I-Shou University
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I-Shou University
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Former names
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Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute (高雄工學院) |
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| Motto | 務實創新 |
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Motto in English
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Pragmatism and Innovation |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1986 (as Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute) 1997 (as ISU) |
| President | Dr. Jei-fu Shaw (蕭介夫) |
| Vice-president |
Dr. Julia L. Lin (林麗娟) Dr. Liang-cheng Lee (李樑堅) |
| Provost | Dr. Jaw-min Chou (周兆民) |
| Dean | Dr. Chin-wen Chuang (莊景文) Dr. Chih-sheng Ku (古志生) Dr. Tai-kuang Peng (彭台光) Dr. Kuo-hsiang Chen (陳國祥) Dr. Shang-pao Ye (葉上葆) Dr. Mavis Shang (尚惠芳) Dr. Han-jung Chen (陳翰容) Dr. Sasala Taban (台邦.撒沙勒) |
| Founder | Mr. I-shou Lin (林義守) |
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Academic staff
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567 (Full-time) |
| Students | 17,500 |
| Location |
Main Campus No. 8, Yida Rd., Jiaosu Village, Yanchao District, Kaohsiung City 82445, Taiwan, R.O.C. 22°26′00″N 120°14′32″E / 22.4333°N 120.2423°ECoordinates: 22°26′00″N 120°14′32″E / 22.4333°N 120.2423°E |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Website | www.isu.edu.tw |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Yìshǒu Dàxué |
Main Campus
No.1, Sec.1, Syuecheng Rd.,
Dashu District,
Kaohsiung City 84001,
Taiwan, R.O.C.
Formerly known as Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute (KPI), I-Shou University (ISU; Chinese: 義守大學) is a private university located in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ISU was established in 1986 by Mr. I-Shou Lin, the founder of E United Group, to commemorate his mother as well as to benefit the villages and towns where he started his business. KPI was officially upgraded and renamed I-Shou University on August 1, 1997.
Currently ISU has nine colleges and one center: College of Electrical & Information Engineering, College of Science & Engineering, College of Management, College of Communication & Design, International College, College of Tourism & Hospitality, College of Language Arts, College of Medicine, College of Indigenous Studies, and Center for General Education. It has 41 departments offering 20 master’s programs, 7 doctoral programs, 4 bachelor’s degree programs for indigenous peoples, 16 evening bachelor's degree programs, 2 two-year in-service bachelor's degree programs, and 11 in-service master’s programs.
In 2014, ISU was endorsed by the National Academy of Investors as one of the top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents and included in the list of prominent innovation universities. In terms of university ranking, ISU was ranked among the top 800 universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016. ISU was ranked 344th worldwide under the index of industry income. According to the most recent rankings released in 2016, ISU was ranked among the top 200 universities in the Times Higher Education Asia University Ranking 2016, and it was again included in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-2017.
In 2016, the College of Management, the College of Tourism and Hospitality, and the International College earned the AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditation. ISU is the 14th institution that earns the AACSB accreditation in Taiwan and was the first university in the world receiving the three-college accreditation with one review visit.
Main Entry of ISU
Outdoor Theater in the Main Campus
International House II
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