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{{Short description|Catholic University in New Taipei City, Taiwan}}
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 | name                   = Fu Jen Catholic University
 | native_name            = {{native name|zh-tw|天主教輔仁大學}}
 | image_name             = FuJenCathU.png
 | image_size             = 175px
 | former_name            = Catholic University of Peking (1925–1950)
 | motto                  = 真、善、美、聖 ({{small|[[Mandarin language|Mandarin]]}})<br>''Sanctitas, Bonitas, Pulchritudo, Veritas'' ({{small|[[Latin]]}})
 | mottoeng               = ''Sanctity, Beauty, Goodness, Truth ''
 | type                   = [[Private university|Private]], [[Catholic]], [[Coeducation]]al Higher education institution
 | established            = {{start date and age|1925}}
 | founder                = [[Barry O'Toole]] and Aurelius Stehle
 | religious_affiliation  = [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]<br /> ([[Jesuit]] and [[Divine Word Missionaries|SVD]])
 | academic_affiliations  = {{col-start}} {{col-2}}[[AACSB]] [[Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities|AALAU]] [[Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia|ACUCA]] [[:category:Jesuit universities and colleges|AJCU-AP]] [[ELECT]] [[EUTW]]{{col-2}}[[International Federation of Catholic Universities|IFCU]] [[Tsinghua Big Five Alliance|Tsinghua Alliance]] [[University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific|UMAP]] [[United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia|United Board]] {{col-end}} <ref>Such as Asia-Pacific Quality Network and International Association of Jesuit Business Schools (IAJBS)</ref>
 | chairman               = [[Peter Liu Cheng-chung]]
 | president              = [[Francis Yi-Chen Lan]]
 | city                   = [[New Taipei City]]
 | state                  = 
 | country                = [[Taiwan]]
 | undergrad              = 22,395
 | postgrad               = 4,041
 | faculty                = 1,942<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.person.fju.edu.tw/statistics/99.htm |title=輔仁大學99學年度統計報表區 |access-date=2013-02-24 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722193947/http://www.person.fju.edu.tw/statistics/99.htm |archive-date=2013-07-22 }}</ref>
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'''Fu Jen Catholic University''' ('''FJU''', '''FJCU''' or '''Fu Jen'''; {{zh|c=天主教輔仁大學|poj=}} or {{zh|c=輔仁大學|poj=|labels=no}}) is a [[private education|private]] [[Catholic university]] in [[Xinzhuang District|Xinzhuang]], [[New Taipei City]], [[Taiwan]]. The university was founded in 1925 in [[Beijing]] at the request of [[Pope Pius XI]] and re-established in Taiwan in 1961 at the request of [[Pope John XXIII]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fujen.org/|title=Fu Jen University Foundation {{!}} 美國 輔仁大學基金會|last= Themelize.me|website=www.fujen.org|language=en|access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref> 

Fu Jen has consists of twelve colleges and schools, among which are several of Taiwan's first or only academic units in [[Italian language]], [[information management|info-management]], [[museology]], [[religious studies]], [[philosophy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.italy.fju.edu.tw/layout/oneblue/vvindex.jsp?version=EN|title=輔仁大學義大利語文學系|website=www. italy.fju.edu.tw|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref> The campus is served by [[Fu Jen University Station]], Taiwan's first [[metro station]] named after a university.

Fu Jen is the oldest [[Catholic]] and [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]]-affiliated institution of higher education in the [[Sinophone]] world, under the direct authority of the [[Congregation for Catholic Education]] of the [[Holy See]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/ch/news/2174868 |title=輔仁大學 直屬教廷教育部 {{!}} 台灣英文新聞 {{!}} 2013-03-17 16:12:49 |access-date=2022-03-12 |archive-date=2022-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602131038/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/ch/news/2174868 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>Ho, Szu–Shen, "The Latest China-Holy See Relations: Prospects and Impacts", PROSPECT & EXPLORATION, Vol.16 Iss.3, p.31.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/ taiwans-catholic-church-quest-for-national-identity|title=Taiwan's Catholic Church: Quest for National Identity|website=National Catholic Register|language=en|access-date= 2017-12-19}}</ref> It is also a [[non-state actor]] of [[Track II diplomacy]] in the [[Holy See–Taiwan relations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2013/03/16/2003557194|title=President to attend pope's inauguration - Taipei Times|date=16 March 2013|website=www.taipeitimes.com|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2174381 |title=Taiwan to present new, retired popes Franz porcelain gifts {{!}} Taiwan News {{!}} 2013-03-16 18:50:53 |access-date=2022-03-12 |archive-date=2022-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602152333/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2174381 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2175449 |title=President arrives in Rome to attend pope's inaugural Mass {{!}} Taiwan News {{!}} 2013-03-18 16:08:12 |access-date=2022-03-12 |archive-date=2022-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406044201/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2175449 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Therefore, Fu Jen has [[#Impact|special importance internationally]] and is known for its strong ties with the [[Roman Curia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taiwanembassy.org/va_en/post/2216.html|title= Taiwan celebrates 75 years of diplomatic relations with the Vatican|website=Embassy of the Republic of China (TAIWAN) to the Holy See 駐教廷大使館|language=en|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref> In the past nearly one hundred years of history, the [[Benedictine]], the [[Divine Word Missionaries|Verbites]], and the Jesuits from all over the world have participated in the management of the university.

The university has the nation's first [[business school]] there with [[AACSB]] accreditation<ref name="AACSB"/> and also the medical college was the earliest to promote [[problem-based learning|PBL]] as pedagogy for [[medical education]]. [[List of Fu Jen Catholic University alumni|Fu Jen alumni]] include Premier [[Lin Chuan]], former First Lady of China [[Wang Guangmei]], and politicians in the [[Legislative Yuan]].<ref>[[List of Fu Jen Catholic University alumni]].</ref>
==History==
===Early history===
[[File:Pius XI, by Nicola Perscheid (retouched).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Pope Pius XI]] funded £100,000 to support the founding of the university.]]
[[File:FJU Gate01.jpg|thumb|180px|Fu Jen main entrance since 1963.]]
The institution was originally established in [[Beijing]] in 1925 by the [[Benedictines]] of [[St. Vincent Archabbey]] in [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania]], at the request of the [[Holy See]], with Archabbot [[Aurelius Stehle]] serving as chancellor.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=June 1929 |title=The Ball And The Cross: The Catholic University of Peking |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_the-catholic-world-a-monthly-magazine_1929-06_129_771/page/342/mode/2up?q=Stehle |journal=The Catholic World |volume=129 |issue=771 |pages=344 |quote=The project took definite shape when the General Chapter of Bene- dictines accepted this invitation on August 8, 1923. With the assur- ance of support, both moral and physical, of the other Benedictine Abbeys of America, the leading réle was intrusted to St. Vincent Arch- abbey. From that day the Chan- cellor of the Catholic University of Peking, the Right Rev. Aurelius Stehle, O.S.B., has worked indefati- gably for the spread of the Church in China. To his untiring efforts the University owes it speedy prog- ress and wonderful success. |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> Fu Jen, then commonly known as the '''Catholic University of Peking''', was itself a successor to the '''Fu Jen Academy''' ({{zh|t=輔仁社}}), which was created through the efforts of Catholic scholars [[Ma Xiangbo]] and [[Ying Lianzhi]]. The university's first president (1925–1927) was the American missionary [[Barry O'Toole|George Barry O'Toole]], OSB. He was succeeded by [[Chen Yuan (historian)|Chen Yuan]], a Chinese [[Protestant]] and renowned historian, who remained university president until the school's forced closure by the [[Chinese Communist]] government in 1952.

In 1933 the [[Benedictines]] in the United States, in the midst of the [[Great Depression]], were no longer able to sustain Fu Jen's mission. Administration of the university passed to the [[Society of the Divine Word]] in Germany. Its affiliation with Germany, an ally of [[Imperial Japan]], helped protect university personnel from extreme brutality inflicted elsewhere by occupying [[Military history of Japan|Imperial Japanese soldiers]] during the [[Second Sino-Japanese War|Sino-Japanese War]] (1937–1945).

===After World War II===
[[File:FJU Graduate 1947.jpg|left|thumb|Graduates of the Fu Jen Catholic University, 1947.]]
Since the university's operation had not been interrupted by the war, it quickly became one of China's top science programs. Well-known scientists such as [[Chien Shih-Liang]] taught at Fu Jen, and graduates such as [[Lee C. Teng]] and [[Wang Guangmei]] became famous alumni. On December 24, 1945, [[Thomas Tien Ken-sin]], the university chairman, was made a [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinal]]. The following year, the School of Agriculture was added and preparations for the School of Medicine began. Also in the same year, the first Taiwan Alumni Association of Fu Jen was established in [[Dadu District, Taichung|Dadu]], [[Taichung]], Taiwan.<ref>王紹禎，〈輔仁大學校史〉，收入陳明章發行，《學府紀聞──私立輔仁大學》（臺北：南京出版有限公司，1982年8月），頁9。</ref>

After the [[Chinese Communist|Communists]] assumed power in China in 1949, religious organisations, including the [[Catholic Church]], began to be systematically repressed. In 1952 this intensified and the government merged Fu Jen with the [[Beijing Normal University]], [[Peking University]], [[Renmin University]], [[China University of Political Science and Law]], and [[Central University of Finance and Economics]]. Under [[Mao Zedong]]'s arrangement, [[Chen Yuan (historian)|Chen Yuan]], the former president of Fu Jen, was transferred to the Normal University as the new president.

===Cold War era===
Although the [[Taiwan Provincial Government]] promised to donate land near Yuanshan Area in [[Taipei]] in 1948 to serve as the school site for Fu Jen to move to Taiwan, the Roman headquarters of the [[Society of the Divine Word]] soon ordered the suspension of all activities.<ref>王紹禎，〈輔仁大學校史〉，收入陳明章發行，《學府紀聞──私立輔仁大學》（臺北：南京出版有限公司，1982年8月），頁10。</ref> The following year, the university's American representative Rev. Ralph Thyken, S.V.D. came to [[Tokyo]], Japan, to prepare for the establishment of a new [[Nagoya]] Catholic University, which is now [[Nanzan University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.catholicherald.co.uk/article/26th-august-1949/8/peking-catholic-university-head-in-tokyo |title=Peking Catholic University Head in Tokyo - from the Catholic Herald A... |website=archive.catholicherald.co.uk |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629113126/http://archive.catholicherald.co.uk/article/26th-august-1949/8/peking-catholic-university-head-in-tokyo |archive-date=29 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Until the [[Holy See]] formally ordered the university's re-establishment in Taiwan, the history of Fu Jen was interrupted for about ten years.

Fu Jen Catholic University was re-established in 1961 in Taiwan, and [[Paul Yu Pin]], the former Ordinary of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanjing]], was appointed as the new president by [[Pope John XXIII]]. The new school opened under the auspices of the [[Chinese Catholic Bishops Conference|Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference]], the [[Society of Jesus]], and the [[Society of the Divine Word]].{{cn|date=December 2022}}

The new Fu Jen's academics sprouted from [[Western history]], [[medieval philosophy]], [[Christian philosophy|Christian thought]], and [[European languages]]. It is the only comprehensive university in Taiwan that fully integrates Western thought, history, language, religion, and art. Since the 1960s, the university's philosophical tradition has been [[Scholasticism]] and Paul Yu Pin's "Three Kinds of Knowing" (三知論), focusing on the development of a Catholic philosophy that incorporates [[Confucianism]] and opposing the "relativism hegemony".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://politics.ntu.edu.tw/RAEC/act/thesis/thesis16.doc |title=不同的「超越性」與「內在性」：從社會學觀點論牟宗三以及郝大維和安樂哲在中西文化類型學論述上之差異 |access-date=2009-09-21 |archive-date=2018-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143850/http://politics.ntu.edu.tw/RAEC/act/thesis/thesis16.doc |url-status= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rm.rdo.fju.edu.tw/fju-AcdNews/?page_id=2032|title=社會公義與科技發展研究中心|work=輔仁大學|access-date=2012-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810025742/http://rm.rdo.fju.edu.tw/fju-AcdNews/?page_id=2032|archive-date=2012-08-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During the thirty years of the [[Cold War]], many Western priests and nuns were sent to teach at the university and imported advanced scholarship into Taiwan. Many professors have been commended for this in recent years, such as Daniel Ross from the United States, Leopoldo Vicente from Spain, Marcina Stawasz from Poland, etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewslens.com/article/74252|title=才剛成為台灣人！輔大社工創系主任、來台服務半世紀神父羅四維病逝|website=The News Lens 關鍵評論網|date=23 July 2017 |language=zh|access-date=2017-07-23|archive-date=2017-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723055723/https://www.thenewslens.com/article/74252|url-status=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://udn.com/news/story/7324/3147455|title=桃園第一人 輔大副教授宓博多因特殊功勳歸化台灣國籍|website=聯合新聞網|language=zh|access-date=2018-05-17|archive-date=2018-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517124708/https://udn.com/news/story/7324/3147455|url-status=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://udn.com/news/story/7323/3133372|title=波蘭修女來台20年照顧病人 輔大醫院慶祝護師節|website=聯合新聞網|language=zh|access-date=2018-05-09|archive-date=2018-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509201937/https://udn.com/news/story/7323/3133372|url-status=}}</ref>

===Modern era===
In 1997, the [[14th Dalai Lama]] came to Fu Jen to hold a Dharma promotion conference (lecture) and held talks with Taiwan Governor [[James Soong]] (Taiwan's second most powerful person) in the university president’s office.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH8oIefsEIxsdZQB9sQHD5rLvNAznBRbE 1997年尊者達賴喇嘛在台灣輔仁大学 - YouTube]</ref>

[[File:Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital 2018.jpg|thumb|336x336px|Auxiliary the hospital, North of Fu Jen Campus, and [[Taoyuan Airport MRT]] (2018)]]
Fu Jen has expanded rapidly since the 1990s. The number of students and social influence has long maintained the top five in the country, and the number of colleges has been closely following the [[National Taiwan University]]. So far in the 21st century, the university has since grown to comprise twelve colleges and schools and a hospital. In 2001, Fu Jen has been the first college in Taiwan that actively reduces tuition and fees.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=55288 |title=哈佛在臺灣...能頂尖嗎？ - 大學教育 - 升大學 - udn文教職考 |access-date=2008-10-20 |archive-date=2007-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219060145/http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=55288 |url-status= }}</ref>

[[Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital]] was opened in September 2017. The College of Medicine can be used as a conduit for cooperation between different academic disciplines, and assume a leading role in bringing together the colleges of [[biotechnology]], [[chemistry]], [[physics]], [[engineering]], [[management]], and foreign [[languages]]. The establishment of a completely new curriculum and unique program will include training in hospital management and medical translation, research in [[laser]] technology and biotechnology, integration of Western and Chinese medicine, and [[Robot-assisted surgery|robotic surgery]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://test.hospital.azraelen.net/fjuhospital/en|title=Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital {{!}} Opening Summer 2017|website=test.hospital.azraelen.net|language=en|access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref>

==Ideal and governance==
The university motto, 真、善、美、聖  (''Veritas, Bonitas, Pulchritudo, Sanctitas'' in Latin), expresses four ideals: [[truth]], [[Good and evil|goodness]], [[beauty]] and [[Sacred|sanctity]].

The laurel wreath symbolizes [[honor]] and [[peace]] while the twelve stars signify the [[Virgin Mary]]. The cross represents the [[Christianity|Christian faith]]. The two colors on the shield suggest Christ's dual nature as the rounded shape of the shield recalls the [[Sacred Heart]]. The [[Latin words]] on the banner beneath the [[emblem]], the university motto, express the four ideals of the university while the three folds of the banner suggest the [[Trinity]].

Based on the Christian faith, the university president clearly supports the abolition of the death penalty, opposes abortion, and opposes the utilitarianization of higher education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://140.136.114.206/is/archives/000544.html|title=輔仁觀點: 和平研究中心與廢除死刑運動|website=140.136.114.206|access-date=2008-07-17|archive-date=2007-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112060948/http://140.136.114.206/is/archives/000544.html|url-status=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://udn.com/news/index|title=聯合新聞網：觸動未來新識力|website=聯合新聞網|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref>

{|
|-
|valign="top"|
'''Chairman of the Board of Trustees'''
*1929–1947 [[Chang Ki]] 
*1960–1967 [[Thomas Tien Ken-sin]]  
*1967–1992 [[Soong Mei-ling]]  
*1992–1993 [[Paul Shan Kuo-hsi]] 
*1993–1999 [[Joseph Ti-kang]]
*1999–2008 Paul Shan Kuo-hsi 
*2008–2009 [[Joseph Wang Yu-jung]] 
*2009–present: [[Peter Liu Cheng-chung]]
|valign="top"|

|valign="top"|
'''Presidents'''
*1925–1929 [[Barry O'Toole|George Barry O'Toole]]
*1929–1952 [[Chen Yuan (historian)|Chen Yuan]]
*1959–1978 [[Paul Yu Pin]]
*1978–1992 [[Stanislaus Lo Kuang]]
*1992–1996 [[Gabriel Chen-Ying Ly]]
*1996–2000 [[Peter Tuen-Ho Yang]]
*2000–2004 [[John Ning-Yuean Lee]], KHS
*2004–2012 [[Bernard Li]], KSG, KHS
*2012–2024: [[Vincent Han-Sun Chiang]]
*2024-present: [[Francis Yi-Chen Lan]]
|valign="top"|

|}

== Impact ==
[[File:FJU flags2017near2.jpg|200px|thumb|From left to right:<br> The flags of [[flag of Vatican City|Vatican City]], [[flag of the Republic of China|Republic of China (Taiwan)]], and the University flag displayed in the university.]]
Relying on the authority of the [[Holy See|Vatican]] and the [[Society of the Divine Word]], Fu Jen, then known as the Catholic University of Peking, was the only university in Beijing that was not taken over and controlled by [[Empire of Japan]] during the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]. In the [[White Terror (Taiwan)|white terror period]] of the cold war, Fu Jen was able to prevent the [[Kuomintang]] regime from interfering in school affairs and protect the students' freedom of speech under the serious concern of the [[Secretariat of State (Holy See)]].<ref>駐教廷大使陳之邁至外交部致外交部電文，1970年8月28日發電，外交部檔案－輔大易長。</ref>

Fu Jen Catholic University belongs to the [[International Federation of Catholic Universities]] (IFCU) under the [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]] (UNESCO). After the [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758]] came into effect in 1971, Fu Jen is the only university in Taiwan that has continuously participated in UNESCO for a long time. In the official [[Holy See–Taiwan relations]], the university has repeatedly promoted substantial exchanges between the two countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://140.136.114.206/blog/archives/005378.html|title=行政廣場: 中日和約60周年史料展 外交部長蒞臨演講|website=140.136.114.206|access-date=2012-11-07|archive-date=2013-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226072912/http://140.136.114.206/blog/archives/005378.html|url-status=live}}</ref> All the traditional [[List of ambassadors of the Republic of China to the Holy See|Taiwanese ambassadors to the Holy See]] will be awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Fu Jen after leaving office. All the [[nuncio|papal nuncio]] in Taiwan will also participate in the annual university opening ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fjnews.fju.edu.tw/blog/archives/002920.html|title=行政廣場: 開學祈福彌撒 教廷駐華代辦陸思道蒙席主禮及證道|website=fjnews.fju.edu.tw|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref>

The appointment and removal of the post of Fu Jen university president is a matter of inquiry by the [[Secretariat of State (Holy See)|Secretary of State of the Holy See]], and has been compared with the [[Member states of the United Nations|membership of the United Nations]] of the [[Republic of China (Taiwan)]].<ref>陳方中，《中梵外交關係史》，臺灣商務印書館，頁314-315。</ref> The issue of the internal reorganization of Fu Jen has also widely affected the intervention of the Ministry of Education of the two countries and the papal nuncio to Taiwan.<ref>羅光，《牧盧文集》（台北市：先知出版社，1972年12月），頁148-166。</ref>

The chairman or the president of the university has always accompanied the [[President of the Republic of China|president of Taiwan]] to visit the [[Holy See]]. In 2005, under the intervention of Fu Jen, the seat of the Taiwanese president was placed in the first row of heads of state, ahead of the US Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] and German Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://old.npf.org.tw/PUBLICATION/NS/094/NS-C-094-069.htm |title=中華民國讓陳水扁走出去 - National Policy Foundation |access-date=2013-03-17 |archive-date=2013-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227011306/http://old.npf.org.tw/PUBLICATION/NS/094/NS-C-094-069.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, the university further designated the products of the [[List of Fu Jen Catholic University alumni|Fu Jen alumni]]'s enterprise [[Franz-porcelains]] as the official national gift, which were presented to [[Pope Francis]] and the retired [[Pope Benedict XVI]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.rti.org.tw/index_newsContent.aspx?nid=411969 |title=慶誼專案 馬總統伉儷晚間啟程訪教廷 |access-date=2013-03-17 |archive-date=2013-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324072814/http://news.rti.org.tw/index_newsContent.aspx?nid=411969 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Academics==
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left:1em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.4em; width:280px;"
!style="color:white;background:#011e41;text-align:left;" | College/school || style="color:white;background:#011E41;"| Founded
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| College of Liberal Arts || {{center|1927}}
|-
| College of Education || {{center|1929}}
|-
| College of Science and Engineering || {{center|1929}}
|-
| College of Human Ecology || {{center|1939}}
|-
| College of Foreign Languages  || {{center|1963}}
|-
| School of Law || {{center|1963}}
|-
| [[Fu Jen College of Management|College of Management]] || {{center|1969}}
|-
| College of Fine Arts || {{center|1983}}
|-
| College of Medicine || {{center|1990}}
|-
| College of Social Science || {{center|2003}}
|-
| College of Communication || {{center|2010}}
|-
|College of Fashion & Textiles || {{center|2017}}
|}
The university at present comprises 12 colleges with more than 25,000 students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fju.edu.tw/academics.jsp|title=輔仁大學全球資訊網|website=www.fju.edu.tw|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref> 
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*'''College of Liberal Arts'''
**Department of Chinese Literature
**Department of History
**Department of Philosophy
*'''College of Fine Arts'''
**Department of Music
**Department of Applied Arts
**Department of Landscape Architecture (CH)
**Bachelor's degree program of Art and Cultural Creation (CH)
*'''College of Communication'''
**Department of Communication Arts
**Department of Journalism & Communication Studies
**Department of Advertising & Public Relations
**Graduate Institute of Mass Communication
*'''College of Education'''
**Department of Physical Education
**Department of Library and Information Science
**Graduate of Educational Leadership and Development
**Program of Sport Recreation Management
*'''College of Fashion and Textiles''' 
**Department of Textiles and Clothing
**Graduate Institute of Museum Studies
**MA Program in Brand and Fashion Management
*'''College of Medicine'''
**School of Medicine
**Department of Nursing
**Department of Public Health
**Department of Clinical Psychology
**Department of Occupational Therapy
**Department of Respiratory Therapy
**Graduate Institute of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Science
**MS Program in Transdisciplinary Long Term Care
**MS Program in Biomedical Big Data Analysis
**Ph.D. Program in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
*'''College of Science and Engineering'''
**Department of Mathematics
**Department of Physics
**Department of Chemistry
**Department of Life Science
**Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering
**Department of Electrical Engineering (Electronic Engineering)
**Bachelor's Program in Medical Informatics and Innovative Applications
**Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Engineering
**Bachelor Program in Software Engineering and Digital Innovation Application
**Bachelor Program in Artificial Intelligence and Information Security
*'''College of Foreign Languages and Literatures'''
**Department of English Language and Literature
**Department of German Language and Culture
**Department of French Language and Culture
**Department of Spanish Language and Culture
**Department of Japanese Language and Culture
**Department of Italian Language and Culture
**Graduate Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies
*'''College of Human Ecology'''
**Department of Child and Family Studies
**Department of Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management
**Department of Food Sciences
**Department of Nutrition Science
**Ph. D. Program in Nutrition and Food Science
*'''School of Law'''
**Department of Law
**Department of Financial and Economic Law
**Graduate Department of Law
*'''College of Social Science'''
**Department of Sociology
**Department of Social Work
**Department of Economics
**Department of Religious Studies
**Department of Psychology
**Bachelor's Program in Catholic Studies
**Master Program in Non-Profit Organization Management
*'''[[Fu Jen College of Management|College of Management]]'''
**Department of Business Administration
**Department of Accounting
**Department of Statistics and Information Science
**Department of Finance and International Business
**Department of Information Management
**Graduate Institute of Business Administration
**MS Program of Technology Management
**Master Program of Global Entrepreneurial Management
**Master of Global Entrepreneurial Management (MGEM – FJU, IQS, and USF)
**MBA Program in International Management (imMBA)
**Master's Program in Social Enterprise
**Bachelor's Program of Business Management 
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===Teaching===
[[File:FJU DWM01.jpg|thumb|Divine Word Academic Highrise, the last 20th century Fu Jen building.]]
[[File:FJU MD08.JPG|thumb|A corner of Fu Jen College of Medicine new building.]]
Fu Jen University established Taiwan's first graduate-level program in conference interpreting, the Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpreting Studies (GITIS). Also Fu Jen has annexed a Mandarin Language Center, established in 1964<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_history.htm |title=輔仁大學附設語言中心 |access-date=2011-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226111224/http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_history.htm |archive-date=2011-02-26 |url-status=dead}}</ref> to address the need for foreign missionaries to learn Chinese teaching hundreds of students each semester from countries worldwide<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_normal.htm |title=輔仁大學附設語言中心 |access-date=2011-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913071319/http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_normal.htm |archive-date=2010-09-13 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Taiwanese Hokkien|Taiwanese]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_particular.htm |title=輔仁大學附設語言中心 |access-date=2011-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913043347/http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_particular.htm |archive-date=2010-09-13 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and every semester offers cultural classes such as [[Chinese Poetry]], [[Chinese calligraphy]], and [[Taijiquan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_culture.htm |title=輔仁大學附設語言中心 |access-date=2011-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913071315/http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_culture.htm |archive-date=2010-09-13 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_student.htm |title=輔仁大學附設語言中心 |access-date=2011-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325001750/http://www.lc.fju.edu.tw/en_student.htm |archive-date=2012-03-25 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The School of Medicine is one of the medical schools in Taiwan to adopt the pedagogy, "problem-based learning (PBL)", first developed at [[McMaster University Medical School]] in Canada, so that students can acquire medical knowledge from small group discussions and case studies. The implementation of PBL has won applause from the Taiwan Medical Accreditation Council and brought a wave of reform in medical education in Taiwan. In order to successfully practice PBL, the School has recruited basic scientists with specialties in various areas as well as more than one hundred clinicians as a strong backbone for teaching. Fu Jen's is the only medical school in Taiwan which uses PBL as a pedagogy for the third and fourth year curriculum.
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===Research===
Fu Jen Catholic University has a long history of publishing journals. The main journals are as follows:
{{colbegin}}
*''[[Monumenta Serica]]''
*''Universitas: Monthly Review of Philosophy and Culture''<sup>[[A&HCI]]</sup>
*''Fu Jen Studies''
*''Fu Jen Law Review''
*''Fu Jen Journal of Chinese Literature''
*''Journal of the Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties''
*''Journal of The Graduate Institute Chinese Literature Department of Fu Jen Catholic University''
*''Fu-Jen Journal of Medicine''
*''Fu Jen Management Review''
*''Fu Jen Journal of Foreign Languages''
*''Fu Jen Historical Journal''
*''Fu Jen Religious Studies''
*''Journal of Physical Education Fu Jen Catholic University''
*''Social Analysis''
{{colend}}

Fu Jen Academia Catholica was inaugurated on August 1, 2008, to enable interdisciplinary pursuits in Catholic studies. The Academia consists of five Fu Jen academic institutes or centers: the Institute of Scholastic Philosophy, Institutum Historiae Ecclesiae, Center for the Study of Science and Religion, ''[[Monumenta Serica]]'' Sinological Research Center, and [[John Paul II]] Institute for Research into Dialogue for Peace.

=== Globalization ===
;Fu Jen - Stanford
:In September 2015, Fu Jen Catholic University has signed an agreement (MOU) to cooperate with Stanford Prevention Research Center, SPRC, promoted by [[Stanford University]]. The aim is to globally research the Wellness of humans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pro.fju.edu.tw/press_show.asp?press_id=2219|title=輔大新聞稿-2015/9/23輔大與史丹佛大學簽約 合作研究「人類幸福感」|accessdate=2 May 2023|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208052345/http://www.pro.fju.edu.tw/press_show.asp?press_id=2219|url-status=dead}}</ref>

;Fu Jen - Oxford
:In September 2012, Fu Jen Catholic University cooperated with the [[University of Oxford]] in the United Kingdom and the [[Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas]] in Italy and opened a new degree in philosophy and finance. The purpose is to emphasize the importance of the integrity for future Politicians and Financiers. The program combines the professional knowledge in finance and the idea in philosophy.<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.taiwanembassy.org/ct.asp?xItem=272443&ctNode=1158&mp=151|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722012710/http://www.taiwanembassy.org/ct.asp?xItem=272443&ctNode=1158&mp=151|url-status=dead|title=梵蒂岡官方報導教廷宗座聖多瑪斯大學與輔仁大學合作新學位計畫 - 最新消息 - 駐教廷大使館 Embassy of the Republic of China (TAIWAN) to the Holy See|archive-date=22 July 2015|access-date=2 May 2023}}</ref>

;Fu Jen - IQS -USF
:Master in Global Entrepreneurial Management (MGEM) is a joint-program offered by Fu Jen Catholic University, [[Ramon Llull University]] (IQS in Spain), and the [[University of San Francisco]] (USF in the US). It is ranked 43rd worldwide on the FT Masters in Management Rankings 2017.

;Fu Jen - UC Berkeley
:Professors from [[University of California, Berkeley]], are constantly invited and hold lectures in Fu Jen Catholic University<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.phy.fju.edu.tw/Programme/ProData/%E5%8A%A0%E5%B7%9E%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E6%9F%8F%E5%85%8B%E8%90%8A%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E6%95%99%E6%8E%88.pdf|title=加州大學柏克萊分校 J. P. Verboncoeur 教授受邀至輔大授課|accessdate=2 May 2023}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

;Global Leadership Program with universities in Japan, Korea and Philippines
:Since 2008, the Global Leadership Program was started for students from four Jesuit universities in East Asia: [[Sophia University]] in Japan, [[Sogang University]] in [[South Korea]], [[Ateneo de Manila University]] in the [[Philippines]] and Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/2009glp/2009glp_f_1_1.html|title=Global Leadership Program|website=hompi.sogang.ac.kr|access-date=2017-09-27|archive-date=2013-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226210656/http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/2009glp/2009glp_f_1_1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

;Service-Learning Center
:In 2015, Fu Jen Catholic University Service-Learning Center organised the 5th [[Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning]].<ref>{{cite web|title=5th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning Focused on Community Engagement|url=https://www.meettaiwan.com/en_US/news/2015050014/0/558CDDB1809ADAA0D117A9CC8F65A72E586DB2B9F3DF9E266A9BE5462C463C82D8CE0D94E9BAB17AB9AF3F62937D8800719DD2C8A2306091C9108F2D4DA33D394ACBF1934226B9F4942A8A80686B1F7C56BEC8CF4C04F177D0636733C6861689.html|website=meettaiwan.com|access-date=9 August 2017|language=en-us|date=9 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=5th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning "Love Journey: Community Engagement through Service-Learning"|url=http://fujensl.conf.tw/site/Page.aspx?pid=901&sid=1033&lang=en|website=Fu Jen Catholic University Service-Learning Center|access-date=9 August 2017|language=en-us|date=9 August 2017}}</ref>

== Rankings & Reputation ==
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| QS_W =1201–1400
| QS_W_year = 2024
| QS_W_ref =<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fu Jen Catholic University |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/fu-jen-catholic-university |website=Top Universities|language=en}}</ref>
| THE_W =1001–1200
| THE_W_year = 2023
| THE_W_ref =<ref name="timeshighereducation">{{Cite web|title=Fu Jen Catholic University |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/fu-jen-catholic-university |website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en}}</ref>
| THE_Asia = 301–350
| THE_Asia_year = 2023
| QS_Asia = 261–270
| QS_Asia_year = 2023
| THE_Asia_ref =<ref name="timeshighereducation"/>
| QS_Asia_ref =<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fu Jen Catholic University |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/fu-jen-catholic-university |website=Top Universities|language=en}}</ref>
| THE_N_year = 2023
| THE_N_ref =<ref name="timeshighereducation"/>
| THE_N = 16 (tie)
| QS_N =20 (tie)
| QS_N_year = 2024
| QS_N_ref =<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fu Jen Catholic University |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/fu-jen-catholic-university |website=Top Universities|language=en}}</ref>
|ARWU_W=n/a|ARWU_W_ref=<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fu Jen Catholic University |url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/fu-jen-catholic-university |website=ARWU|language=en}}</ref>|ARWU_W_year=2022|USNWR_W=1526|USNWR_W_ref=<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fu Jen Catholic University |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/fu-jen-catholic-university-529258 |website=USNEWS|language=en}}</ref>|USNWR_W_year=2023}}
[[File:FJU SEFL01.jpg|thumb|Schutte Memorial Building, former Natural Science Library affiliated to the [[Society of the Divine Word]].]]
[[File:FJU SSMG01.jpg|thumb|Fu Jen College of Management is ranked fifth and the best business school in private universities in Taiwan.]]
Fu Jen ranks at the top of Taiwan's private universities for top-ranked fields of study and distinguished [[List of Fu Jen Catholic University alumni|alumni]].<ref name="asiaweek">{{Cite web |website= cnn.com |url= http://cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/universities/schools/63.html |title=ASIANOW The Asiaweek Best Universities 1999 {{!}} The Rankings {{!}} #63 Fu Jen Catholic University |access-date=2016-11-15 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120504004019/http://cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/universities/schools/63.html |archive-date=2012-05-04 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.grad.wisc.edu/admin/gradcoordinators/iadmiss/000014041.html|title=Fu Jen Catholic University|last=Technology|first=Graduate School Information|website=www.grad.wisc.edu|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref> The university has always been ranked in the ''[[QS World University Rankings]]'' and ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'', which is among the top 10% in the whole country.<ref name="QS500">{{Cite web |title=Fu Jen Catholic University |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/fu-jen-catholic-university |access-date=2020-04-23 |website=QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-taiwan|title=Best universities in Taiwan 2023|date=17 February 2023|website=Student|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref> In addition, Fu Jen is the representative university of [[New Taipei City]] by ''QS Most Affordable Cities for Students Ranking''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/qs-best-student-cities/most-affordable-cities-students-2018 |title=Most Affordable Cities for Students 2018 {{!}} Top Universities |access-date=2016-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628081653/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/qs-best-student-cities/most-affordable-cities-students-2018 |archive-date=2016-06-28 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Mayor of New Taipei City once pointed out in 2021 that "Fu Jen is the core of talent, academics and medical care in New Taipei City".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://turnnewsapp.com/ct-featured/246204.html|title=輔大歡慶60周年出版專書 侯友宜：輔大就是新北市的中心|date=23 November 2021|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%88%92%E5%90%91%E6%9C%AA%E4%BE%86%E7%9A%84%E6%96%B9%E8%88%9F%E7%99%BC%E8%A1%A8%E6%9C%83-%E4%BE%AF-%E6%84%9F%E8%AC%9D%E8%BC%94%E5%A4%A7%E5%85%B1%E7%94%9F%E5%85%B1%E6%A6%AE-162814329.html|title=划向未來的方舟發表會 侯:感謝輔大共生共榮|website=Yahoo News|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref>

[[Fu Jen College of Management]] is one of the best business schools in Taiwan, with highly internationalization and powerful [[Amazon Web Services]] cloud computing teaching resources.

In 2014, the [[Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association|representative of Japan in Taiwan]] listed Fu Jen Catholic University as one of the seven well-known Taiwanese universities.<ref>交流, No. 879, p.6. A total of 5 public universities and 2 private universities were selected: [[National Taiwan University|NTU]], [[National Cheng Kung University|NCKU]], [[National Tsing Hua University|NTHU]], [[National Chiao Tung University|NCTU]], [[National Chengchi University|NCCU]], Fu Jen Catholic and [[Soochow University (Taiwan)|Soochow University]].</ref>

;Taiwan's Most Popular University Ranking
:According to a survey conducted by the electronic media DailyView in 2018, Fu Jen ranks 4th among 141 [[List of universities in Taiwan|universities in Taiwan]], and is also ranked 1st among private universities. In fact, the university is also the third-largest university in the country with the largest number of students.<ref name="top4">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=網路好感度排行榜，誰是No. 1？ |url=https://web.cheers.com.tw/issue/2018/college/article5.php |access-date=2018-02-12 |website=Cheers快樂工作人雜誌 |language=zh}}</ref>

;World's Top Catholic Universities Ranking
:According to 2021 uniRank Top Catholic Universities in the world, Fu Jen ranks 1st in Taiwan, 3rd in Asia, 54th worldwide among 610 universities.<ref name="unirank">{{Cite web |title=Top Catholic Universities in the world {{pipe}} 2023 World University Ranking |url=https://www.unirank.org/religious/top/christian-catholic/ |accessdate=2 May 2023 |website=unirank.org}}</ref>

;Times Higher Education Impact Ranking
:In 2020, Fu Jen is ranked as 201st-300th by ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|Times Higher Education Impact Ranking]]'' (5th nationally).<ref name="THE2020">{{Cite web |date=4 March 2020 |title=Impact Ranking |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/rankings/impact/2020/overall |accessdate=2 May 2023 |website=Times Higher Education (THE)}}</ref>

;Times Higher Education Ranking
:In 2020, Fu Jen is ranked top 1000 worldwide (10th nationally)  by ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'', and the citation rate of the paper is ranked 7th nationally.<ref name="THE2020"/>
:In 2021, Fu Jen is ranked 168th in by ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings#Asia|Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/regional-ranking|title=Asia University Rankings|date=18 May 2021|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref>

;Global Entrepreneurial Management by Financial Times UK
:In 2020, the cooperated Program "Master of Global Entrepreneurial Management" between Fu Jen, Instituto Químico de Sarriá Barcelona, IQS School of Management in Spain and [[University of San Francisco]] in the United States was ranked 19th globally by Financial Times, United Kingdom.<ref name="rankings.ft.com">{{Cite web |title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com |url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-management-2020 |access-date=2020-10-10 |website=rankings.ft.com |language=en |archive-date=2020-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012095721/http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-management-2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

;APQN Internal Quality Insurance Reward
:In 2012, Fu Jen became a member of Asia-Pacific Quality Network, APQN. In 2013, Fu Jen has again passed the evaluation of the APQN International Conference Assessment. It was the only University, which was awarded in Taiwan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pro.fju.edu.tw/press_show.asp?press_id=1511|title=輔大新聞稿-2013/4/29賀！輔大榮獲APQN內部品質保證獎 辦學品質受國際認可|accessdate=2 May 2023|archive-date=14 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514093209/http://www.pro.fju.edu.tw/press_show.asp?press_id=1511|url-status=dead}}</ref>

;AACSB Global Business Accreditation
:In April 2005, Fu Jen obtained the most authorized certification of business school and MBA degree from [[AACSB]]. Only five universities in Taiwan obtained the certification.<ref name="AACSB">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aacsb.edu/learners|title=Students {{pipe}} AACSB|website=www.aacsb.edu|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://140.136.114.206/blog2/archives/000651.html|title=院系頻道: 輔大管院獲殊榮 學界業界同聲稱讚|website=140.136.114.206|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref>

;IFT International Certification
:The Department of Food Science at Fu Jen Catholic University was reviewed by the Higher Education Review Board (HERB) of the [[Institute of Food Technologists]] (IFT), and successfully obtained the IFT International Certification. It also became the first in Taiwan to obtain IFT Certified academic unit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fju.edu.tw/focusDetail.jsp?focusID=1496&focusClassID=0|title=輔仁大學全球資訊網|website=www.fju.edu.tw|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref>

==Campus==
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The campus of Fu Jen Catholic University (including the [[Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital|University Hospital]]) is 348,360 square meters, the size is close to the [[Vatican City State]], Japan's [[Kyushu Imperial University]] Hakozaki Campus, and the world-renowned [[Osaka University]] Toyonaka Campus.<ref>行遍天下採訪小組，《大台北玩全究極特搜》（臺北市：宏碩文化事業，2012年）。頁216。</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://today.line.me/tw/v2/article/eb1656cb6b6cf2ae819586613dbe6c66a1729e007d8bd05deca13a91ff19a415|title=震撼!輔大醫院 高調挖走台大40位名醫 {{pipe}} 民視新聞影音|website=LINE TODAY|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref><ref>[https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/f/3128/%E3%80%90%E8%B3%87%E6%96%992-1%E3%80%91%E7%AC%AC%EF%BC%91%E5%9B%9E%E5%A7%94%E5%93%A1%E4%BC%9A%E8%B3%87%E6%96%99.pdf 九州大学箱崎キャンパス跡地利用将来ビジョン検討委員会 第1回委員会資料]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja/guide/public-relations/now/files/copy_of__Re170126NOW_all24.pdf|title=now151_0407|website=www.osaka-u.ac.jp|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref>

Fu Jen's Xinzhuang campus is known as "tree house campus".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stlc.dsa.fju.edu.tw/stlc/learningspace2.aspx|title=輔仁大學-學務處-學生學習工作團隊|website=stlc.dsa.fju.edu.tw|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref>
*Before 1951: Dingfu Street, [[Xicheng District]], [[Beijing]] (today [[Beijing Normal University]] north campus and [[Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association|CPCA]] building). It is located in [[Shichahai]] area in central Beijing and surrounded by ancient [[Hutong]]. The [[Prince Kung's Mansion]] used to be part of Fu Jen's campus.
*After the 1960s: 
**Main campus: [[Xinzhuang District]], [[New Taipei]] (1963–present)
**2nd campus: [[Daan District, Taipei City|Daan District, Taipei]] (1961-2011, today [[Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference]] building)

===Libraries===
*Kungpo Memorial Library (Library for College of Literature)
*Schutte Memorial Library (Library for College of Engineering; abolished)
*Fahy Memorial Library (General Library)
*Paul Cardinal Shan Library (Library for College of Medicine)
*Theology Library

===Transportation===
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{{main|Fu Jen University metro station}}

==Student life==
The Ceremony of Venerating the Heavens and Ancestors ({{lang|zh-Hant|祭天敬祖大典}}) was held for the first time since Cardinal [[Paul Yu Pin]] in 1979, advocating gratitude to nature and thinking of ancestors. Freshmen from the Department of Chinese Literature will sing a section of ''[[Classic of Poetry]]'' in the ceremony.

===Student groups===
Fu Jen Catholic University currently has more than 100 student clubs, divided into 6 categories: academic, artistic, service, leisure and social, physical clubs, and musical clubs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://active.dsa.fju.edu.tw/%E7%A4%BE%E5%9C%98.html |title=輔仁大學學務處－課外活動指導組 |access-date=2013-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809181552/http://active.dsa.fju.edu.tw/%E7%A4%BE%E5%9C%98.html |archive-date=2013-08-09 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Cyan Rhyme Award ({{lang|zh-Hant|輔大青韻獎}}) was founded in 1977, it is an annual singing and song composition competition. Many well-known singers and artists have participated in the competition when they were studying at Fu Jen, such as [[Jolin Tsai]], [[F.I.R.]] and so on.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131206230310/http://me.youthwant.com.tw/club/club/ac_file/377.pdf 輔仁大學第35屆青韻獎 公關企劃書]</ref>

===Religious tradition===
[[File:FJU Religion02.jpg|thumb|230px|Decoration of the Religious Life Week.]]
Every year during the Catholic [[Lent]], a two-week Religious Life Week is held to celebrate Catholic Holy Week and [[Easter]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pro.fju.edu.tw/press_show.asp?press_id=100|title=輔大新聞稿-2008/3/22輔大宗教生命週暨聖週逾越慶典 今年慶復活十六人領洗|accessdate=2 May 2023|archive-date=6 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206212352/http://www.pro.fju.edu.tw/press_show.asp?press_id=100|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October, the university priests hold the Pray for the Country [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] in the university chapel, praying for God's protection and blessing to the country, government officials, all the people and world peace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pro.fju.edu.tw/press_show.asp?press_id=207|title=輔大新聞稿-2008/10/9輔大舉行「為國祈福彌撒」 祈求天主護佑國家人民|accessdate=2 May 2023|archive-date=6 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206213730/http://www.pro.fju.edu.tw/press_show.asp?press_id=207|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During the [[Martial law in Taiwan|martial law period]], only Fu Jen and [[Tunghai University]] held College Christmas Balls in Taiwan, which is known as "the Fu Jen in the North, the Tunghai in the South ({{lang|zh-Hant|北輔大，南東海}})." This makes them the representative college Christmas ball in Taiwan.

===Democratic tradition===
Fu Jen professors and students are first initiators and participants for many famous student movements in the history of Taiwan and China, such as the [[May Fourth Movement]], the [[December 9th Movement]] the {{ill|Consciousness Movement|zh|自覺運動}}, the [[Wild Lily student movement]], the Reconciliation Movement of the Case of Su Chien-ho, the [[Losheng Sanatorium]] Retention Movement, and the [[Wild Strawberry Movement]]. At the end of Taiwan's martial law, the Fu Jen student once published the underground publication ''Reform'' ({{lang|zh-Hant|改造}}), which was the first demonstration of democratic activities on campus in Taiwan, but it was quickly banned.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

In May of each year, Fu Jen regularly holds elections of student self-government organizations at all levels of the school (the president of the student union, members of the student council, representatives of all levels of university meetings, etc.) to implement student autonomy and democratic political education. Electronic voting was used for the first time in 2013 to enhance the convenience of student participation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://140.136.114.206/blog9/archives/005666.html|title=學生事務: 五月選舉月新制度 大家e起來投票|website=140.136.114.206|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref>

==Athletics==
Fu Jen Catholic University has at least 31 school-level sports teams. The Fu Jen baseball team is the most famous university baseball team in Taiwan, it has created the reputation of "Taiwan's [[Waseda–Keio rivalry|Sokei-sen]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://140.136.114.206/blog3/archives/003566.html|title=生活天地: 台北縣棒球名人票選 輔大校友佔一半|website=140.136.114.206|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref> The Fu Jen Dragon Boat Team is the first international university dragon boat team in Taiwan and an important role in national sports diplomacy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://udn.com/news/index|title=聯合新聞網：觸動未來新識力|website=聯合新聞網|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://140.136.114.206/blog3/archives/002038.html|title=生活天地: 輔大加油 代表隊拼成績求生存|website=140.136.114.206|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref>

Fu Jen is also the only university in Taiwan that has a men's football team and a women's football team.<ref>{{cite web|language=zh-tw|url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/327933|title=國內足球/輔大成立女足隊 全台唯二擁有男女足大學|publisher=ETtoday|author=張克銘|date=2014-02-24|access-date=2020-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|language=zh-tw|url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/1596750|title=「友聲輔仁」建教合作最佳典範 輔大&航源FC攜手盼再攀高峰|publisher=ETtoday|author=謝孟儒|date=2019-12-07|access-date=2020-10-04}}</ref> It not only participates in the University Football Association, but also has the qualifications for the [[Taiwan Football Premier League]] and the Taiwan Mulan Football League. Several students have represented Taiwan to play in the [[AFC Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|language=zh-tw|url=https://www.fju.edu.tw/focusDetail.jsp?focusID=1528&focusClassID=0|title=與輔大建教合作 航源FC新賽季發表|publisher=輔仁大學公共事務室|author=徐睿妤|date=2020-04-09|access-date=2020-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|language=zh-tw|url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/1172796|title=亞足聯盃/足球傻事航源做 砸千萬職業化被轟24球的意義|publisher=ETtoday|author=林育正|date=2018-05-19|access-date=2020-10-04}}</ref>

Fu Jen has always been the cradle of East Asian professional baseball and professional basketball stars. Among other sports, [[Lee Fu-an]] (twice champion at the [[Asian Athletics Championships]]), [[Cheng Chao-tsun]] ([[2017 Summer Universiade]] Javelin gold medal, breaking Asian record), [[Kuo Hsing-chun]] ([[2020 Summer Olympics]] & 2017 Summer Universiade weightlifting gold medal), [[Lin Yun-Ju]] (2020 Summer Olympics bronze medal, Taiwan's youngest player in the World Table Tennis Championships) are all alumni or students of the university. In recent years, Fu Jen has consecutively ranked first among private schools in the National Intercollegiate Athletic Games in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

===2020 Summer Olympics===
Fu Jen sent 8 athletes to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and a total of 4 people won 3 medals for the [[Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Taiwanese team]]. Including the sixth gold medal in Taiwan's Olympic history.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Medal !! Athletes !! Sports !! Subjects !! Dates
|-
| {{gold medal}} || [[Kuo Hsing-chun]] ||[[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 59 kg|Women's 59 kg]] ||July 27
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Lin Yun-Ju]], [[Cheng I-ching]] || [[Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Table tennis]] || [[Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]] || July 26
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Huang Hsiao-wen]] || [[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || [[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's flyweight|Women's flyweight]] || August 4
|}

==Notable alumni==
{{main|List of Fu Jen Catholic University alumni}}
Fu Jen alumni ({{lang|zh-Hant|輔大人}}) number near 200,000, they work in various fields. Alumni working in political fields include at least 25 congressman in [[Legislative Yuan]], 3 Taiwanese Justices of Constitutional Court, 3 Taiwanese [[Premier of the Republic of China|Premier]]/[[Vice Premier of the Republic of China|Vice-Premier]], 2 Taiwanese [[Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)|Minister]]/Deputy-Minister of National Defense, a large number of Taiwanese diplomats, mayors and magistrates, and former Chinese first lady [[Wang Guangmei]].

Notable alumni of academia are [[Wei-min Hao]], climate scientist and contributor to the [[IPCC]] (shared the [[2007 Nobel Peace Prize]]), [[Harvard]] professor [[Lee-Jen Wei]], notable physicist [[Lee C. Teng]]. In addition, there are also alumni working at [[Yale]], [[Stanford University|Stanford]], [[Columbia University|Columbia]], [[Cornell University|Cornell]], [[Georgetown University|Georgetown]], [[Northwestern University|Northwestern]], [[UCLA]], [[Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences|USU]], [[Howard University]], [[Nanzan University]], and [[National Taiwan University]], etc. So far, many academicians and university presidents/vice-presidents such as [[Tsinghua]]'s [[:zh:刘达|Liu Da]], [[Texas A&M]]'s Yang, Fu Jen's [[Bernard Li]], [[NTPU]]'s [[Hou Chong-wen]], [[NDHU]]'s [[:zh:朱景鵬|Chin-Peng Chu]], [[National University of Kaohsiung|NUK]]'s Yueh-Tuan Chen, [[NKUHT]]'s Chi-Yeh Yung, [[Feng Chia University|FCU]]'s [[:zh:張保隆|Pao-Long Chang]], [[Shih Hsin University|Shih Hsin]]'s [[:zh:賴鼎銘|Ting-ming Lai]], [[Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science|Chia Nan]]'s Suen-Zone Lee, and 3 presidents of [[Providence University]] all have graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University. Among the humanities scholars, such as the former director of [[National Palace Museum]], [[Chou Kung-shin]], Austrian scholar [[:de:Leopold Leeb|Leopold Leeb]], and the historian [[Sheng-Ching Chang]] have an international reputation.

In the field of business, in addition to the famous "red capitalist" [[Wang Guangying]], the Tsai family of the [[:zh:霖園集團|LinYuan Group]], the world's top 100 richest enterprises, and the Taiwanese billionaire Wu family of [[Shin Kong Group]], all have several people graduated from Fu Jen, such as [[Taishin International Bank]] chairman [[Thomas Wu]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|吳東亮}}), Shinkong Insurance CEO [[:zh:吳東賢|Peter Wu]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|吳東賢}}), Cathay Real Estate Development Co. CEO [[:zh:蔡辰鴻|Tsai Chen-hung]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|蔡辰鴻}}), [[Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee|COTC]] president [[:zh:蔡辰威|Thomas Tsai]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|蔡辰威}}). There are also world-renowned companies related to Fu Jen alumni, such as [[Trend Micro]] co-founder [[Steve Chang]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|張明正}}), [[Acer Inc.]] co-founder Carolyn Yeh ({{lang|zh-Hant|葉紫華}}), Acer Inc. board member Maverick Shih ({{lang|zh-Hant|施宣輝}}), [[Motech]] co-founder [[:zh:鄭福田 (1948年)|Cheng Fu-Tien]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|鄭福田}}) and [[:zh:左元淮|Simon Y.H. Tsuo]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|左元淮}}), [[Franz-porcelains]] founder Franz Chen ({{lang|zh-Hant|陳立恆}}), and the "[[IKEA]] of Taiwan" [[:zh:特力集團|Test Rite International Co.]] co-founder Tony Ho ({{lang|zh-Hant|何湯雄}}). Among the alumni of the Fu Jen Department of Economics, Peter Lo ({{lang|zh-Hant|羅崑泉}}) founded the world's third largest health equipment company [[Johnson Health Tech]], and [[:zh:陳致遠 (台灣企業家)|Charles C.Y. Chen]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|陳致遠}}) is a member of the world's 11th largest shipping company [[Wan Hai Lines]] and the chairman of [[Epistar]] Optoelectronics.

The university has also produced many writers, celebrities, and other figures in the worlds of arts, media, and culture, and has had a huge influence in Taiwan and the Chinese speaking world over the past century. Internationally renowned figures include the 2018 [[Man Booker International Prize]] nomination novelist [[Wu Mingyi]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|吳明益}}), 2009 [[Orwell Prize]] winner [[Hsiao-Hung Pai]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|白曉紅}}), poet [[Lin Yang-min]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|林央敏}}), writer [[Chang Ta-chun]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|張大春}}), and many directors and actors such as [[Stan Lai]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|賴聲川}}), [[Wu Nien-jen]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|吳念真}}), [[Terry Hu]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|胡一虎}}), [[Jolin Tsai]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|蔡依林}}), [[Nicky Wu]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|吳奇隆}}), [[Reen Yu]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|喻虹淵}}), and [[Vivian Sung]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|宋芸樺}}). At the intersection of media and politics, former deputy spokesperson for the [[Taipei City Government]] [[Huang Ching-yin]] is also an alumna of the university.

<gallery class="center" widths="120" heights="160">
File:Guangmei.jpg|Former Chinese First Lady, [[Wang Guangmei]]
File:Lee Jen Wei 2011.jpg|Professor of [[Harvard School of Public Health]], [[Lee-Jen Wei]]
File:Wei_Min_Hao_2018.jpg|[[IPCC]] climate scientist, [[Wei-min Hao]]
Steve Chang 2018.jpg|Co-founder and former CEO of [[Trend Micro]], [[Steve Chang]]
File:林全院長.jpg|Economist, 48th Premier [[Lin Chuan]]
File:東華華文_吳明益_Wu_Ming-yi.jpg|[[Man Booker International Prize]] nomination, [[Wu Ming-yi]]
File:賴聲川獲頒羅馬尼亞錫比烏藝術節名人步道上一顆星-2019.6.22.jpg|Notable playwright and theater director [[Stan Lai]]
File:Neil Peng DSC8187 (6293766671).jpg|Notable screenwriter and [[Golden Horse Award for Best Original Screenplay|Golden Horse Award]] winner [[Neil Peng]]
File:Nicky_Wu_with_Canon_camera_on_the_streets_of_Paris_20120207.jpg|Notable singer and actor [[Nicky Wu]]
File:Song_Yunhua_20180728.jpg|Notable actress and [[Golden Horse Award]] nominee, [[Vivian Sung]]
Kuo Hsing-Chun 20170907 resized.jpg|Notable weightlifter, Olympian [[Kuo Hsing-chun]]
</gallery>

==Notable honorary doctorates==
Fu Jen Catholic University has a special international status and plays a role in Taiwan's diplomatic status. The university has repeatedly awarded honorary doctorates to [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinals]], national leaders and [[Nobel Prize winners]].

Traditionally, the [[Embassy of the Republic of China to the Holy See|Ambassador of the R.O.C. (Taiwan) to the Holy See]] can earn an honorary doctorate from Fu Jen after retiring.

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File:J.Em._Jozef_kardinál_Tomko.jpg|Slovak Cardinal, [[Jozef Tomko]]
File:John_Robert_Vane.jpg|English pharmacologist, 1982 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] winner [[John Vane]]
File:Javier_Lozano_Barragan.jpg|Mexican Cardinal, [[Javier Lozano Barragán]]
File:Cardinal_Óscar_Andrés_Rodríguez_Maradiaga.jpg|Salesian and Cardinal, [[Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga]]
File:Defense.gov_News_Photo_050511-D-9880W-053_Abel_Pacheco_cropped.jpg|President of [[Costa Rica]] between 2002 and 2006, [[Abel Pacheco]]
File:Cardinal_Mgr_Zenon_Grocholewski.jpg|Polish-born Cardinal, [[Zenon Grocholewski]]
File:Viviane_Reding_(Martin_Rulsch)_01.jpg|Luxembourgish politician and a former Member of the [[European Parliament]] (MEP), [[Viviane Reding]]
File:Renato Raffaele Martino (3x4 cropped).jpg|Italian Cardinal, [[Renato Martino]]
File:Pascal_Couchepin,_2009.jpg|Swiss politician and a former President of the Swiss Confederation, [[Pascal Couchepin]]
File:HMEH_Fra%27_Matthew_Festing,_79th_Prince_and_Grand_Master,_SMOM.jpg|Prince and Grand Master of the [[Order of Malta]], [[Matthew Festing]]
File:Giuseppe Versaldi (cropped).jpg|Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, [[Giuseppe Versaldi]]
File:President of the Marshall Islands Hilda Cathy Heine.jpg|The 8th President of the Marshall Islands, [[Hilda Heine]]
</gallery>

==Affiliated schools==
*[[Keelung Fu Jen Sacred Heart Senior High School]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|輔大聖心高中}}), [[Keelung City]], Taiwan
*Keelung Fu Jen Sacred Heart Elementary School ({{lang|zh-Hant|輔大聖心小學}}), [[Keelung City]], Taiwan

== Controversy ==
In 2016, Fu Jen University was accused of pressuring students to remain silent on sexual assault cases and for covering up an incident of rape in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/06/04/2003647865|title=Professor accused of trying to cover up sexual assault on Fu Jen's campus - Taipei Times|website=www.taipeitimes.com|date=4 June 2016|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newbloommag.net/2016/09/23/fu-jen-sexual-assault-case/|title=University Mishandling of Rape Case Prompts Outrage|last=Hioe|first=Brian|date=2016-09-23|website=New Bloom Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> Following the accusation, the university issued an apology later in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ucanews.com/news/university-sorry-for-mishandling-alleged-sexual-assault-case/77282|title=University 'sorry' for mishandling alleged sexual assault case|website=ucanews.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref>{{clear}}

==Partner institution==
===Founder and church===
*[[Order of Saint Benedict]] (Beijing period)
*[[Roman Catholicism in Taiwan]]
*[[Republic of China–Holy See relations]]

===Alliance===
*[[Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities]]
*[[Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia]]
*[[EUTW university alliance]]
*[[Excellent Long-Established University Consortium of Taiwan]]
*[[International Federation of Catholic Universities]]
*[[Tsinghua Big Five Alliance]]
*[[University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific]]
*[[United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Taiwan|Catholicism}}
*[[Hang Yuen FC]]
*[[Instruction in Latin#Curriculum requirements in Asia]]
*[[List of schools in the Republic of China reopened in Taiwan]]
*[[List of Jesuit educational institutions]]
*[[List of Jesuit sites]]
*[[List of schools of landscape architecture]]
*[[List of university and college schools of music]]
*[[List of fashion education programs]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.fju.edu.tw Official website]
*[http://www.trust.fju.edu.tw/ Fu Jen University School Corporation]
*[https://www.svdvocations.org/meet-our-missionaries/svd-ministries/history-fu-jen-catholic-university A History of Fu Jen Catholic University :: Divine Word Missionaries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028164604/https://www.svdvocations.org/meet-our-missionaries/svd-ministries/history-fu-jen-catholic-university |date=2021-10-28 }}
*[https://fjuf.org/ Fu Jen University Foundation]
*[http://www.press.fju.edu.tw/ Fu Jen University Press]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF_h6u2sfyA An Introduction to Fu Jen Catholic University] at YouTube
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFFk21xFvw4 Taiwan Study (I): Welcome to Fu Jen University] at YouTube

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