Tzu Chi University

Infobox University
native_name = 慈濟大學
name = Tzu Chi University


motto = 慈悲喜捨(Chinese)
mottoeng = Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Unselfish Giving
established = 1994
type = Private
president = Pen-Jung, Weng
faculty =377
undergrad =3,839
postgrad =434
city = Hualien City
state = Taiwan
country = Republic of China
country = flagicon|Taiwan
campus = Suburban, 0.69 km²,
(168.28 acres)
endowment =NT$ 1.2 billion
($ 0.04 billion)
mascot = Cheng Yen
affiliations = JPMAS
website = [http://eng.tcu.edu.tw en] [http://www.tcu.edu.tw/ zh]
colors = Green and Silver color box|#4F7942color box|#C0C0C0
ChineseText

Tzu Chi University(Chinese: 慈濟大學), or TCU, is a private university in Hualien, Taiwan (Republic of China). It was founded by the Tzu Chi foundation (UN's NGO member). Tzu Chi University is famous for its Medical education in Taiwan. It is considered to be the best medical education institution in the eastern Taiwan.

The university is situated on the eastern part of the island of Taiwan, half an hour from the Hualien Airport.

TCU has very strong ties with Hualien Tzu Chi General Hospital. (5 teaching hospitals in Taiwan)

Organization

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 14 academic departments.

*College of Medicine
**Department of Medicine
**Graduate Institute of Microbiology Immunology and Molecular Medicine
**Department of Nursing
**Department of Medical Informatics
**Department of Public Health
**Department of Laboratory Medicine & Biotechnology

*College of Life Science
**Department of Life Science
**Department of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics
**Graduate Institute of Life Science

*College of Humanities & Social Science
**Department of Human Development
**Department of English Language and Literature
**Department of Social Work

*College of Education & Communication
**Department of Communication
**Department of Child Development and Family Studies

Academic Centers

* [http://www.msc.tcu.edu.tw/ 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

*Library: Around 300,000 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 43 student clubs or societies.

Traditions

*10 km Road Race: Before students graduated, every undergraduate student should pass the marathon within 80 min biyearly.

List of presidents

*Feb.1993 - May.2005, Lee Ming-liang(李明亮), MD/PhD: Minister of the Department of Health, R.O.C. Taiwan, 2000-2002

Ranking

Top 4000 World Universities: 1586 (webometric, Jan 2008) Top 4000 World Universities: 1392 (webometric, July 2008) [http://www.webometrics.info/top4000.asp?offset=1350]

International Academic Exchanges

External links

* [http://www.tcu.edu.tw zh-twTCU Official site] [http://eng.tcu.edu.twen]

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