Tzu Chi University - Hualien City 4.75

Tzu Chi University is a private university located in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. It was founded by the Tzu Chi Foundation (UN's NGO member) and is famous in Taiwan for the quality of the medical education it provides. TCU has strong ties with Hualien Tzu Chi General Hospital (located on the same premises as the university) as well as five teaching hospitals in other parts of Taiwan.HistoryThe institution was established as the Tzu Chi Medical College in April 1994. Humanities and Social Science students have been accepted since 1998, when the name was changed to Tzu Chi College of Medicine and Humanities. In July 2000, the name was changed again to Tzu Chi University.OrganizationTzu Chi university is headed by a president and a board of trustees. The University is organized into 4 colleges which contain 18 research institutes and 17 academic departments. College of MedicineSchool of MedicineMaster Program in BiochemistryMaster Program in Microbiology and ImmunologyMaster Program in Physiological and Anatomical MedicineMaster/PhD Program in Pharmacology and ToxicologyGraduate Institute of Medical ScienceDepartment of NursingDepartment of Medical InformaticsDepartment of Public HealthDepartment of Laboratory Medicine & BiotechnologyDepartment of Physical TherapyDepartment of Life ScienceGraduate Institute of Life ScienceDepartment of Molecular Biology and Human GeneticsGraduate Institute of Molecular Biology and Human GeneticsDepartment of Human DevelopmentDepartment of English Language and LiteratureDepartment of Social WorkInstitute of ReligionInstitute of Social WorkDepartment of Oriental PhilologyDepartment of CommunicationDepartment of Child Development and Family StudiesInstitute of Education The university also runs the Affiliated Senior High School of Tzu Chi University, a daughter institution for secondary-school students in Taiwan.