I-Shou University

Formerly called Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute (KPI), ISU was established in 1986 by Chairman I-Shou Lin of E United Group in gratitude for his mother’s care for and devotion to the family. It was also Mr. Lin’s way of giving back to the society and accomplishing his lifelong mission of nurturing highly educated professionals for the country. The Institute was officially renamed I-Shou University (ISU) in 1997. Currently it has eight colleges: College of Science & Engineering, College of Electrical & Information Engineering, College of Management, Medical Disciplines, International College, College of Tourism & Hospitality, College of Language Arts, and College of Communication & Design. In 2012, ISU has 40 departments offering 18 master’s programs, 7 doctoral programs, 12 evening bachelor’s degree programs, 9 in-service master’s programs, and 3 two-year in-service programs. The number of students exceeds 16,000 and keeps growing. ISU has gradually developed into an international academic institution that strikes a balance between liberal arts and scientific studies. 義守大學創校二十八年，已由創校時的7個學系，發展成9大學院、43個學系、近16000名學生，更連續多年入選英國泰晤士報世界最佳大學排名，以及榮登美國發明人協會全球百大創新卓越大學，也獲選為世界綠能大學，並躍昇為全球前5%頂尖商管認證名校。這些來自國際機構的肯定，證明義守大學辦學績效已卓然有成。 義守大學9大學院各具特色，管理學院、國際學院、觀光餐旅學院於2016年通過AACSB國際商管教育認證，是全世界唯一以3個學院同步通過認證的大學，教學品質受到國際高度肯定；義守大學以工學院創校，理工學院及電資 學院已為產業培育了難以計數的優秀工程人才；傳播與設計學院為有志投入文創產業及媒體產業的同學，規劃了極佳的實務磨練場域；醫學院與義大醫院、義大癌治療醫院進行資源共享與發展特色醫學研究，醫學系、學士後中醫學系與學士後醫學系外國學生專班的設立，除培育頂尖醫療人才，也在國際醫療方面善盡人道義務，為國家與友邦的情誼搭起了橋樑；語文學院及全英教學的國際學院，深化學生的跨國學習和就業力；全國私校首創的原住民族學院，讓原民學生在有歸屬感的環境中，學習具備回鄉服務的專業知識與技能。因應創業趨勢，義守大學也成立「創新學院」，並為教育部指定的示範大專校院基地，培育學生創業力。