Motto in English Unto A Full Grown Man President Wei-Ta Pan (2012-) Phone +886 2 2881 9471 Founded 1951 Colors Black, Red | Type Private Postgraduates 1,100 Total enrollment 15,024 (2010) Undergraduates 12,000 | |
Established Founded 1900,
"Reactivated" 1951 Academic staff 448 full-time, 747 part-time Address No. 70, Linxi Rd, Shilin District, Taipei City, Taiwan 111 Motto 養天地正氣 法古今完人 (Unto A Full Grown Man) Notable alumni Chien‑Chi Chang, Winston Chang, John Chiang, John Deng, Chang Hung‑lu Similar Fu Jen Catholic University, Tamkang University, Chinese Culture University, Tunghai University, National Chengchi University | ||
Soochow University (Chinese: 東吳大學) is a private university located in Taipei, Taiwan. Although Soochow University maintains a church and a Methodist minister in residence, it may be considered a secular institution. Soochow University is noted for studies in Comparative Law and Accounting.
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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. 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>, 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 a magazine out of the Chinese Nationalist Party'control.On 9 September 1982, the "Academic Conference of Political Department"organized an audit for the seconded grade students about Taipei City Council. But the lead teacher Huang Erxuan 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
Soochow University in Taiwan has two branches: a downtown branch located near the Republic of China (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 25.094067°N 121.546216°E / 25.094067; 121.546216 is situated in the mountainous terrain of the Shilin District.
There are various key structures on the Shilin Campus:
Wang Memorial Hall
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 25.038303°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:
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.).