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Huafan University (HFU; Chinese: 華梵大學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hôa-hoān Tāi-ha̍k) 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.
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華梵大學 | |
Motto | 德智能仁(Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-tì Lêng-jîn)[1] |
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Motto in English | Virtue, Wisdom, Competence and Benevolence |
Type | Private |
Established | 1990 |
Founder | Ven. Hiu Wan (曉雲法師) |
President | Tien-Rein Lee (李天任) |
Academic staff | 133 |
Undergraduates | 3,188 |
Postgraduates | 1,173 |
Location | , |
Campus | Suburban |
Website | www.hfu.edu.tw |
Huafan University | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 華梵大學 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 华梵大学 | ||||||||||
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It is located at the top of Dalun Peak, a small mountain in Shiding District.[citation needed]
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.
Huafan University has academic exchange programs with the following schools:
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