Tzu Chi University (TCU; ) is a private university in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. It was founded by the Tzu Chi Foundation (NGO). TCU has strong ties with Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation as well as five teaching hospitals in other parts of Taiwan."Ten Years of Healing"
In 2024, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology was merged as Jinanguo Campus.
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 to Tzu Chi University.
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Organization
Tzu Chi University is headed by a president and a board of trustees. The university is organized into four colleges that 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 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 & Psychology 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 Center for Teacher Education Center for General Education Center for Physical Education
International College
Department of English Language and Literature Bachelor Program in Management of Service Industries Foreign Language Education Center Chinese Language Center Media Production and Education Center Department of Business Administration International Service Industry Management Bachelor's Degree Program Department of Information Technology and Management Department of Medical and Health Management
The university also runs the , a daughter institution for secondary-school students in Taiwan.
Academic centers Medical Simulation Center Doping Control Center Animal Experimentation Center Continuing Education Center Tzuchi University Radio Station (FM 88.3 MHz)
Campus facilities
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: Four students share one room with a bathroom. Cafeteria: vegetable meals, NT$15 for breakfast, NT$25 for lunch and dinner.
Extracurricular activities The university had 56 student clubs or societies in 2010.
Tradition 10 km Road Race: Before students graduated, every undergraduate had to run the race in 80 minutes biyearly. Starting from 2013, however, it is no longer required for students to participate.
Presidents February 1993-May 2000, Lee Ming-liang (李明亮), MD-PhD: Minister of the Department of Health of the Republic of China, 2000-2002 March 2001-July 2002, C.-F. Lan (藍忠孚), PhD. December 2002-November 2005, Jye – Siung Fang (方菊雄), PhD. March 2006-July 2019, Pen-Jung Wang (王本榮), MD-PhD. August 2019- , Ingrid Y. Liu (劉怡均), PhD.
International academic exchanges
Sister schools
United States University of California, Berkeley Cy-Fair College Colorado College Indiana University California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Canada University of British Columbia First Nations University of Canada Australia Griffith University China Peking University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Central South University Sun Yat-Sen University Hong Kong University of Hong Kong Japan Bukkyo University Shukutoku University Shokei Gakuin University Taiwan National Chiao Tung University National Chung Hsing University National Taipei University of Technology Korea Honam University Malaysia University of Malaya Universiti Sains Malaysia Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Malay College Kuala Kangsar Thailand Mahidol University Songkhla Rajabhat University Chulalongkorn University Khon Kaen University Sripatum University Philippines University of Santo Tomas St. Luke's College of Medicine Angeles University Foundation Sweden Halmstad University Indonesia University of Indonesia Nicaragua Universidad de Ciencias Comerciales Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology Venezuela Universidad Central de Venezuela
Transportation The university is within walking distance west from Hualien Station of Taiwan Railway.
See also List of Chinese language schools in Taiwan
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