Tzu Chi University

Tzu Chi University

慈濟大學
Motto	慈悲喜捨 (Chinese)[1]
Motto in English	Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Unselfish Giving[2]
Type	Private
Established	1994
Endowment	NT$ 1.2 billion ($ 40 million)
President	Pen-Jung, Weng
Academic staff	266
Undergraduates	3,308
Postgraduates	579
Location	Hualien City, Taiwan,  Taiwan 23°59′37″N 121°35′21″E / 23.99353°N 121.58918°E / 23.99353; 121.58918Coordinates: 23°59′37″N 121°35′21″E / 23.99353°N 121.58918°E / 23.99353; 121.58918
Campus	Suburban, 0.69 km², (168.28 acres)
Colors	Green and Silver
Mascot	Cheng Yen
Affiliations	JPMAS
Website	eng.tcu.edu.tw (English) www.tcu.edu.tw (Chinese)

Tzu Chi University (TCU; Chinese: 慈濟大學) is a private university located in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. It was founded by the Tzu Chi Foundation (UN's NGO member) and is famous in Taiwan for the quality of the medical education it provides. TCU has strong ties with Hualien Tzu Chi General Hospital (located on the same premises as the university) as well as five teaching hospitals in other parts of Taiwan.^[3]

History

The institution was established as the Tzu Chi Medical College in April 1994. Humanities and Social Science students have been accepted since 1998, when the name was changed to Tzu Chi College of Medicine and Humanities. In July 2000, the name was changed again to Tzu Chi University.

Organization

The Buddhist Tzu Chi University as seen from the main gate.

The Da Ai building (Great Love building)

The Jing Si Hall

College of Humanities & Social Science

Tzu Chi university is headed by a president and a board of trustees. The University is organized into 4 colleges which contain 18 research institutes and 17 academic departments.

• College of Medicine
  • School of Medicine
  • Master Program in Biochemistry
  • Master Program in Microbiology and Immunology
  • Master Program in Physiological and Anatomical Medicine
  • Master/PhD Program in Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Graduate Institute of Medical Science
  • Department of Nursing
  • Department of Medical Informatics
  • Department of Public Health
  • Department of Laboratory Medicine & Biotechnology
  • Department of Physical Therapy
• College of Life Science
  • Department of Life Science
  • Graduate Institute of Life Science
  • Department of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics
  • Graduate Institute of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics
• College of Humanities & Social Science
  • Department of Human Development
  • Department of English Language and Literature
  • Department of Social Work
  • Institute of Religion
  • Institute of Social Work
  • Department of Oriental Philology
• College of Education & Communication
  • Department of Communication
  • Department of Child Development and Family Studies
  • Institute of Education

The university also runs the Affiliated Senior High School of Tzu Chi University, a daughter institution for secondary-school students in Taiwan.

Academic Centers

• Medical Simulation Center
• Doping Control Center
• English Education Center
• Centers for Language Studies
• Health Communication Center
• Animal Experimentation Center
• Continuing Education Center
• Tzuchi University Radio Station (FM 88.3 MHz)

Facilities

The sports complex

• Library: Around 350,000 volumes and Internet connection to other libraries in Taiwan.
• Information System Center: Computer training courses for students, staff, and faculty and a multimedia room.
• Gymnasium: Indoor facilities for badminton, basketball, table tennis, aerobics, and fitness, an indoor Olympic standard swimming pool, and outdoor basketball courts, tennis courts, volleyball courts, and a jogging track.
• On-campus dormitories: 4 students share one room with a bathroom.
• Cafeteria: vegetable meals, NT$15 for breakfast, NT$25 for lunch and dinner.

Extracurricular activities

The university has 56 student clubs or societies.(2010)

Traditions

• 10 km Road Race: Before students graduated, every undergraduate student should pass the marathon within 80 min biyearly. Starting from 2013, however, it becomes non-requirement for the students to participate.

List of presidents

• February 1993 - May 2005, Lee Ming-liang (李明亮), MD-PhD: Minister of the Department of Health of the Republic of China, 2000-2002

Ranking

Top 4000 World Universities: 821 (webometric, Jan 2011) ^[4]
Top 4000 World Universities: 1217 (webometric, Jan 2010)

International academic exchanges

Sister Schools

Transportation

The university is accessible within walking distance west from Hualien Station of Taiwan Railways Administration.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tzu Chi University.

• List of Chinese language schools in Taiwan

References

External links

• TCU Official site (Taiwanese Mandarin)
• TCU Official site (English)
• 慈濟Tzu Chi Glossary

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