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In 1979, Kaohsiung City was revamped to become a legislative council-administered city. Due to the changes of the administrative system and the fiscal demarcation, all institutes of technical and further education and senior high school (vocational) education were put under the administration of this city. At the beginning of the system changes, the new face of the international harbor metropolis gradually emerged due to various construction projects. Most of the population gathered in the city and there was rapid industrial and commercial growth. In order to cope with the manpower needs of the industrial and commercial communities, the proactive nurturing of talents has become a major goal of education. Therefore, the self-sufficiency of the government has allowed it to invest a huge amount in the business of education, which has resulted in remarkable progress in terms of software and hardware construction. (Statistical diagram) |
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| Higher Education Institutions |
| The higher education institutions of this city include: |
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| National Sun Yat-Sen University |
Sun Yat-Sen University, which is situated in HsiZiWan (or Western Bay) was established in 1980. Its colleges include the College of Liberal Arts, College of Science, College of Engineering, College of Management and College of Marine Sciences. |
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| National Kaohsiung Normal University |
The former Taiwan Provincial Kaohsiung Teachers’College was re-designated as National Kaohsiung Normal University in 1989. It has three colleges, including the College of Education, College of Humanities and College of Science to train teachers for secondary schools. A second campus has now been built in Yen-Chao district in the northern area of Kaohsiung. |
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| Kaohsiung Medical University |
The university and its Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital have been established for 41 years. With over 11,000 student associates, it has achieved a tremendous success in nurturing medical staff and doing medical research. It has 3 research centers, 8 research institutes, 12 colleges and a medical center with 1,200 hospital beds. |
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| National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences |
Kaohsiung Engineering College was renamed Kaohsiung Institute of Technology in 1992. The programs are mainly divided into technological and commercial programs with 13 subjects. A second campus is now under planning and the university has over 10,000 students at present. |
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| National Kaohsiung Institute of Marine Technology |
Engaged in marine education and the training of marine talents, the school has two-year and five-year programs at present. |
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| Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages |
This is the only five-year foreign language school in the province teaching English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese at present. |
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| National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology |
The university was established in July 1995 and students are recruited for its two-year “Department of Financial Operation” and four-year “Department of Computer and Communication Engineering” and “Department of Construction Engineering.” |
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