Organization

The Office of Academic Affairs is responsible for carrying out the educational administrative affairs of the university. It is comprised of the Registration Section, Curriculum Section, Admissions Section, Section for Excellence and Learning in Teaching, Digital Media Research and Production Center and the General Education Center.

Feng Chia University is one of the largest comprehensive universities in Taiwan, possessing seven colleges and schools, namely the College of Engineering, College of Business, College of Sciences, College of Construction and Development, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Information and Electrical Engineering, School of Management Development and College of Continuing Education. Each works to provide practical education and training to cultivate well-rounded individuals, possessing fundamental knowledge and professional skills and ethics. With a solid academic foundation built on more than 40 years of experience, Feng Chia University has graduated tens of thousands of outstanding professionals, who have significantly contributed to a variety of fields.

Office of Academic Affairs

Tel：(04)24517250-2101

E-mail：academic@fcu.edu.tw

Fax：(04)24516905

The Dean

Kun-Ming Lin

Tel：(04)24517250-2100

E-mail：kmlin@fcu.edu.tw

Fax：(04)24516905

The Associate Dean

Jer-Yan Lin

Tel：(04)24517250-2109

E-mail：jylin@fcu.edu.tw

Fax：(04)24516905

Registration and Curriculum Section

Chih-Ta Chi

Tel：(04)24517250-2114、2115

E-mail：registration@fcu.edu.tw

Fax：(04)24528207

Admission Section

Tien-Pao Kuo

Tel：(04)24517250-2181

E-mail：admission@fcu.edu.tw

Fax：(04)24512908

Center for General Education

Chian Wang

Tel：(04)24517250-2141

E-mail：genedu@fcu.edu.tw

Fax：(04)35072105

Center for Teaching Quality Assurance

Jer-Yan Lin

Tel：(04)24517250-2151

E-mail：tqa@fcu.edu.tw

Fax：(04)24512908

Duties

I

Promote course work guidance for student academic success:

1. Midterm and final examinations times are unified, and these examinations are normally held over the course of one week.
2. Faculty members must arrange office hours at least four times per week to answer student questions and provide course work guidance.
3. An advising professor system has been put into place to assist students in course selection and academic development.
4. Guidance is provided to students on further study and career opportunities.
5. To raise the level of quality of education, in addition to carry out rigorous assessment of student course work, a system has been put into place to assess student learning outcomes.

II

Upgrade educational facilities and emphasize student lab experience:

1. To complement mid-term campus development plans, Ministry of Education subsidies, National Science Council grants and collaborative research projects, each department purchases required educational and research equipment.
2. Graduate students serve as teaching assistants to provide undergraduate laboratory education.
3. Acquisition of library materials and computer facilities is carried out. Currently, the main library possesses more than 480,000 volumes and more than 5,000 Chinese and foreign language periodicals.
4. The Information Center is the largest among central Taiwan universities. There are more than 10 computer classrooms possessing more than 1,000 personal computers and hundreds of work stations, as well as numerous large-scale computer systems and a campus optical fiber network.

III

Strengthen faculty qualifications, maintain appropriate teacher-to-student ratios:

1. Faculty members are encouraged to undergo further training overseas. Currently, more than 30 faculty members are enrolled in doctoral programs in Taiwan and abroad.
2. As of the 1999 academic year, there were 538 faculty members. Among them 340 held a doctoral degree.

IV

Provide opportunities for general education to expand student knowledge:

1. The General Education Center is responsible for planning general education curricula and carrying out related administrative affairs.  
2. The General Education Committee suggests general education course subjects and content and carries out evaluation and review of general education outcomes.

V

Strengthen foreign language education and foreign language skills:

1. To raise the level of English ability among students, courses are available in English conversation, English reading, public speaking in English and applied English.
2. Elective courses are also available in Japanese, German, French and Spanish.

VI

Plan educational programs to cultivate teacher diversity:

To cultivate instructor diversity, a teacher education center was established to develop educational programs for teachers at the secondary school level.

VII

Integrate science and technology to build on the university’s strengths:

1. Emphasis is placed on research and development to raise academic standards. The integration of science and technology is promoted to encourage faculty to participate in constructive group research projects.
2. To carry out group research projects, departments have set up several research centers, such as the Geographic Information Systems Research Center and the Construction and Disaster Prevention Center.  

VIII

Encourage academic research and promote improvements in the quality of education:

1. Rewards are given to faculty with excellent yearly performance reviews to encourage excellence in academics and research.
2. Faculty members are encouraged to apply for National Science Council research grants and to participate in collaborative research projects.
3. Rewards are given to faculty members who present papers at international academic conferences and subsidies are provided for travel expenses.

IX

Carry out review and evaluation of education and strive for best practices in education:

1. Conduct surveys and reviews of courses each semester to serve as references for improving teaching and education.
2. Institute an awards system to recognize outstanding instructors.

X

Strengthen computerization of academic affairs work to increase service quality:

1. Registration, course selection, course scheduling, transcripts and student records are all computerized, for prompt and accurate handling of information.
2. Computerization of and use of online resources for academic affairs work has simplified the procedures and processes for various student applications, leading to improved service quality.