Goals
A. Humanistic Thinking
Provide the public with safe and holistic healthcare through interpersonal interaction, respect for life and the values of others, as well as compliance with professional standards.
B. Critical Thinking
Enhance professional decision-making ability through a goal-oriented process of reflection to rationally examine personal thoughts, beliefs and behaviors.
C. Professionalism
Nurture interdisciplinary nursing and long-term care professionals with the holistic concept of healthcare through excellent and innovative teaching, research and service.
D. Autonomous Learning
Enhance personal growth and professional development through active integration of various resources and pursuit of diverse learning opportunities via multiple channels.
E. Macro Perspective
Promote domestic and international academic exchanges and cooperation as a means of grasping professional development trends in international healthcare, nursing and long-term care as well as enhancing the College’s teaching, research and global visibility.
Missions
A. State-of-the-art Teaching Facilities, Ample Learning Space
The College is equipped with specialized classrooms such as the Teaching Center for Basic Clinical Skills, Demolab for Nutriology, Demolab for Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing and Self-learning Computer Center, which feature state-of-the-art equipment and ample learning space to fully meet nursing and long-term care students’ learning needs.
B. Application and Integration of Diverse Teaching Methods in the Curriculum
Our teachers apply diverse methods such as Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), Problem-Based Learning ( PBL), Concept Mapping, Interprofessional and Team-Based Learning (TBL) in classroom teaching, and create a quality learning environment that fosters autonomous learning, teamwork and critical thinking in students.
C. Active International Academic Exchanges
The College offers study abroad courses in each academic program. We have exchange agreements with a number of world-renowned nursing-related academic institutions in the United States, Japan and Hong Kong. Foreign scholars are often invited for joint teaching and lectures, and overseas visits and studies are regularly organized for both faculty and students.
D. Thorough Combination of Theory and Clinical Practice
Our teachers achieve the goal of emphasizing both theory and practice by integrating current events and new knowledge into classroom teaching and by aligning curriculum with clinical practice.
E. Interdisciplinary Industry-university Cooperation and R&D Linked Up with Practice
The College enhances the quality of care in clinical practice by actively establishing partnerships with health and long-term care institutions, expanding research resources, as well as developing cross-school and interdisciplinary industry-university cooperation programs and integrated research projects founded on clinical practice.
Accomplishments
A. Teaching:
Our curriculum applies innovative, diversified teaching methods integrated with clinical practice. The curriculum is in line with the School’s Teaching Excellence Project, which aims to strengthen students’ interdisciplinary learning and, thereby, enhances students’ professional competences and competitiveness.
B. Research:
The College implements a research mentorship program between beginning and experienced teachers, strengthens academic exchanges within and outside school, and promotes interdisciplinary research collaboration in order to secure research funding and enhance research capacity.
C. Service Learning:
Our teachers play an active role in government agencies, nursing professional groups and civil society organizations, and serve as editorial board members, editors and consultants for domestic and foreign academic journals. Our students enrich their humanistic literacy and social awareness by stretching their learning wings to participate in service-learning activities and international volunteer programs.
D. Internationalization:
The College has established academic ties with several globally renowned institutions, and expands students’ international perspective by regularly offering overseas study courses, such as Overseas Nursing Study, Cross-cultural Study, Culture and Health, Public Health and Aging and Independent Study, as well as periodically inviting internationally renowned scholars for lectures.
E. Industry-University Cooperation:
Our teachers participate in industry-university cooperation programs and promote the results of sharing in cooperative R&D between academia and industry in order to enhance the research quality of clinical practice.
