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This higher education institution was founded in 1980 as the National Yunlin Institute of Technology. The school was restructured as National Huwei Institute of Technology in 1997 and then expanded into National Formosa University (NFU) in 2004. NFU, a polytechnic institute, has been focusing on industry application and dedicated to quality education; therefore, it has been recognized as one of the famous universities among students and entrepreneurs in Taiwan. There are four colleges, 19 departments, 18 master’s degree programs, and two doctoral degree programs in NFU, and the total number of enrolled students is more than 10,000. To realize our educational philosophy of student-centered teaching and learning, NFU has taken substantial measures, such as strengthening teaching resources, advancing general education, enhancing students’ English proficiency, developing international academic exchange and cooperation, constructing a learning environment that supports quality life and leisure activities, and hosting a wide range of cultural activities and art exhibitions to create a campus atmosphere of arts and humanities. Through these efforts, we hope to educate our students to become top-notch talents who acquire professional knowledge and skills and the core competencies in language, art appreciation, creativity, leadership, interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and globalization. NFU has long been renowned for its outstanding teaching and research on technology. For example, since 2006, we have received funding from MOE (Ministry of Education) Teaching Excellence Projects for eight years in a row. Also, according to HEEACT’s institutional evaluation results in 2011, out of NFU’s 24 academic units under evaluation, 23 were granted the status “Accredited.” In university-industry collaboration, patent licensing, and technology transfer, NFU has also ranked among the best technological universities in Taiwan. Moreover, in 2012, NFU procured approximately 17-hectare land in the Yunlin HSR station area for our new campus, and we are now formulating a plan for its future development. Finally, in 2013, NFU received grants from MOE’s 2013~2016 “Plan for Developing Technological University Paradigms,” which indeed attested to NFU’s recognition by all social sectors. Under MOE’s reforms of Higher Technological and Vocational Education (TVE), NFU is striving to establish an industry-government-university connection and collaboration and make a “seamless link to industry” for our students from different education systems. Our strategic plan includes a series of entrepreneur internships, university-industry collaboration and joint management, practices of joint faculty appointments with our partner high schools, technological universities, and universities, and increased cooperation with government agencies and corporate bodies. Our ultimate goal is to cultivate well-rounded human resources for industries and ensure all NFU students are well-trained, highly competitive, and readily employable after graduation so that that NFU can live up to its reputation as a “technological university paradigm.” National Formosa University was founded in 1980 as the “Provincial Yunlin Institute of Technology” by the Taiwan provincial government. Five departments were established: Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Mechanical Design, Power Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. In 2004 NHIT was renamed National Formosa University (NFU), and meantime, four colleges were established: Applied Arts & Science, Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Management. The Department of Multimedia Design, the Department of Leisure Management, the Graduate Institute of Industrial Engineering and Management, and the Graduate Institute of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering were established. A master’s degree program was added to the Department of Information Management. In 2006 The Graduate Institute of Materials Science and Green Energy Engineering and the Graduate Institute of Business and Management were established. The Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering was renamed the Department of Mechanical and Computer-Aided Engineering. The Department of General Education and the Center of Teacher Education were merged and became the Center for General Education. In 2011 The Executive Yuan consented to NFU’s procurement of new campus land. The preparatory center for the new campus was established. In 2013 NFU received funding from the Subsidy Directions for Developing Technological University Paradigms, the Ministry of Education. View full university