Diversity in Unity, One Great University, Infinite Possibilities: Pursuing Excellence and Proceeding to a Top Quality Comprehensive University

Founded in 1950, Tamkang University is the oldest private university in Taiwan. It has gone through carefully-planned development, incessant progress and innovative breakthroughs to become an internationally recognized comprehensive university. Renowned for its active research activities and academic excellence, the University now consists of 4 campuses, 11 colleges, 17 doctoral programs, 50 graduate programs and 47 departments, with a total of more than 27,000 students.

Tamkang University vows to construct itself into a top quality mansion in education, carrying out the University's educational ideals regarding its mission, vision, values, strategies and governance. The first three of the five aspects consolidate and form Tamkang's overall goals, with "carrying on the heritage and paving the way for the future, establishing a new culture for society and nurturing talents with great souls" as its missions, and "manifesting educational ideals of private schooling and creating an exquisite and prominent academic kingdom" as its visions, accompanied by a pursuit of values of simplicity, truthfulness, firmness, perseverance, fulfillment in all five aspects of education, academic freedom and institutional autonomy.

Based on its history, the University has drawn up six management strategies, including: 1. initiating wave-by-wave developments and building up four campuses; 2. realizing the three dimensions and the five aspects of education and nurturing great talents; 3. implementing the triple objectives and creating an academic kingdom; 4. setting up the Sigmoid Curve and activating the Second Curve; 5. promoting the Matthew Effect and vying for social resources; 6. fully utilizing the Blue Ocean Strategy and generating competitive advantages. With regard to the governance of the University, four major principles are applied; that is, one healthy leadership system, four management models, total quality management, and organization activation. All these goals cannot be achieved and a brave new campus cannot be created without the efforts and participation of all faculty, staff and students of Tamkang University.

In the early 21st century, the roles and functions of higher learning are challenged by the expansion of adult education, the implementation of information technology, the adjustment and activation of departments and graduate institutes, as well as the close partnership between enterprises and universities. In 2005, Tamkang received "first place" in the 2003-2004 University Evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Education. Moreover, in the "Top 1,000 Enterprises' Favorite College Graduates" survey, conducted by Cheers business magazine, Tamkang has also ranked "first place" among all private universities in Taiwan for eleven consecutive years, including 2007. Therefore, Tamkang University will always keep an eye on the social needs and international academic trends. While marching toward the Fifth Wave, Tamkang University will stick to the spirit of "the Overcoming Difficulty Slope" to create the utmost opportunities in "the Linmei Mountain," and dedicate to the expansion and deep cultivation of teaching environment, academic research, administration, and services. Stepping forward on its way to become a top quality comprehensive university, Tamkang University spares no pains to nurture talents with great hearts and souls and pursue higher academic reputation and educational excellence.