Huafan University
Huafan University is an institute of higher education founded by members of the Buddhist community in Shiding District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The university consists of 4 colleges, 12 departments, 12 graduate institutes, and 5 research centers.
It is located at the top of Dalun Peak, a small mountain in Shiding District.
History
Huafan University was founded in 1990 as the Hua Fan Institute of Technology. In 1993, the name was changed to the Hua Fan College of Humanities, Science and Technology. In 1997, the school was conferred the status of university by the Taiwan Ministry of Education and the name was changed to its current name of Huafan University.Faculties
- College of Arts and Design
- College of Buddhism
- College of Engineering and Management
- College of Liberal Arts
University presidents
- Yu Jie Ming : August 1990 - January 1991
- Guo Rong Zhao : February 1991 - July 1992
- Tian Bo Yuan : August 1992 - July 1995
- Ma Xun Jiao : August 1995 - July 2005
- Yan Wei Mou : August 2005 - January 2010
- Jue Jien-Ming : January 2010 - July 2015
- Kao Poyuan : January 2015 -July 2018
- Lee Kao Poyuan : August 2018 - Current
International academic exchange
Huafan University has academic exchange programs with the following schools:- *Lawrence Technological University
- *Morehead State University
- *University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- *Marylhurst University
- *Lewis-Clark State College
- *University of New England
- *De Montfort University
- *University of Wollongong
- *University of South Australia
- *Uiduk University
- *Geumgang University
- *International Buddhist University
- *Paris 8 University