(Written by the Office of Public Affairs) Today (February 29), 104 Job Bank released its “University Brand Power” rankings today, in which it evaluated hundreds of institutions based on ten criteria. Fu Jen Catholic University has secured the ninth spot, making it the only private institution listed in the top ten. In a response, President Lan Yi-chen stated that the university’s commitment to high-quality education has enabled it to achieve such outstanding results. However, facing Taiwan’s declining birthrate, the university must strive for excellence to overcome this challenge and pave new paths for development. Consequently, Fu Jen Catholic University is dedicated to pursuing the G.R.A.C.E development strategy, which includes improving international collaboration, strengthening domestic student recruitment, improving global positioning, fostering industry-academic research cooperation, and diversifying financial resources.
▲President Lan Yi-chen (second from the right) attended the press conference for the 104 University Brand Power rankings.
104 Job Bank compiled its rankings by analyzing data from 230,000 job seekers, nearly a thousand corporate surveys, and public information from the Ministry of Education and the National Central Library. The criteria used were: popularity, job competency, future potential, industry-academic collaboration, academic discipline strength, personality strengths, alumni salaries, international exposure, research capabilities, and publication strength, resulting in a ranking of 120 domestic universities. The findings show that Fu Jen Catholic University excels in job competency, future potential, industry-academic collaboration, and academic discipline strength, where it scores higher than the average of the top twenty universities. Notably, in the category academic discipline strength, its programs in mass communication, social sciences, and psychology ranked in the top three “distinctive academic disciplines.”
▲During the press conference, President Lan Yi-chen answered various media questions.
Among the ten criteria, companies mainly emphasized job competency, future potential, industry-academic collaboration, and personality strengths, with three of these being soft skills; job competency emphasizes initiative, communication, and diligence; while personality strengths include responsibility, stress tolerance, and cooperativeness. Additionally, “responsibility” ranks highest among the 27 competencies valued by companies at 56.2%, followed by “stress tolerance” at 40.7%, “cooperativeness” at 36.9%, “adaptability” at 20.3%, and “critical thinking” at 15.7%.
▲President Lan stated that Fu Jen Catholic University, drawing on its profound Catholic cultural heritage, is fully committed to pursuing the development directions outlined in the G.R.A.C.E. strategy.
In response to the rapid changes in the job market driven by AI, the three most critical future skills are projected to be social intelligence, cognitive load management, and design thinking. Companies are shown to prioritize “initiative” at 64.6%, followed by “communication” at 47.7%, “responsibility” at 35.8%, “teamwork” at 34.3%, and “stress tolerance” at 30.4%.