UCAN REPORT:
Doctor Vincent Chiang Han-sun says he wants to make FJU more international
Vincent Chiang Han-sun (left) receives the certificate of appointment from Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan
Doctor Vincent Chiang Han-sun has been sworn in as the new president of Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU), pledging to turn the institution into one that is more international and refined in teaching and learning.
During the inauguration ceremony, Monsignor Paul Russell read out the Vatican’s approval letter before Chiang knelt before the altar to recite the oath of office in front of 300 guests.
He then received his appointment letter and the school seal from Archbishops John Hung Shan-chuan of Taipei and Peter Liu Cheng-chung of Kaohsiung, who are the FJU chancellor and board chairman respectively.
The 61-year-old doctor of urology received his doctorate at Technical University of Munich in Germany. He was the former FJU vice president and dean of the Medical School.
In his speech, Chiang vowed to maintain the “positive, healthy and loving” campus culture and pledged to continue parallel development of research and teaching so that FJU will not only provide “excellent medical resources for New Taipei City when its hospital opens in 2014, but also develop effectively in all other academic areas.”
His vision is to turn FJU into one of the top 200 universities in the world before 2025, he said.
Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, former board chairman, encouraged Chiang to “expand enrollment of outstanding students from mainland China and make the university a world training center of Chinese-speaking clergy.”
However, the retired bishop of Kaohsiung also reminded him to “provide proper care for less privileged local students in order to show the spirit and characteristics of a Catholic university.”
The cardinal also thanked former president Bernard Li for his selfless dedication and hard work in the past eight years.
http://www.ucanews.com/2012/02/02/university-president-assumes-office/
During the inauguration ceremony, Monsignor Paul Russell read out the Vatican’s approval letter before Chiang knelt before the altar to recite the oath of office in front of 300 guests.
He then received his appointment letter and the school seal from Archbishops John Hung Shan-chuan of Taipei and Peter Liu Cheng-chung of Kaohsiung, who are the FJU chancellor and board chairman respectively.
The 61-year-old doctor of urology received his doctorate at Technical University of Munich in Germany. He was the former FJU vice president and dean of the Medical School.
In his speech, Chiang vowed to maintain the “positive, healthy and loving” campus culture and pledged to continue parallel development of research and teaching so that FJU will not only provide “excellent medical resources for New Taipei City when its hospital opens in 2014, but also develop effectively in all other academic areas.”
His vision is to turn FJU into one of the top 200 universities in the world before 2025, he said.
Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, former board chairman, encouraged Chiang to “expand enrollment of outstanding students from mainland China and make the university a world training center of Chinese-speaking clergy.”
However, the retired bishop of Kaohsiung also reminded him to “provide proper care for less privileged local students in order to show the spirit and characteristics of a Catholic university.”
The cardinal also thanked former president Bernard Li for his selfless dedication and hard work in the past eight years.
http://www.ucanews.com/2012/02/02/university-president-assumes-office/
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