Taiwan Shoufu University

Taiwan Shoufu University
Former name
Diwan College of Management
Active2000 (2000)–2023 (2023)
ChairmanXiu-Feng, Ying
PresidentBo-Wen, Lin
Location
Madou, Tainan, Taiwan
Websitewww.tsu.edu.tw
Taiwan Shoufu University
Traditional Chinese台灣首府大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáiwān Shǒufǔ Dàxué
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTâi-oân Siú-hú Tāi-ha̍k

Taiwan Shoufu University (TSU; Chinese: 台灣首府大學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân Siú-hú Tāi-ha̍k) was a private university in Madou District, Tainan, Taiwan, and ran independently with 2 hotels in Kaohsiung.

TSU offered a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as engineering, management, social sciences, and humanities and had a number of research center and institutes focused on areas such as sustainable energy, smart agriculture, and digital transformation. The university ceased operations in August 2023 .

History

The university was originally established as Diwan College of Management (Chinese: 致遠管理學院; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tì-oán Koán-lí Ha̍k-īⁿ) in 2000. In 2010, the college was accredited and upgraded to Taiwan Shoufu University. In 2019, the university had an enrollment rate of 52.10%. In September 2022, the Ministry of Education ordered the university to improve their performance until May 2024 or they risk being shutdown. The university ceased operations and entered liquidation proceedings in August of 2023 .

The acting president at the time of the shutdown was Bo-Wen, Lin (Chinese: 林博文; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lín-Bó-Wén). The Chairman of university board was Ciu-Feng, Ying (simplified Chinese: 应秀凤; traditional Chinese: 應秀鳳; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Eng Siù-hōng).

Faculties

There were eighteen departments categorized as three colleges, which were:

Academic Programs Bachelor Master
College of Education and Design
Graduate Institute of Education ●
Department of Early Childhood Education ● ●
Department of Computer Science and Multimedia Design ●
College of Leisure Industry
Department of Leisure Management ● ●
Department of Leisure and Information Management ●
Department of Business Administration ●
Department of Tourism Management ●
College of Hotel Management
Department of Hospitality Management ● ●
Department of Hotel Management ●
Department of Baking Technology and Management ●

Campus

The university campus building was constructed on a land belonging to the Taiwan Sugar Corporation.

References

  1. 1 2 臺南市政府 (2023-08-29). "臺南市政府全球資訊網". 臺南市政府. 臺南市政府. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Taiwan Shoufu University". Taiwan Shoufu University. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Green, Bethany (30 January 2020). "Taiwan's Universities Are Fighting for Their Lives as Birth Rates Plummet". Ketagalan Media. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Private university deficits lead to closure, warnings". Taipei Times. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  5. ↑ 自由時報電子報 (2022-12-15). "台灣首府大學又換校長 林博文：來陪教職員走最後一里路 - 生活 - 自由時報電子報". 自由時報電子報 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
  6. ↑ "2022年2月10日張淑中接任台灣首府大學第八任校長". web.tsu.edu.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
  7. ↑ Maxon, Ann (17 January 2019). "Private colleges 'lack oversight'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 February 2020.

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