Fooyin University

  • Year Founded :1958
  • Faculty :340
  • Students :6780
  • International Students :200

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Ranked ninth (9th) in total and first (1st) for medical and nursing amongst Taiwanese universities of science and technology according to 2015 Webometrics Rankings of World Universities.
2. Recognized as an excellent education provider and have won Special Achievement-based Project provided by the Ministry of Education, and Vocational Education Project, Practical Curriculum Development Project, Excellent Teaching Project and Career Preparation Project subsidized by the Ministry of Labor, where the total subsidy amounts to more than NTD100 million.
3. Graduates passing National Professional Medical Examination (for midwife, nurse, physical therapist and medical technologist) exceed 70% and exceed 80% for registered nurse.
4. Having five on-campus professional graded technical examination centers certified by the government, such as a computer-based testing facility to conduct national examination held by the Ministry of Examination.

HISTORY AND OUR MISSION
Established in 1958, Fooyin is the first private medical and nursing vocational school in Taiwan. It was later changed to a university of science and technology in 2002, the first private university of science and technology with the school of nursing. Fooyin is committed to profession, care, vision and temperament, and aims to cultivate health technology professionals. Facts of Fooyin:

Outstanding Education Provider. With excellent faculties and high standard teaching, Fooyin has passed the 2015 review in relation to school affairs and profession among all the universities of science and technology. We also have won Special Achievement-based Project provided by the Ministry of Education, and Vocational Education Project, Practical Curriculum Development Project, Excellent Teaching Project and Career Preparation Project subsidized by the Ministry of Labor, where the total subsidy amounts to more than NTD100 million. We focus on providing practical training and industry experience, and our graduates have won good reputations. The annual enrolment and employment rate among graduates is higher than 90%. The average salary of the graduate’s first job exceeds NT$34,000, far better than the average salary of college graduates nationwide.


Special Advantage at Health Care. Fooyin is the only one with a teaching hospital among all science and technology universities. With an enduring focus on technology development, we were ranked ninth (9th) in total and first (1st) for medical and nursing amongst Taiwanese universities of science and technology according to 2015 Webometrics Rankings of World Universities. With the advantage from teaching hospital, we have established a Health Promotion Center to offer teachers and students with teaching, learning and experiments on both mental and psychological areas. Our curricular and research areas include health information system and management, health services management, healthy food development, risk assessment of environmental health, food safety testing, biotech products development, green chemical technology, elderly physical therapy, elders long-term caring, early childhood teaching and creative industries, and simulative learning of clinical scenario, etc.

Comprehensive Practice and Internship. We focus on cultivating on-the-job training, therefore professional internship and practical curricular is mandatory. We prioritize developing international experiences by sponsoring qualified students for offshore internships in Japan, U. S. A., Singapore, Malaysia and China, as well as international student exchange programs e.g. Asian Outgoing Exchange Student Program and World Youth Meeting.

Unconstrained Learning of Second Profession. To better student’s ability competing in future job market, we value the development and multi-learning based on student’s suitability, and encourage students to form their second profession. No restriction for department transfer, minor subject, double major and interdisciplinary credits and programs. We also equip hardware/software in Digital Self-study Center for Certification Exam to support students on preparing the exams.

Graduation Equals Employment. We are devoted to professional license training and support students on preparing the exams where the average passing rate of national medical care examination is over 70%, as well as registered nurse and midwife more than 85%. The employment percentage of graduates in 2014 is higher than 92%, as top 1 in middle and southern Taiwan and ranked the third place in Taiwan. The satisfaction rate by the industry toward our graduates reaches up to 89.74%. There are five on-campus professional graded technical examination centers certified by the government, including computer-based testing facility to conduct national examination held by the Ministry of Examination.

Year Founded : 1958

Type of institution : Private technical University

Contact : Office of International and Cross-Strait Affairs

TEL : +886 -7-7811151 ext.2401

Email : [email protected]

Contact : 郭燕雀

TEL : +886-7-7811151 # 2402

Email : [email protected]

Address : 151 Jinxue Rd., Daliao Dist., Kaohsiung City 83102 , Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Faculty : 340

Students : 6780

Undergraduate : 6416

Graduate : 164

International Students : 200

Academics : 25

Colleges : 4

Departments : 16

Graduate Institutes : 5

Campus features

School Features

  • Sports facilities
  • Gymnasium
  • Wifi on campus
  • International student service
  • Homestay placement service
  • Chinese language support
  • Career guidance
  • Banking facilities
  • Accommodation advisory service

Accommodation Options

  • Onsite apartments
  • Homestay
  • Halls of residence
  • Boarding hostel

Religious Facilities

  • Temple
  • Muslim Prayer Space
  • Chapel