Tzu Chi University


Tzu Chi University is a private university in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. It was founded by the Tzu Chi Foundation and is famous in Taiwan for the quality of the medical education it provides. TCU has strong ties with Hualien Tzu Chi General Hospital as well as five teaching hospitals in other parts of Taiwan.

History

The institution was established as the Tzu Chi Medical College in April 1994. Humanities and social science students have been accepted since 1998, when the name was changed to Tzu Chi College of Medicine and Humanities. In July 2000, the name was changed to Tzu Chi University.

Organization

Tzu Chi University is headed by a president and a board of trustees. The university is organized into four colleges that contain 18 research institutes and 17 academic departments.

College of Medicine

The university also runs the, a daughter institution for secondary-school students in Taiwan.

Academic centers

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The university had 56 student clubs or societies in 2010.

Tradition

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International academic exchanges

Sister schools

The university is within walking distance west from Hualien Station of Taiwan Railways.