Tzu Chi University

Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi University is founded by master Zheng Yan of Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi charity foundation. The school adheres to the concept of "gratitude, respect and love", enlivens teaching with humanism, and develops altruistic model teaching based on "speechless teacher". Humanistic integration of analytical teaching, not only to implement the professional, but also to cultivate students' empathy in the future.

Tzu Chi University

Its full name is "Tzu Chi University" or "Tzu Chi University" for short. It is a Buddhist University located in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. It is founded by Tzu Chi merit society, a charitable organization. It is famous for its medical college and Life Sciences Academy. Tzu Chi University used to be one of the few universities in Taiwan where students needed to wear uniforms (since 2012, it was only the administrative staff who needed to wear uniforms, and there was no rigid rule). Because the income of Tzu Chi's subsidies and donations to the university is higher than that of ordinary universities, the funds for running the university are abundant

Therefore, the tuition fee is lower than that of private universities. Tzu Chi University is one of the few universities in Taiwan with low teacher-student ratio (excluding the number of part-time and full-time professors: the number of students = 1:8.9).

School history

In October 1994, Tzu Chi Medical College was founded.

In August 1998, it was renamed "Tzu Chi College of medicine, humanities and society".

In August 2000, it was renamed "Tzu Chi University", which includes medical college, Life Sciences College, humanities and social college and education and communication college.

In 2000, "Tzu Chi University Affiliated High School" and "Tzu Chi University Experimental Elementary School" were officially established.

In 2002, the school was founded as a kindergarten attached to the Experimental Elementary School of Tzu Chi University.

In September 2007, a new campus of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences was added.

In August 2011, "Tzu Chi University Affiliated High School" and "Tzu Chi University Experimental Elementary School" were merged into "Tzu Chi University Affiliated High School" (including senior high school, middle school, primary school and kindergarten)

In October 2011, the name of the University was changed to "Tzu Chi University, the corporate body of the Tzu Chi School Consortium".

Teaching research unit

Medical

department of medicine

Institute of Medicine

Department and Research Institute of nursing

Department and Institute of public health

Department and Research Institute of medical laboratory Biotechnology

Department and Institute of Medical Informatics

Institute of microemulsion and Biochemistry

Institute of physiology and anatomy medicine

Institute of clinical medicine

Institute of pharmacology and Toxicology

Department of physical therapy

Department of traditional Chinese Medicine

Academy of Life Sciences

Department and Institute of Life Sciences

Department and Institute of molecular biology and human genetics

College of education and communication

UNESCO Institute of Education

Department and Institute of communication

Department of child development and family education

Teacher training center

College of Humanities and Society (Jieren campus)

Institute of religion and Humanities

Department and Institute of social work

Department and Institute of human development

Department of English and American Philology

Department of Oriental Philology

social position

The main development axis of CIDA is clear, namely, four fields of medicine, life sciences, social humanities, education and communication, which have their own influence in Taiwan. And has Taiwan's only: communication department with Da Ai TV assisted teaching, see the internship department.

By 2012, the sister school of the university had included Chinese mainland universities, Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhongshan University, University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong and Macao, Berkeley University in Europe and America, Malaya and Jura Ron Kama in Southeast Asian universities.

The motto of Tzu Chi University

Loving and loving

Academic independence

Although Tzu Chi University was founded by Buddhist charities, its staff and students still enjoy the religious freedom guaranteed by Article 13 of Taiwan's "constitution". The student associations also include the Bible truth life society, the Confucian society, the fellowship of touching love and so on.

research center

Aboriginal Health Laboratory

Athletes drug control center

Ancient human DNA Lab

Laboratory Animal Center

Autonomic nerve Laboratory

Community activities

At present, there are six major categories: "student autonomous organization", "academic, artistic", "service", "music", "friendship" and "Sports". At the end of 2010, there are 56 student associations in total, among which there are many outstanding performers (only included in the registration of the day department, excluding the school team, the Department of advanced studies, and the school team associations under various departments and societies).

National Music Society: the first prize of the "95 school year student music competition - college group group silk and bamboo Chamber Music Ensemble"

Chorus: "2007 college music competition North District top"

Ciqing society and astronomy Society: "2007 excellent student association evaluation and observation activities" award

Successive Presidents

From February 1993 to May 2000, Li Ming Liang (former director of Health Department of Taiwan's "Executive Yuan") was the first one

From March 2001 to July 2002, the second term of LAN Zhongfu

From December 2002 to November 2005, the third term of Fang juxiong

Wang benrong, the fourth term since March 2006

affiliated school

Affiliated High School: Senior High School Affiliated to Tzu Chi University

Elementary school and kindergarten of affiliated middle school: Elementary School of high school affiliated to Tzu Chi University (kindergarten attached)

Education and research

Enter ESI School Ranking

The higher education evaluation center announced the ESI ranking of domestic universities (2009.05). Of the 171 universities in Taiwan, only 31 entered the ESI ranking, which means that they entered the top 1% of the world. Tzu Chi University's entry into the ESI global rankings includes the following.

Enter the top 15 of wos

According to the statistics of the top 15 universities in Taiwan in terms of the number of papers and citations published by wos (web of Science) from 2004 to 2009, 6 universities in Tzu Chi University were listed in the top 15, and 4 of them were listed in the top five in the if average score. According to the statistical results of "Journal influence coefficient (if)", neuroscience and behavioral science ranked second, clinical medicine ranked second in Taiwan, and psychiatry and psychology ranked third in Taiwan.

Network academic influence

According to the research of webometrics, a Webmetrics research institution of the National Research Council of Spain, as of January 2011, Tzu Chi University ranked 30th among 156 universities in Taiwan and 821st in the world.

Teaching and research achievements

Enterprises love graduates most

According to the survey of "2008 Top 1000 enterprises' favorite college graduates in Taiwan" by cheers magazine, CIDA's "Academy of life sciences" ranks fifth, next only to NTU, Qingda, Chengda and Yangming.

Pass rate of national examination in Medical College

In 2006, the passing rate of the college entrance examination was 96% (72.10% on average in Taiwan), 89.2% (31.42% on average in Taiwan) for nurses, and 41.36% (73.17% on average in Taiwan) for medical examiners. The passing rate of "national examination" of medical college is better than the average every year, and it ranks first in Taiwan in several years

In the second stage of 2002, 87% was better than the overall average of 71%

31% of the college entrance examination in 2002 is better than the overall average of 18%

The second stage of 2003 is 100% better than the overall average of 70% (top)

85% higher than the overall average of 48% in 2003 college entrance examination

90% of college entrance examination in 2004 is better than the overall average of 66%

91% of 2005 college entrance examination is better than the overall average of 73%

96% higher than the overall average of 72% in 2006 college entrance examination

2007 physicians (2) 100% better than the overall average of 98% (tied for the top)

2007 physicians (1) 82% better than the overall average of 59% (top)

In 2007, 85% of doctors were better than the overall average of 50%

Teaching excellence program

In Taiwan's Ministry of education's 95-96 academic year "Ministry of education's subsidy for talent cultivation and improvement program in important characteristic fields", CIDA received nearly NT $30 million in subsidy, ranking eighth among 33 funded universities in Taiwan.

Freshmen registration rate

In 1996, the registration rate of university departments was 92.25% (90.43% in 1995), and that of research institutes was 92.77%, far better than the average of 82%.

Passing rate of higher education evaluation

The evaluation year is: the second year of 1998

In the same period as Taiwan University, Taipei University and Chiang Kai Shek University, all the other departments passed the evaluation except for the newly added two research institutes.

Private school sports evaluation won "first class"

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School headquarters Campus

It is located in Yuzhuang, the third section of Zhongyang Road, hualien city

Chinese PinYin : Ci Ji Da Xue