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Feng Chia University
逢甲大學 (Chinese)
Motto忠勤誠篤[1]
Motto in English
Loyalty, diligence, sincerity and perseverance
TypePrivate
Established1961; 63 years ago (1961)[2]
PresidentBing-Jean Lee 李秉乾
Academic staff
633
Students20,544 (2020)
Location
Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan
CampusUrban
Main Campus
Fuhsing Campus
Taifeng Campus
Hanlin Campus
Baozan Campus
Central Taiwan Science Park Campus
AffiliationsIEET[3]
AACSB
Tsinghua Big Five Alliance[4]
Websitewww.fcu.edu.tw/en/
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese逢甲大学
Traditional Chinese逢甲大學
Feng Chia University

Feng Chia University (FCU; Chinese: 逢甲大學) is a private research university in Taiwan, located in Taichung. It was named after Chiu Feng-Chia one of the leaders of the military resistance against the Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1895. [5]

Feng Chia University has partnership with Purdue University, RMIT University, University of Zaragoza, and San Jose State University.[6]

History

In 1961, the Feng Chia College of Engineering and Business was established on Guanyin Mountain in Beitun District of Taichung City. Two years later, it was moved to its present location in Xitun District in central Taiwan. The school was granted university status in 1980 and its name changed to Feng Chia University (FCU).

In 2008, the APEC Research Center for Advanced Biohydrogen Technology was established on the FCU campus. In 2009, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) designated the Geographic Information Systems Research Center as the first Asian standards testing center, as well as one of 20 official principal members.

Present

The university has 20,000 graduate and undergraduate students yearly in its nine colleges of Engineering, Business, Sciences, Construction and Development, Information and Electrical Engineering, Finance, Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Management and Development, School of Technology and Management.[7] There are 33 academic departments (excluding undeclared honors programs), four independent graduate institutes and three independent doctoral programs.

In total, FCU offers 57 bachelor's, 76 master's and 14 doctoral degree programs. Since 2008, surveys of executives from Taiwan's top 1,000 enterprises have consistently ranked FCU in the top 10 for the quality of its graduates.[8]

FCU is the third university in Taiwan to complete and receive marks of excellence on five National Science Council technology transfer projects.[8] In March 2017, Apple recently established Taiwan's first Apple Regional Training Center at FCU, which makes FCU the only university in Taiwan authorized to conduct Apple-certified training courses. In the future, all instructors in the Apple App teacher development program will be trained at FCU.[9]

Academics

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There are 37 specialized research centers on campus, including the Green Energy Development Center, Geographic Information Systems Research Center, Construction and Disaster Prevention Research Center, Information and Communication Security Research Center, and Center for Tang Dynasty Culture.[10]

FCU recruits scholars from Taiwan and abroad. In the past three years, more than 40 chair professors have joined the faculty. They include Chin-Chen Chang, who is considered Taiwan's father of cryptography, and Chung-Jen Hsu, former general manager of Uni-President Enterprises Corporation. Chang is ranked number two in the world for the number of published research papers that have been included in the computer science database of the Digital Bibliography & Library Projects (DBLP).

The Green Energy Development Center has developed an anaerobic bioreactor. This bioreactor yields 15L/hr biogas from every liter of anaerobic sludge, making it the best performing biohydrogen production in the world in 2019.[11] Due to these and other achievements, FCU was chosen as the site for the APEC Research Center for Advanced Biohydrogen Technology, which was established in cooperation with APEC and the National Science Council. In addition, the Taiwan branch of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE) has been established on the FCU campus. In 2011, FCU completed the world's first Bio-H2 gas station.

The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Research Center has twice been honored by the US-based Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) with a Special Achievement in GIS award. In 2010, this research center was invited to join the European Union's Plan4All project; among its 25 collaborative partners, FCU was the only academic organization from Taiwan. In that same year, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) approved the GIS Research Center as its first software standards compliance testing center in Asia. It was also named one of 20 OGC principal members.

The Construction and Disaster Prevention Research Center brings together researchers from the fields of civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, water resources engineering and conservation, and geographic information systems. This center has developed technologies with applications for environmental conservation, slope land disaster prevention, and environmental monitoring. It also serves as a long-term partner of the National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction, providing support for local government disaster prevention and rescue efforts. This center participated in the rebuilding efforts that followed Typhoon Morakot and received awards for its contributions and achievements from the Executive Yuan.

In cooperation with Renmin University of China, the Center for the Tang Dynasty Culture spent six years proofreading and editing the Quan Tangfu (The Complete Tang Odes). The center's edited version of this important ancient Chinese compilation has been included in many library collections in Europe, North America, Japan, and Korea.

Rankings

Feng Chia University rankings
Global – Overall
QS World[12]1201–1400 (2024)
THE World[13]1501+ (2023)
Regional – Overall
THE Asia[13]501–600 (2023)
National – Overall
THE National[13]30–43 (2023)

2017

In 2017, FCU ranked as the top private comprehensive university in Taiwan by Times Higher Education "Best Universities in the Asia-Pacific Region 2017." In 2017, FCU ranked as the top private comprehensive university in Taiwan in the Engineering & Technology and Social Sciences & Management categories. In addition, for the third consecutive year, FCU ranked as the number one private comprehensive university in Taiwan in the Engineering & Technology category's Computer Science & Information Systems by the Quacquarelli Symonds.[14]

2016

In 2016, FCU was the top private comprehensive university in the 2016 QS Asia University Rankings. That same year, FCU was honored with a number one ranking in the Ministry of Education's Program for Promoting Teaching Excellence. Cheers magazine once again honored FCU with top spot in its annual ranking of public and private universities. In 2016, FCU was ranked among Asia University Rankings as 140th by the Quacquarelli Symonds.[15]

2015

In 2015, Feng Chia University ranked ninth in Taiwan and 78th in Asia in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 - Computer Science & Information Systems. FCU once again ranked as the top private comprehensive university in the QS Asia University Rankings. In 2015, FCU was ranked among Asia University Rankings at 171st by the Quacquarelli Symonds.[16] And the individual subject world rankings from QS put FCU on 317th in Computer Science.[17]

2014

In 2014, FCU rated in the top 100 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (BRICS and Emerging Economies Ranking). FCU was ranked among Asia University Rankings at 153rd by the Quacquarelli Symonds. And the individual subject world rankings from QS put FCU on 106th in Accounting & Finance.[18]

2013

In 2013, FCU was ranked among Asia's top 100 universities by the UK's The Times Higher Education Supplement.[8]

2012

In 2012, FCU was ranked among the top 100 global "Emerging" universities in a survey published in the UK's The Times Higher Education Supplement.[8]

Notable alumni

See also

References

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