I-Shou University

I-Shou University (ISU) was founded in 1990. In accordance with its mission in cultivating talents for the country with holistic education, ISU aims at achieving pragmatic innovation and sustainable excellence. ISU currently has eight colleges: College of Electrical & Information Engineering, College of Science & Engineering, College of Management, International College, College of Language Arts, College of Communication & Design, College of Medicine, and College of Tourism & Hospitality; the School of Medicine for International Students was established in the academic year of 2013. ISU facilities include classrooms, libraries, laboratories, a gym, and various recreational facilities. Plenty of spaces are also designed for the purposes of teaching, learning and research. The Medical Campus in Yanchao District was officially inaugurated in 2006; eleven departments of the College of Medicine have moved into the Medical Campus which is closely next to E-Da Hospital and E-Da Cancer Hospital (expected to operate in October 2014). With efforts devoted by ISU faculty, ISU has accomplished significant achievements in various aspects of university development. Equipped with comprehensive facilities, ISU continuously receives positive feedback from the society on its fruitful results of teaching and research, and aims at becoming an international comprehensive university that champions Intellectual innovation, Social engagement, and Universal sustainability.

I-Shou University aims to nurture research professionals in the fields of Technology and Management and to become an international comprehensive university that champions Intellectual innovation, Social engagement, and Universal sustainability. The ultimate goals of ISU development are the integration of knowledge and application, and employment-oriented education based on the following four principles: excellent teaching, featured research, international connection and excellent service, which collaboratively enhance the ISU development in various respects to achieve our goals. 1. Excellent Teaching: To achieve curriculum quality assurance, ISU designs a review mechanism on learning effectiveness and hands-on courses, enhances teaching facilities, and organizes teaching development activities for students and teachers in light of features of respective colleges. 2. Featured Research: ISU encourages faculty members to participate in academic researches, emphasizes industry-university Copperation and communication, develops focused researches, and applies research achievements to the society. 3. International Connection: To be an international comprehensive university, ISU actively reaches out for opportunities for international exchange, carries out counseling service for international faculty and students, and creates a foreigner-friendly campus. Excellent Service: ISU makes the most of facilities and strategies to support academic projects and research as a whole, such as a well-constructed learning and life counseling network, a career development and job matching scheme, surveys for long-term tracking of our graduates, and an up-to-date library and technological services.

Foundation year:1990
Short name:ISU
Type:Private
Students:16430
Faculty:530
Faculty/Students Ratio:31:1
Region:Asia
Location:Dashu District and Yanchao District