National Formosa University was founded in 1980 as “Provincial Yunlin Institute of Technology” by the Taiwan provincial government. Dr. Tien-Chin Chang was appointed as its first president. Five departments were established: Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Mechanical Design, Power Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. It was renamed National Formosa University (NFU) in 2004, and meantime four colleges were established: Applied Arts & Science, Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Management. The Executive Yuan consented to NFU’s procurement of a new campus land. The preparatory center for the new campus was established in 2011. The Executive Yuan allocated a land of 17.18 hectares in Yunlin HSR station area for NFU new campus in 2012.
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