Fooyin University

Fooyin University
Fooyin University
Hanyu Pinyin	Fǔyīng Kējì Dàxué
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Hú-eng Kho-ki Tāi-ha̍k

Fooyin University
輔英科技大學
Type	private university
Established	1958 (as Fooyin Vocational High School of Midwifery); 1997 (as Fooyin Institute of Technology); 1 August 2002 (as FYU)
Address	Daliao, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; 22°36′15″N 120°23′24″E / 22.6042°N 120.3900°E
Website	Official website

The Fooyin University (FYU; Chinese: 輔英科技大學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hú-eng Kho-ki Tāi-ha̍k) is a private university in Daliao District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Fooyin University offers programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels in a variety of fields, including nursing, healthcare management, food science, biotechnology, engineering, and humanities.

The university also has a strong focus on research, with a number of research centers and institutes dedicated to topics such as biotechnology, healthcare, and traditional Chinese medicine.

History

FYU was originally established as three-year Fooyin Vocational High School of Midwifery in 1958. In 1962, it was transformed into a four-year vocational high school. In 1968, the school was approved to be a five-year Fooyin Junior College. In February 1997, it became the Fooyin Institute of Technology. The school was officially upgraded to Fooyin University on 1 August 2002.^[1]

Faculties

College of Environment and Life Sciences
College of Humanities and Management
College of Medical and Health Sciences
College of Nursing

Transportation

The university is accessible within walking distance South from

Kaohsiung MRT

. However this will take about 30 mins. There is also the 20C bus which leaves from Exit 2 of Daliao Station and which stops outside the university and outside the university library.