin: ''Secretaria Status''; Italian: ''Segreteria di Stato'') is the oldest dicastery in the Roman Curia, the central papal governing bureaucracy of the Catholic Church. It is headed by the Cardinal Secretary of Sta ...

. Fu Jen Catholic University belongs to the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) under the

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(UNESCO). After the

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came into effect in 1971, Fu Jen is the only university in Taiwan that has continuously participated in UNESCO for a long time. In the official Holy See–Taiwan relations, the university has repeatedly promoted substantial exchanges between the two countries. All the traditional Taiwanese ambassadors to the Holy See will be awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Fu Jen after leaving office. All the

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in Taiwan will also participate in the annual university opening ceremony. The appointment and removal of the post of Fu Jen university president is a matter of inquiry by the

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, and has been compared with the membership of the United Nations of the

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. The issue of the internal reorganization of Fu Jen has also widely affected the intervention of the Ministry of Education of the two countries and the papal nuncio to Taiwan. The chairman or the president of the university has always accompanied the president of Taiwan to visit the

. In 2005, under the intervention of Fu Jen, the seat of the Taiwanese president was placed in the first row of heads of state, ahead of the US Vice President

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and German Chancellor

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. In 2013, the university further designated the products of the Fu Jen alumni's enterprise

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as the official national gift, which were presented to the

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and the retired

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respectively.

Academics

The university at present comprises 12 colleges with more than 25,000 students. *College of Liberal Arts **Department of Chinese Literature **Department of History **Department of Philosophy *College of Fine Arts **Department of Music **Department of Applied Arts **Department of Landscape Architecture (CH) **Bachelor's degree program of Art and Cultural Creation (CH) *College of Communication **Department of Communication Arts **Department of Journalism & Communication Studies **Department of Advertising & Public Relations **Graduate Institute of Mass Communication *College of Education **Department of Physical Education **Department of Library and Information Science **Graduate of Educational Leadership and Development **Program of Sport Recreation Management *College of Fashion and Textiles **Department of Textiles and Clothing **Graduate Institute of Museum Studies **MA Program in Brand and Fashion Management *College of Medicine **School of Medicine **Department of Nursing **Department of Public Health **Department of Clinical Psychology **Department of Occupational Therapy **Department of Respiratory Therapy **Graduate Institute of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Science **MS Program in Transdisciplinary Long Term Care **MS Program in Biomedical Big Data Analysis **Ph.D. Program in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology *College of Science and Engineering **Department of Mathematics **Department of Physics **Department of Chemistry **Department of Life Science **Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering **Department of Electrical Engineering (Electronic Engineering) **Bachelor's Program in Medical Informatics and Innovative Applications **Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Engineering **Bachelor Program in Software Engineering and Digital Innovation Application *College of Foreign Languages and Literatures **Department of English Language and Literature **Department of German Language and Culture **Department of French Language and Culture **Department of Spanish Language and Culture **Department of Japanese Language and Culture **Department of Italian Language and Culture **Graduate Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies *College of Human Ecology **Department of Child and Family Studies **Department of Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management **Department of Food Sciences **Department of Nutrition Science **Ph. D. Program in Nutrition and Food Science *School of Law **Department of Law **Department of Financial and Economic Law **Graduate Department of Law *College of Social Science **Department of Sociology **Department of Social Work **Department of Economics **Department of Religious Studies **Department of Psychology **Bachelor's Program in Catholic Studies **Master Program in Non-Profit Organization Management * College of Management **Department of Business Administration **Department of Accounting **Department of Statistics and Information Science **Department of Finance and International Business **Department of Information Management **Graduate Institute of Business Administration **MS Program of Technology Management **Master Program of Global Entrepreneurial Management **Master of Global Entrepreneurial Management (MGEM – FJU, IQS, and USF) **MBA Program in International Management (imMBA) **Master's Program in Social Enterprise **Bachelor's Program of Business Management

Teaching

Fu Jen University established Taiwan's first graduate-level program in conference interpreting, the Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpreting Studies (GITIS). Also Fu Jen has annexed a Mandarin Language Center, established in 1964 to address the need for foreign missionaries to learn Chinese teaching hundreds of students each semester from countries worldwide Taiwanese, and every semester offers cultural classes such as

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, and

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. The School of Medicine is one of the medical schools in Taiwan to adopt the pedagogy, "problem-based learning (PBL)", first developed at

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in Canada, so that students can acquire medical knowledge from small group discussions and case studies. The implementation of PBL has won applause from the Taiwan Medical Accreditation Council and brought a wave of reform in medical education in Taiwan. In order to successfully practice PBL, the School has recruited basic scientists with specialties in various areas as well as more than one hundred clinicians as a strong backbone for teaching. Fu Jen's is the only medical school in Taiwan which uses PBL as a pedagogy for the third and fourth year curriculum.

Research

Fu Jen Catholic University has a long history of publishing journals. The main journals are as follows: *'' Monumenta Serica'' *''Universitas: Monthly Review of Philosophy and Culture''^A&HCI *''Fu Jen Studies'' *''Fu Jen Law Review'' *''Fu Jen Journal of Chinese Literature'' *''Journal of the Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties'' *''Journal of The Graduate Institute Chinese Literature Department of Fu Jen Catholic University'' *''Fu-Jen Journal of Medicine'' *''Fu Jen Management Review'' *''Fu Jen Journal of Foreign Languages'' *''Fu Jen Historical Journal'' *''Fu Jen Religious Studies'' *''Journal of Physical Education Fu Jen Catholic University'' *''Social Analysis'' 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, Institutum Historiae Ecclesiae, Center for the Study of Science and Religion, '' Monumenta Serica'' Sinological Research Center, and

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Institute for Research into Dialogue for Peace.

Globalization

;Fu Jen - Stanford :In September 2015, Fu Jen Catholic University has signed an agreement (MOU) to cooperate with Stanford Prevention Research Center, SPRC, promoted by Stanford University. The aim is to globally research the Wellness of humans. ;Fu Jen - Oxford :In September 2012, Fu Jen Catholic University cooperated with the

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in the United Kingdom and the

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in Italy and opened a new degree in philosophy and finance. The purpose is to emphasize the importance of the integrity for future Politicians and Financiers. The program combines the professional knowledge in finance and the idea in philosophy. ;Fu Jen - IQS -USF :Master in Global Entrepreneurial Management (MGEM) is a joint-program offered by Fu Jen Catholic University,

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(IQS in Spain), and the

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(USF in the US). It is ranked 43rd worldwide on the FT Masters in Management Rankings 2017. ;Fu Jen - UC Berkeley :Professors from

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, are constantly invited and hold lectures in Fu Jen Catholic University ;Global Leadership Program with universities in Japan, Korea and Philippines :Since 2008, the Global Leadership Program was started for students from four Jesuit universities in East Asia:

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in Japan,

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in the

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and Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan. ;Service-Learning Center :In 2015, Fu Jen Catholic University Service-Learning Center organised the 5th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning.

Academic reputation

Fu Jen ranks at the top of Taiwan's private universities for top-ranked fields of study and distinguished

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. The university has always been ranked in the ''

'' and ''

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'', which is among the top 10% in the whole country. In addition, Fu Jen is the representative university of

by ''QS Most Affordable Cities for Students Ranking''. The Mayor of New Taipei City once pointed out in 2021 that "Fu Jen is the core of talent, academics and medical care in New Taipei City".

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is one of the best business schools in Taiwan, with highly internationalization and powerful

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cloud computing teaching resources. In 2014, the Embassy of Japan in Taiwan listed Fu Jen Catholic University as one of the seven well-known Taiwanese universities. ;Taiwan's Most Popular University Ranking :According to a survey conducted by the electronic media DailyView in 2018, Fu Jen ranks 4th among 141 universities in Taiwan, and is also ranked 1st among private universities. In fact, the university is also the third-largest university in the country with the largest number of students. ;World's Top Catholic Universities Ranking :According to 2021 uniRank Top Catholic Universities in the world, Fu Jen ranks 1st in Taiwan, 3rd in Asia, 54th worldwide among 610 univerties. ;Times Higher Education Impact Ranking :In 2020, Fu Jen is ranked as 201st-300th by '' Times Higher Education Impact Ranking'' (5th nationally). ;Times Higher Education Ranking :In 2020, Fu Jen is ranked top 1000 worldwide (10th nationally) by ''

'', and the citation rate of the paper is ranked 7th nationally. :In 2021, Fu Jen is ranked 168th in by '' Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings''. ;Global Entrepreneurial Management by Financial Times UK :In 2020, the cooperated Program "Master of Global Entrepreneurial Management" between Fu Jen, Instituto Químico de Sarriá Barcelona, IQS School of Management in Spain and

in the United States was ranked 19th globally by Financial Times, United Kingdom. ;APQN Internal Quality Insurance Reward :In 2012, Fu Jen became a member of Asia-Pacific Quality Network, APQN. In 2013, Fu Jen has again passed the evaluation of the APQN International Conference Assessment. It was the only University, which was awarded in Taiwan. ;AACSB Global Business Accreditation :In April 2005, Fu Jen obtained the most authorized certification of business school and MBA degree from

. Only five universities in Taiwan obtained the certification.Fu Jen Catholic University, College of Management , AACSB BestBizSchools
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Campus

The campus of Fu Jen Catholic University (including the

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) is 40 million square meters, the size is close to the

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, Japan's

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Hakozaki Campus, and the world-renowned

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Toyonaka Campus. Fu Jen's Xinzhuang campus is known as "tree house campus". *Before 1951: Dingfu Street,

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(today

north campus and CPCA building). It is located in Shichahai area in central Beijing and surrounded by ancient

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. The

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used to be part of Fu Jen's campus. *After the 1960s: **Main campus:

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(1963–present) **2nd campus:

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(1961-2011, today Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference building)

Libraries

*Kungpo Memorial Library (Library for College of Literature) *Schutte Memorial Library (Library for College of Engineering; abolished) *Fahy Memorial Library (General Library) *Paul Cardinal Shan Library (Library for College of Medicine) *Theology Library

Transportation

Student life

The Ceremony of Venerating the Heavens and Ancestors () was held for the first time since Cardinal

in 1979, advocating gratitude to nature and thinking of ancestors. Freshmen from the Department of Chinese Literature will sing a section of ''

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'' in the ceremony.

Student groups

Fu Jen Catholic University currently has more than 100 student clubs, divided into 6 categories: academic, artistic, service, leisure and social, physical clubs, and musical clubs. The Cyan Rhyme Award () was founded in 1977, it is an annual singing and song composition competition. Many well-known singers and artists have participated in the competition when they were studying at Fu Jen, such as

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, F.I.R. and so on.

Religious tradition

Every year during the Catholic

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, a two-week Religious Life Week is held to trigger the whole school to reorganize the hearts of teachers and students to understand the meaning of Catholic Holy Week and

Easter Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel ...

. In October, the university priests hold the Pray for the Country

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in the university chapel, praying for God's protection and blessing to the country, government officials, all the people and world peace. During the martial law period, only Fu Jen and

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held College Christmas Balls in Taiwan, which is known as "the Fu Jen in the North, the Tunghai in the South ()." This makes them the representative college Christmas ball in Taiwan.

Democratic tradition

Fu Jen professors and students are first initiators and enthusiastic participants for many famous student movements in the history of Taiwan and China, such as the

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(), the December 9th Movement (), the Consciousness Movement (), the Wild Lily student movement (), the Reconciliation Movement of the Case of Su Chien-ho, the Losheng Sanatorium Retention Movement, and the

Wild Strawberry Movement The Wild Strawberries Movement () is a protest movement in Taiwan begun on 6 November 2008 after the visit of the People's Republic of China's ARATS chairman Chen Yunlin to the island. Police actions on protests aimed at Chen suppressed the ...

. At the end of Taiwan's martial law, the Fu Jen student once published the underground publication ''Reform'' (), which was the first demonstration of democratic activities on campus in Taiwan, but it was quickly banned. In May of each year, Fu Jen regularly holds elections of student self-government organizations at all levels of the school (the president of the student union, members of the student council, representatives of all levels of university meetings, etc.) to implement student autonomy and democratic political education. Electronic voting was used for the first time in 2013 to enhance the convenience of student participation.

Athletics

Fu Jen Catholic University has at least 31 school-level sports teams. The Fu Jen baseball team is the most famous university baseball team in Taiwan, it has created the reputation of "Taiwan's Sokei-sen". The Fu Jen Dragon Boat Team is the first international university dragon boat team in Taiwan and an important role in national sports diplomacy. Fu Jen is also the only university in Taiwan that has a men's football team and a women's football team. It not only participates in the University Football Association, but also has the qualifications for the Taiwan Football Premier League and the Taiwan Mulan Football League. Several students have represented Taiwan to play in the

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. Fu Jen has always been the cradle of East Asian professional baseball and professional basketball stars. Among other sports, Lee Fu-an (twice champion at the

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Cheng Chao-tsun Cheng Chao-tsun ( zh, t=鄭兆村, p=Zhèng Zhàocūn, tp=Jhèng Jhào-cun; born 17 October 1993) is a Taiwanese track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a s ...

(

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Javelin gold medal, breaking Asian record), Kuo Hsing-chun ( 2020 Summer Olympics & 2017 Summer Universiade weightlifting gold medal),

Lin Yun-Ju Lin Yun-Ju ( born 17 August 2001) is a Taiwanese table tennis player.

(2020 Summer Olympics bronze medal, Taiwan's youngest player in the World Table Tennis Championships) are all alumni or students of the university. In recent years, Fu Jen has consecutively ranked first among private schools in the National Intercollegiate Athletic Games in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

2020 Summer Olympics

Fu Jen sent 8 athletes to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and a total of 4 people won 3 medals for the Taiwanese team. Including the sixth gold medal in Taiwan's Olympic history.

Notable alumni

Fu Jen alumni () number near 200,000, they work in various fields. Alumni working in political fields include at least 25 congressman in

, 3 Taiwanese Justices of Constitutional Court, 3 Taiwanese

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/ Vice-Premier, 2 Taiwanese

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/Deputy-Minister of National Defense, a large number of Taiwanese diplomats, mayors and magistratea, and former Chinese first lady Wang Guangmei. Notable alumni of academia are

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, climate scientist and contributor to the

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(shared the

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), Harvard professor

Lee-Jen Wei Lee-Jen Wei () is a Taiwanese-American professor of biostatistics at Harvard University. Career He was graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University's Mathematics Department in 1970. He obtained his PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison ...

, notable physicist

. In addition, there are also alumni working at

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, Georgetown, Northwestern,

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, USU,

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, and

, etc. So far, many academicians and university presidents/vice-presidents such as Tsinghua's Liu Da,

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's Yang, Fu Jen's

Bernard Li Bernard Li, KSG , KHS (黎建球; ''Hanyu pinyin'': Li Jianqiu; 3 June 1943–) is a Taiwanese philosopher and former president of Fu Jen Catholic University. He is known for the official founder of Fu Jen School and Fu Jen Academia Cath ...

NTPU National Taipei University (NTPU; ), founded in 1949, is a national university in Taiwan which specializes in law, business, humanities, and social sciences. Before 2000, the university was named the College of Law and Business, National Ch ...

Hou Chong-wen Hou Chong-wen (; born 3 January 1954) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Deputy Mayor of Chiayi City. Early life Hou did his bachelor's degree from Fu Jen Catholic University, master's and doctoral degree from Texas Christian University and ...

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's Chin-Peng Chu, NUK's Yueh-Tuan Chen, NKUHT's Chi-Yeh Yung, FCU's Pao-Long Chang, Shih Hsin's Ting-ming Lai, Chia Nan's Suen-Zone Lee, and 3 presidents of

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all have graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University. Among the humanities scholars, such as the former director of

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, Chou Kung-shin, Austrian scholar Leopold Leeb, and the historian

Sheng-Ching Chang Sheng-Ching Chang (張省卿; born 1963 in Tainan, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese art historian. She serves as the director of the Graduate Institute of Museum Studies at Fu Jen Catholic University and the professor at the Department of History of Fu Jen ...

have an international reputation. In the field of business, in addition to the famous "red capitalist"

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, the Tsai family of the LinYuan Group, the world's top 100 richest enterprises, and the Taiwanese billionaire Wu family of

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, all have several people graduated from Fu Jen, such as Taishin International Bank chairman

Thomas Wu Thomas Wu (; born 11 April 1950) is a Taiwanese business executive. Personal life and education Thomas Wu is the fourth of six children born to entrepreneur and his wife Wu Kuei-lan. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Fu Jen Cathol ...

(), Shinkong Insurance CEO Peter Wu (), Cathay Real Estate Development Co. CEO Tsai Chen-hung (), COTC president Thomas Tsai (). There are also world-renowned companies related to Fu Jen alumni, such as

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co-founder Steve Chang (), Acer Inc. co-founder Carolyn Yeh (), Acer Inc. board member Maverick Shih (),

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co-founder Cheng Fu-Tien () and Simon Y.H. Tsuo (),

founder Franz Chen (), and the "

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of Taiwan" Test Rite International Co. co-founder Tony Ho (). Among the alumni of the Fu Jen Department of Economics, Peter Lo () founded the world's third largest health equipment company Johnson Health Tech, and Charles C.Y. Chen () is a member of the world's 11th largest shipping company- Wan Hai Lines and the chairman of Epistar Optoelectronics. The university has also produced many writers, celebrities, and other figures in the worlds of arts, media, and culture, and has had a huge influence in Taiwan and the Chinese speaking world over the past century. Internationally renowned figures include the 2018

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nomination novelist

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(), 2009

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winner

Hsiao-Hung Pai Hsiao-Hung Pai is a London-based journalist and writer. Her book '' Chinese Whispers: The True Story Behind Britain's Hidden Army of Labour'' was short-listed for the 2009 Orwell Prize and her ''Scattered Sand:The Story of China's Rural Migrants ...

(), poet Lin Yang-min (), writer

Chang Ta-chun Chang Ta-chun () (14 June 1957) is a notable Taiwanese author and literary critic. He is the author of many novels, two of which, ''Wild Child'' ( 野孩子 ) and ''My Kid Sister'' (我妹妹), were published together in the U.S. as ''Wild Kids'' ...

(), and many directors and actors such as Stan Lai (),

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Vivian Sung Vivian Sung Yun-hua (; born 21 October 1992) is a Taiwanese actress. She is best known for the films ''Café. Waiting. Love'' (2014) and ''Our Times'' (2015), as well as the television series ''Lost Romance'' (2020). She was nominated for th ...

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winner

Neil Peng Neil Peng (; born 23 September 1953) is a Taiwanese screenwriter and political activist. Early life and career Peng was born in Sanchong, Taipei, and received his bachelor's degree in library science from Fu Jen Catholic University before obtai ...

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Notable honorary doctorates

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Affiliated schools

Keelung Fu Jen Sacred Heart Senior High School Keelung Fu Jen Sacred Heart Senior High School (SHSH; ) is a private high school located in Zhongshan District, Keelung, Taiwan. It is also an affiliated school of Fu Jen Catholic University - one of the top private universities in Taiwan. The ...

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Keelung City Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taip ...

, Taiwan *Keelung Fu Jen Sacred Heart Elementary School (),

, Taiwan

Controversy

In 2016, Fu Jen University was accused of pressuring students to remain silent on sexual assault cases and for covering up an incident of rape in 2015. Following the accusation, the university issued an apology later in 2016.

Partner institution

Founder and church

Order of Saint Benedict , image = Medalla San Benito.PNG , caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal , abbreviation = OSB , formation = , motto = (English: 'Pray and Work') , foun ...

(Beijing period) *

Roman Catholicism in Taiwan The Catholic Church in Taiwan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Between 1.5% and 2% of the population of Taiwan are Catholic. The Church operates one university, the Fu Jen Catholi ...

Republic of China–Holy See relations A republic () is a " state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a " government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 1 ...

Alliance

EUTW university alliance The European Union Centre in Taiwan (EUTW; ) is a university alliance in Taiwan, funded by European Commission, founded by National Taiwan University (NTU). Its headquarter is also located in NTU. History Since 1998, the European Union (EU) beg ...

* Tsinghua Big Five Alliance * Excellent Long-Established University Consortium of Taiwan

References

External links

Official websiteFu Jen University School CorporationA History of Fu Jen Catholic University :: Divine Word MissionariesFu Jen University FoundationFu Jen University PressAn Introduction to Fu Jen Catholic University
at YouTube.com
Taiwan Study (I): Welcome to Fu Jen University
at YouTube.com {{Authority control Universities and colleges in New Taipei Educational institutions established in 1961 Divine Word Missionaries Order Jesuit universities and colleges Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia 1961 establishments in Taiwan Universities and colleges in Taiwan Comprehensive universities in Taiwan

History

Early history

After World War II

Cold War era

Modern era

Ideal and governance

Impact

Academics

Teaching

Research

Globalization

Academic reputation

Campus

Libraries

Transportation

Student life

Student groups

Religious tradition

Democratic tradition

Athletics

2020 Summer Olympics

Notable alumni

Notable honorary doctorates

Affiliated schools

Controversy

Partner institution

Founder and church

Alliance

See also

References

External links