Soochow University (Taipei)
Soochow University is a private university located in Taipei. After the Chinese Civil War, members of the Soochow Alumni Association who fled to Taiwan established a shadow Soochow University in Taiwan to make up for the Soochow University lost on the mainland. Although the Soochow University in Taiwan maintains a church and a Methodist minister in residence, it may be considered a secular institution. The University's College of Law is considered to be one of the best in Taiwan.
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| Motto: Unto a full grown man | |
| President | Liu Yuan-tsun |
| School type | Private |
| Religious affiliation | Methodist |
| Founded | 1900; "Reactivated" in 1951 |
| Location | Taipei City, Republic of China |
| Enrollment | 12,000 grad., 1100 post-grad. |
| Faculty | 421 (full time), 747 (part time) |
| Campus surroundings | Semi-rural |
| Campus size | 37.5 acres (Main Campus) |
Campus
The 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.
Organization
Taiwan's first private university is headed by a president and a board of trustees. The University is divided into five 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
- Teacher Education Program
- School of Foreign Language and Culture
- Department of English Language and Literature
- 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
- Undegraduate Program of Business
Students
Faculty
Sports, Clubs, and Traditions
- 24-hour International Ultramarathon: Runners from several countries, students, faculty, and celebrities such as Ma Ying-jeou 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 Christiams make up a small minority of the Taiwanese population.
History
Noted Soochow alumnus
- John Chang
- Winston Chang
- Nelson Mandela (Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1993)
Noted Soochow faculty
- Winston Chang, an illegitimate son of Chiang Ching-kuo, once served as the president of the university. In late 1994, Winston suffered a stroke in Beijing and entered into a coma. He was flown back to Taiwan via Hong Kong in his comatose condition. Despite the fact that he never recovered from the coma, he continued to officially serve as president on medical leave until his death on February 24, 1996.