Fu-jen University
| 輔仁大學 | |
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| Latin: Universitas Catholica Fu Jen | |
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Other name
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天主教輔仁大學 |
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| Motto | Latin: Veritas, Bonitas, Pulchritudo, Sanctitas Chinese: 真、善、美、聖 |
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Motto in English
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Truth, Goodness, Beauty, Sanctity |
| Type | Private |
| Established | Founded 1925, Re-established 1961 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| President | Dr Vincent Han-Sun Chiang (江漢聲), PhD |
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Academic staff
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1,942 |
| Undergraduates | 22,395 |
| Postgraduates | 4,041 |
| Location | Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Yellow |
| Nickname | Fuda (輔大) |
| Affiliations |
AACSB-Accredited ACUCA AJCU-AP APQN BGS EUTW IAJBS IFCU U9 League UMAP, |
| Website | www |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Fǔrén Dàxué |
| Bopomofo | ㄈㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ |
| Wade–Giles | Fu3-jen2 Ta4-hsüeh2 |
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QS Asia (Asian Ranking version) |
General | 146 |
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| QS World | General | 601+ |
Coordinates: 25°2′8.9″N 121°25′59.4″E / 25.035806°N 121.433167°E
Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or simply Fu Jen; Chinese: 輔仁大學) is a private comprehensive university in New Taipei City, the most populous city in Taiwan. At the request of Pope Pius XI and Pope John XXIII, the university was founded in 1925 in Beijing and re-established in Taiwan in 1961.
Fu Jen is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit-affiliated institution of higher education in the Chinese-speaking world, it is especially known for its strong ties with the Roman Curia. Among the Chinese, the university takes its name meaning "assistance" and "benevolence", it is colloquially known as "FǔDà" (輔大). It has been ranked as one of Asia's top 100 and world's top 500 universities, its transnational joint master's program "jMGEM" was ranked 43th globally by Financial Times in 2017. To date, it is the 5th best ranked business school, top 8 colleges in alumni employment and the second largest university in the number of students in the country.
The university has many collaborative institutions and exchange programs with other colleges in G8 countries, such as Stanford University in the US, the University of Oxford in the UK, and Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Italy. In the whole of Taiwan, it is the only university with an Italian Language and Literature Department, the first one school there with AACSB accreditation (2005), and also the college was the earliest to promote PBL as pedagogy for medical education. Fu Jen alumni are referred to as "FǔDàRén" (輔大人), they include the Premier Lin Chuan, former First Lady Wang Guangmei, a number of politicians represented in the Legislative Yuan and professors at various world-class institutions.
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