Soochow University (Taiwan)

Not to be confused with a related university in mainland China also translated to Soochow University (蘇州大學).

Soochow University
東吳大學

Motto	養天地正氣法古今完人^[1]
Motto in English	Unto A Full Grown Man^[2]
Type	Private
Established	Founded 1900, "Reactivated" 1951
President	Wei-Ta Pan (2012-)
Academic staff	448 full-time, 747 part-time
Undergraduates	12,000
Postgraduates	1,100
Location	Taipei City, Taiwan
Campus	Semi-rural, 37.5 acres (0.152 km²)
Endowment	US$-- (NT$--)
Mascot	None
Affiliations	Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia
Website	www.scu.edu.tw (English)

Soochow University

Traditional Chinese

東吳大學

Simplified Chinese

东吴大学

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Dōngwú Dàxué
Tongyong Pinyin	Tung-oo Tàhsué

Soochow University (Chinese: 東吳大學) is a private university located in Taipei, Taiwan. Although Soochow University maintains a church and a Methodist^[3] minister in residence, it may be considered a secular institution. Soochow University is noted for studies in Comparative Law and Accounting.^[4]^[5]^[6]

History

The original Soochow University was founded by Methodists in Suzhou, Jiangsu, Qing dynasty in 1900 as a merger of three existing institutions: the Buffington Institute and the Kung Hang School in the city of Soochow (now spelled Suzhou), in Jiangsu Province, and the Anglo-Chinese College in Shanghai.

After the Chinese Civil War, members of the Soochow Alumni Association who fled to Taiwan established a new institution there in 1951. A law school was opened in 1954, and a full university was certified in 1971.^[7] As a new Soochow University was later founded on the original site in 1982, there would be a Soochow University in Taiwan and a Soochow University in Jiangsu.

The campus is home to the tomb of the prominent Chinese politician and diplomat Dr. Wang Ch'ung-hui, who fled to Taiwan after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

Memorable Events

In 1981,the first joint issued class-made magazine,which completely founded by students,called <Xu Ai>,^[8] has appeared in Soochow University.Students voiced political opinions as to temporal society,but the magazine quickly banned by the strong commend of college.However,in the next year,the political students soon published another critical magazine,<Monthly Political Magazine of Soochow University>,but was banned either,just result from publishing the advertisement of <Shen Geng>,which was an magazine out of the Chinese Nationalist Party^[9]'control.On 9th,September,1982,the"Academic Conference of Political Department^[10]"organized an audit for the seconded grade students about Taipei City Council.^[11] But the lead teacher Huang Erxuan^[12] was charged by leading a group of students to the council to listen the interpellation produced by the out-side-party senator.After that,he was fired in next year.

Campus

Front entrance of Main Campus

Front entrance of Downtown Campus

Zhongzheng Campus Library

Goddess of Justice for Law school 100th Anniversary

Soochow University in Taiwan has two branches: a downtown branch located near the ROC presidential office in Taipei's Zhongzheng district and the main campus located near the National Palace Museum in Taipei's Shilin district. The law and business colleges are located in the downtown campus. All other colleges are located in the main campus.

Shilin Campus

The Shilin Campus 25°05′39″N 121°32′46″E / 25.094067°N 121.546216°E / 25.094067; 121.546216 is situated in the mountainous terrain of the Shilin District.

The Shilin campus is marked by signs in Chinese and English

There are various key structures on the Shilin Campus:

Wang Memorial Hall

Offices of the President and Vice President
Office of Academic Affairs
Office of Student Affairs
Office of General Affairs
Office of Social Resources, Alumni Service, and Career Development
Office of Research Development
Office of International & Cross-Strait Academic Exchange
Office of the General Secretary
Personnel Office
Accounting Center
Mandarin Chinese Language Center
Registration Division
Curriculum Division
Admissions Division
Documentation Division
Cashier's Division
Research Affairs Division
Development Affairs Division
Resources Development Division
Alumni Services Division
Career Development Center
Foreign Students Meeting & Consultation Room
Bidding Room
Conference Room

First Academic Building

Faculty and student housing are available on the main campus although they cannot meet demand. There are three female student dorms and two male student dorms with a total occupancy of 1,500. Many students commute to campus by bus and the subway system.

Downtown Campus

The Downtown Campus 25°02′18″N 121°30′35″E / 25.038303°N 121.509637°E / 25.038303; 121.509637 is situated in the Zhongzheng District.

Organization

Taiwan's first private university is headed by a president and a board of trustees. The University is divided into six schools or colleges, each having a variety of departments:

School of Arts and Social Science
- Department of Chinese Literature
- Department of History
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Music
- Center for Teacher Education
School of Foreign Language and Culture
- Department of English
- Department of Japanese Language and Literature
- Department of German Language and Literature
- Language Center
School of Science
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Psychology
School of Law
School of Business
- Department of Economics
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of International Business
- Department of Computer and Information Science
- Undergraduate Program of Business
School of Big Data Management

Sports

Sports play an important role in campus life. The downtown campus has tennis and basketball courts. The main campus has indoor and outdoor basketball courts, tennis courts, a race track, a mini rock climbing wall, and a field that is used for both softball and soccer. Each year the university holds two major student athletic events.

Much of the sports facilities on the main campus are on land owned by the Taipei city government rather than by the university. The city government has considered in the past to reclaim the land to build an expressway, but has decided to back off with this project.

Clubs

The university has 183 student clubs or societies, such as Association for Diplomacy Research(SCU A.D.R.).

Traditions

The Ultramarathon

24-hour International Ultramarathon: Runners from several countries, students, faculty, and celebrities such as Ryoichi Sekiya and Mami Kudo participate in this annual event. Only very few of the contestants venture running for the entire duration of the twenty-four-hour marathon. Portable toilets are set up near the race track with one or two toilets reserved for certain internationally renowned runners. Some spectators set up tents near the track and camp the entire night watching the marathon.
Campus Christmas Carol: Students from the music department visit the faculty residential apartment complexes to sing Christmas carols on Christmas Eve. Having people singing Christmas carols in the neighborhood is a rare sight in Taiwan since Christians make up a small minority of the Taiwanese population.

Notable alumni

Chen Chih-ching, Minister of Council of Agriculture
Jeffrey Koo Sr. (1957), businessman
John Chiang, Kuomintang (KMT) Politician; Former Taiwan Foreign Affairs Minister and Legislator
John Deng, Minister of Economic Affairs
Tseng Chung-ming, former Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare
Winston Chang, former President of the Soochow University
Shyu Jong-shyong, Deputy Secretary-General of Executive Yuan
Sun Lih-chyun, spokesperson of Executive Yuan
Bai Pei-ying, former Minister of Finance (1992–1993); Board Chairman of the Chung Yuan Christian University
Cheng Chung-mo, Taiwan Grand Justice and Vice President of the Judicial Yuan (1999–2006)
Chou Chih-P'ing, Professor of East Asia Studies, Princeton University, U.S.
Chu Yen-Ping, Taiwan Famous Films and TV Director
Chang Chien-Chi, well-known photographer; Winner of the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography (1999); member of the Magnum Photos agency, New York
Lee Choa-Hsiu, President of the Tainan National University of the Arts (2007–), and at the age of 42, was the country's youngest national university president.
Frank C.J. Liu., Former Franklin Templeton Investments chief representative for China and President of Franklin Templeton Investments (Taiwan).
Liu San-chi, President of the Yu Da College of Business; Former Minister of the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) of Executive Yuan, Taiwan
Hsu Shu-Hsiang, President of the Transworld Institute of Technology (2006–)
Lu Reng-kong, Chairman of the Da An Commercial Bank; Former Taiwan Finance Minister (1984–1985)
Shieh Jhy-Wey, Taiwan's Representative to Germany (Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; 2005.5 –); Dean of the School of Foreign Languages of Soochow University (1996–2002)
Tu Yin-tzyong, Chairman of the Citigroup Global Markets Taiwan Ltd; Executive Vice President of the Goldman Sachs Group, New York
Members of the Legislative Yuan: Hung Chao-nan; Chang Ching-fang; Hsu Chung-hsiung; Cheng Kuei-lien; Lin Hsu Shao-Ping; Cheng San-yuan; Hsu Yuan-kuo

Noted Soochow faculty

Winston Chang
Liu Chao-shiuan - former President of the University, and former Premier of the Republic of China

References

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Coordinates: 25°05′43″N 121°32′44″E / 25.09528°N 121.54556°E / 25.09528; 121.54556

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