Statement of Objectives: Overview and Main Points
Highlight of Our Accomplishments
Hsuan Chuang University upholds the school motto of "Dedication, Wisdom, Diligence, and Perseverance," and is committed to inspiring students to cultivate a humanistic spirit of service to society, as well as professional ability and career development. The school’s educational entrenchment project has developed and accomplished four aspects: innovative teaching, with quality monitoring; the integration of study and practice, with talent fostering; personal success combined with public benefit; and public concern, with assuming social responsibility. Our administrative policy development plan is the product of evidence-oriented decision making, based on research and analysis, and focuses on three main points: strengthening our multi-track promotion system to reward high-quality teaching; furthering the role of higher education in upward social mobility; and promoting social responsibility locally.
(I). Strengthening our Multi-Track Promotion System to Reward High-Quality Teaching
In order to enhance instructional support and encourage teaching innovation, the school links service and research to its instructional guidance support system to meet the needs of students from the beginning of the teaching process. To that end we promote seminars and study-abroad programs, arrange workshops and subsidies for teaching innovation, emphasize the recruitment and retention of outstanding teaching faculty, offer salary bonuses, and provide a complete professional training and support system.
At the same time, the school holds annual teaching seminars, publishes a monograph series on teaching practice, encourages teachers to apply for projects based on pedagogical research, and guides teachers' professional development. During the 2016-2017 academic year, the ROC Ministry of Education named Hsuan Chuang University a model school for its promotion of a multi-track promotion system for its faculty. In order to create a high-quality teaching university, many teachers have been promoted based on their teaching practice, and an increasing number have received awards and bonuses for excellence in teaching.
(II). Furthering the Role of Higher Education in Upward Social Mobility
Our university originated in religious and humanitarian circles. Its founder has long been concerned about students’ post-graduation careers. The proportion of disadvantaged students here is large relative to general public or private universities. In addition to offering subsidies to such students, in order to provide some peace of mind and relief from economic pressure, we also apply a process of diagnosis and counseling to enhance their education and increase their abilities. We also encourage them to study internationally and realize their dreams, so as to achieve the ideal of upward social mobility.
(III). Promoting Social Responsibility Locally
Our school has rich experience in promoting social responsibility in the Hsinchu area. In addition to the Hsinchu Xiangshan Vitality Project and the Xinpu Cultural and Creative Industry / Persimmon Industry Value-Added Project, the school has also sponsored the Yongle Customized Clothing Business District Reconstruction Project as an incubator project. Furthermore, makerspaces have been used to promote the Xiangshan Community Activity Center, the charity sale of Zhudong Chang'an Elderly Care Center, the industry-university cooperation plan of the Twelve Laos Huguang Non-Toxic Agricultural Farming Park in Hsinchu, and to assist in the design and planning of the cultural and creative area surrounding the famous Hai Rei meatball factory in Hsinchu.
Based on past experience, our higher education incubator projects will continue to focus on the special characteristics of local industries, and serve disadvantaged groups. In order to strengthen the school's contribution to the local area, we provide strategic assistance to meet important regional needs, promote the long-term development of local industries, and organize senior citizen services, care for vulnerable groups, and guidance for disadvantaged students. In this way we can implement our ideal of local social responsibility and enhance the image of Hsuan Chuang University in society.