(Provided by the Office of Academic Affairs Office)
On March 10th (Sunday), Fu Jen Catholic University (FJCU) hosted the “2024 Fu Jen Cross-Domain Fun & Exploration” open day at the Cardinal Shan Library. The event was attended by the College of Management, College of Foreign Languages and Literatures, College of Human Ecology, College of Fashion and Textiles, and College of Medicine, who all introduced the characteristics, environment, and future job prospects of their respective departments. The event attracted thousands of students and parents, including high school students from central and southern Taiwan who specially traveled all the way north to participate, creating an extraordinarily lively atmosphere.

▲Group photo on the main stage at the opening ceremony.

▲The open day started with a fashion show by the College of Fashion and Textiles (top), and was later followed by a performance by the College of Foreign Languages and Literatures (bottom).

The event kicked off with a professional clothing display by the “FJU Talents New Talent Show” from the College of Fashion and Textiles. Following this, in his speech, President Lan Yi-chen explained that as a comprehensive university with 12 colleges and 52 departments, students are cultivated with unique personality traits that embody humanistic literacy, the spirit of universal love, and concern for the underprivileged through a combination of rich and diverse interdisciplinary learning and student club activities, making them the most sought-after university students by corporations.

▲During the event, faculty and students introduced their department’s characteristics to high school students and their parents.

In preparation for the event, 23 departments had set up booths on the first floor of the Cardinal Shan Library, and during the open day, department heads, teachers, secretaries, and senior students personally introduced the campus environment, department specialties, scholarships, career development, and application preparations on-site. At noon, students from the College of Foreign Languages and Cultures heated up the atmosphere with their “Cross-Cultural Carnival” performance, during which they showcased costumes, dances, and songs from various countries, receiving a great response from the audience. Additionally, the College of Medicine, College of Human Ecology, and FUN Learning Space specially provided introduction tours of the various spaces, laboratories, and internship areas of Fu Jen Catholic University, which were enthusiastically participated in by high school students. A student from Tou-Liu Senior High School in Yunlin arrived early in the morning with luggage, aiming to understand the departments and inquire about future application requirements before filling out their six university preferences.

▲The team behind FJCU Dream Network.

In addition to helping students understand the various departments and identify their future aspirations, the open day also integrated the university’s exclusive destination analysis website “FJCU Dream Network,” which uses a unique calculation method for various subjects to provide high school seniors with a prediction of their university placement after the college entrance examination. This website, which is a project developed by the Cross-Disciplinary Micro-Program in Big Data under guidance of Professor Tu Yi-ning from the Department of Statistics and Information Science along with Wang Meng-ping, Chang Hsuan-ting, Lin Wen-chun, and Huang Chieh, allows high school students to enter their scores and immediately take the Career & Vocational Helping System (CVHS) interest and career test online, providing them with information on FJCU’s department placements, graduation prospects, and salary trends, making department selection more concrete.

▲Introduction by the College of Human Ecology and the Department of Food Science.
Director of the Office of Academic Affairs Tsai Tsung-yu stated that the FJCU “Campus Open Day” was a pilot attempt aiming to allow high school students and their parents to step into the university campus, experience the future learning environment, and better understand the characteristics and curricular offerings of the departments. FJCU is grateful to the concern for students’ future education from principals of various high schools in Taipei and New Taipei, including New Taipei Municipal Lin-Kou Senior High School, New Taipei Municipal Hsinchuang Senior High School, Yanping High School, New Taipei City Municipal Shulin Senior High School, Ginling Girls’ High School, Heng Yee Catholic High School, and New Taipei Municipal Ankang High School, who made time to visit over the weekend and interact with departments, visit the library, and explore the learning space FUN Learning Interest. Participants, both students and parents, highly praised and supported the event. In the future, FJCU plans to invite all departments to join in to host an even better and more diverse event. The university welcomes high school students to apply, experience the cross-disciplinary and diverse learning environment the university has to offer, and create a beautiful future.

▲Photo with the FJCU President, Vice Presidents, Director of the Office of Academic Affairs, and attending high school principals.