I-Shou University

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I-Shou University

義守大學
Former names	Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute (高雄工學院)
Motto	務實創新
Motto in English	Pragmatism and Innovation
Type	Private university
Established	1986 (as Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute) 1997 (as ISU)
President	Roger C. Y. Chen (陳振遠)
Vice-president	Julia L. Lin (林麗娟) Liang-cheng Lee(李樑堅) Chi-yen Shen (沈季燕)
Founder	I-shou Lin (林義守)
Academic staff	540 (Full-time) 398 (part-time)
Students	14,351
Address	Main Campus No.1, Sec.1, Syuecheng Rd., Dashu District Medical Campus No. 8, Yida Rd., Jiaosu Village, Yanchao District , Kaohsiung City , Taiwan 22°26′00″N 120°14′32″E / 22.4333°N 120.2423°E / 22.4333; 120.2423
Campus	Suburban
Website	www.isu.edu.tw/en1/index.htm
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	義守大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yìshǒu Dàxué Southern Min Hokkien POJ Gī-siú Tāi-ha̍k

I-Shou University (ISU; Chinese: 義守大學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gī-siú Tāi-ha̍k) is a private university in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Formerly known as Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute, ISU was established in 1986 by I-Shou Lin, the founder of E United Group (義联集團), to commemorate his mother as well as to benefit the villages and towns where he started his business. KPI was officially renamed I-Shou University on August 1, 1997.

ISU has ten colleges: College of Intelligent Science & Technology, College of Engineering, College of Management, College of Communication & Design, International College, College of Tourism & Hospitality, College of Language Arts, College of Medicine, College of Medical & Science Technology and College of Indigenous Studies.^[1] It has 43 departments offering 16 master's programs, 7 doctoral programs, 4 bachelor's degree programs for indigenous peoples, an international program, 12 evening bachelor's degree programs, 2 two-year in-service bachelor's degree programs, and 9 in-service master's programs.