Editing Fu Jen Catholic University (section)

{{Short description|Catholic University in New Taipei City, Taiwan}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Fu Jen Catholic University
 | native_name            = {{native name|zh-tw|天主教輔仁大學}}
 | image_name             = FuJenCathU.png
 | image_size             = 175px
 | former_name            = Catholic University of Peking (1925–1950)
 | motto                  = 真、善、美、聖 ({{small|[[Mandarin language|Mandarin]]}})<br>''Sanctitas, Bonitas, Pulchritudo, Veritas'' ({{small|[[Latin]]}})
 | mottoeng               = ''Sanctity, Beauty, Goodness, Truth ''
 | type                   = [[Private university|Private]], [[Catholic]], [[Coeducation]]al Higher education institution
 | established            = {{start date and age|1925}}
 | founder                = [[Barry O'Toole]] and Aurelius Stehle
 | religious_affiliation  = [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]<br /> ([[Jesuit]] and [[Divine Word Missionaries|SVD]])
 | academic_affiliations  = {{col-start}} {{col-2}}[[AACSB]] [[Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities|AALAU]] [[Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia|ACUCA]] [[:category:Jesuit universities and colleges|AJCU-AP]] [[ELECT]] [[EUTW]]{{col-2}}[[International Federation of Catholic Universities|IFCU]] [[Tsinghua Big Five Alliance|Tsinghua Alliance]] [[University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific|UMAP]] [[United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia|United Board]] {{col-end}} <ref>Such as Asia-Pacific Quality Network and International Association of Jesuit Business Schools (IAJBS)</ref>
 | chairman               = [[Peter Liu Cheng-chung]]
 | president              = [[Francis Yi-Chen Lan]]
 | city                   = [[New Taipei City]]
 | state                  = 
 | country                = [[Taiwan]]
 | undergrad              = 22,395
 | postgrad               = 4,041
 | faculty                = 1,942<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.person.fju.edu.tw/statistics/99.htm |title=輔仁大學99學年度統計報表區 |access-date=2013-02-24 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722193947/http://www.person.fju.edu.tw/statistics/99.htm |archive-date=2013-07-22 }}</ref>
 | colors                 = {{color box|#ffe000}} Vatican Yellow <br>{{color box|#363c90}} Virgin Blue<br> {{color box|white}} Angel White
 | website                = {{url|www.fju.edu.tw}}
 | module                 = {{infobox Chinese
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  | s     = 天主教辅仁大学
  | t     = 天主教輔仁大學
  | p     = Tiānzhǔjiào fǔ rén dàxué
  | w     = 
  | mi    = 
  | y     = 
  | j     = 
  | poj   = Thian-chú-kàu Hú-jîn Tāi-ha̍k
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'''Fu Jen Catholic University''' ('''FJU''', '''FJCU''' or '''Fu Jen'''; {{zh|c=天主教輔仁大學|poj=}} or {{zh|c=輔仁大學|poj=|labels=no}}) is a [[private education|private]] [[Catholic university]] in [[Xinzhuang District|Xinzhuang]], [[New Taipei City]], [[Taiwan]]. The university was founded in 1925 in [[Beijing]] at the request of [[Pope Pius XI]] and re-established in Taiwan in 1961 at the request of [[Pope John XXIII]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fujen.org/|title=Fu Jen University Foundation {{!}} 美國 輔仁大學基金會|last= Themelize.me|website=www.fujen.org|language=en|access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref> 

Fu Jen has consists of twelve colleges and schools, among which are several of Taiwan's first or only academic units in [[Italian language]], [[information management|info-management]], [[museology]], [[religious studies]], [[philosophy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.italy.fju.edu.tw/layout/oneblue/vvindex.jsp?version=EN|title=輔仁大學義大利語文學系|website=www. italy.fju.edu.tw|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref> The campus is served by [[Fu Jen University Station]], Taiwan's first [[metro station]] named after a university.

Fu Jen is the oldest [[Catholic]] and [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]]-affiliated institution of higher education in the [[Sinophone]] world, under the direct authority of the [[Congregation for Catholic Education]] of the [[Holy See]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/ch/news/2174868 |title=輔仁大學 直屬教廷教育部 {{!}} 台灣英文新聞 {{!}} 2013-03-17 16:12:49 |access-date=2022-03-12 |archive-date=2022-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602131038/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/ch/news/2174868 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>Ho, Szu–Shen, "The Latest China-Holy See Relations: Prospects and Impacts", PROSPECT & EXPLORATION, Vol.16 Iss.3, p.31.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/ taiwans-catholic-church-quest-for-national-identity|title=Taiwan's Catholic Church: Quest for National Identity|website=National Catholic Register|language=en|access-date= 2017-12-19}}</ref> It is also a [[non-state actor]] of [[Track II diplomacy]] in the [[Holy See–Taiwan relations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2013/03/16/2003557194|title=President to attend pope's inauguration - Taipei Times|date=16 March 2013|website=www.taipeitimes.com|accessdate=2 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2174381 |title=Taiwan to present new, retired popes Franz porcelain gifts {{!}} Taiwan News {{!}} 2013-03-16 18:50:53 |access-date=2022-03-12 |archive-date=2022-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602152333/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2174381 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2175449 |title=President arrives in Rome to attend pope's inaugural Mass {{!}} Taiwan News {{!}} 2013-03-18 16:08:12 |access-date=2022-03-12 |archive-date=2022-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406044201/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2175449 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Therefore, Fu Jen has [[#Impact|special importance internationally]] and is known for its strong ties with the [[Roman Curia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taiwanembassy.org/va_en/post/2216.html|title= Taiwan celebrates 75 years of diplomatic relations with the Vatican|website=Embassy of the Republic of China (TAIWAN) to the Holy See 駐教廷大使館|language=en|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref> In the past nearly one hundred years of history, the [[Benedictine]], the [[Divine Word Missionaries|Verbites]], and the Jesuits from all over the world have participated in the management of the university.

The university has the nation's first [[business school]] there with [[AACSB]] accreditation<ref name="AACSB"/> and also the medical college was the earliest to promote [[problem-based learning|PBL]] as pedagogy for [[medical education]]. [[List of Fu Jen Catholic University alumni|Fu Jen alumni]] include Premier [[Lin Chuan]], former First Lady of China [[Wang Guangmei]], and politicians in the [[Legislative Yuan]].<ref>[[List of Fu Jen Catholic University alumni]].</ref>