National Taiwan Ocean University College of Life Sciences

Overview

In 1989, the college was established as the College of Fisheries Science while the university reorganized into a national university. In 2001, it was renamed as the College of Life and Resource Sciences and reestablished as the College of Life Sciences in 2005. The College is the most integrated institution focused on the study of aquatic bioscience and biotechnology containing cultivation, utilization and processing of marine organisms. Until 2023, the college contains 3 departments including Department of Food Science, Department of Aquaculture, and Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 2 institutes including Institute of Marine Biology, and Institute of Food Safety and Risk Management, and 3 programs with Doctoral Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology, Bachelor Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology and International Master Program in Marine Biotechnology and Environmental Ecology Sustainability that are composed of 81 faculty members, 24 staff members (including teaching assistants) and 1,727 students. For student’s practical operation and internship, the College provides Biotechnology Education and Research Center, Terrestrial Animal Experimental Center, Aquatic Animal Center, and Center for Electron Microscopy. In addition, industrial service units such as Food Industry Research and Service Center, Traceability Certification and Inspection Center were established to build links between academics and industry. The College undertakes the “Fisheries Extension Committee” for promoting the fishery and implementing some training program to fishermen, the important contact information to Academics, Industry, Fishery Association and also fishermen. The committee is comprised of several promotion committee and professors from Department of Food Science, Department of Aquaculture, Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science, the Institute of Marine Affairs and Resource Management, and the Institute of Applied Economics. In the aspect of course curriculum, the College creates interesting fields such as ‘Program of Biotechnology’ and ‘Program of Marine Biodiversityfor accelerating the discoveries and creative inventions of students according to their own interests and needs.

Features

1. In addition to the promotion of cultural exchanges, the College provides courses for international master or Ph.D. student.
2. The excellent research performance contributed by faculty members as well as received numerous awards and honors. There are Academicians from Academia Sinica, Lifetime National Chair Professor, National Chair Professor, Academic Awards from the Ministry of Education, MOST Outstanding Research Award, and Appointed Researcher Awards from the National Science Council.
3. The alumni with outstanding performance as Minister of the Interior, Chairman of the Council of Agriculture, Director of Fisheries Agency, President of the National University, the deputy director of National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, the director of the MOST, the deputy director of the Agriculture Committee, the president of the company, the chairman, the manager.

History

1. In 1989, the College of Fisheries Science was established, consisting of Department of Fisheries, Department of Marine Food Science and Department of Aquaculture.
2. In 1991, the College offered master degree in Institute of Marine Biology.
3. In 1992, the College offered master degree in Institute of Fisheries Economics.
4. In 1993, the College offered master degree in Institute of Biotechnology For Aquaculture 5.
5. In August of 1993,the Department of Fisheries renamed to Department of Fisheries Science.
6. In 1995, the College offered doctoral degree in Institute of Marine Biology.
7. In 1996, the College offered doctoral degree in Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology 
8. In August of 1998, the Department of Marine Food Science was officially named the Department of Food Science.
9. In April of 2001, the College renamed to the College of Life and Resource Sciences.
10. In August of 2001, the Institute of Fisheries Economics renamed to the Institute of Applied Economics.
11. In October of 2001, the Department of Fisheries Science renamed to the Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science.
12. In October of 2001, the Institute of Biotechnology For Aquaculture renamed to the Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology 
13. In 2002, Institute of Resource Management was established
14. In October of 2004, the College offered bachelor degree in Department of Life Science
15. In August of 2005, the College renamed to the College of Life Science, the Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science and Institute of Resource Management change to College of Ocean Science and Resource and the Institute of Applied Economics change to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. 
16. In September of 2013, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology (DBB) was founded in 2013 from Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology and Department of Life Sciences
17. In September of 2014, the College offered Doctoral Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology 
18. In October of 2015, the College offered Bachelor Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology (In Matsu campus) 
19. In March of 2017, the College created Institute of Food Safety and Risk Management.
20. In September of 2022, the College offered International Master Program in Marine Biotechnology and Environmental Ecology Sustainability .

Mission

The college of Life Science aimed to enrich the training of talent in marine biological science and to apply scientific principles to meet the requirements of today's society and industries. The program includes Marine Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Resource Conservation, Aquaculture and Management, Resource Utilization and Safety, Food Science and Nutrition, Food Product and Ship management.

Education aims

1. 1. To equip students with humanism quality and social responsibility. 
2. To own the students with life science and biotechnology-related knowledge.
3. To cultivate the students with the spirit of making creative for planning.
4. To cultivate students with the basic ability for industry. 
5. To improve the international perspective of students.

Prospective

“Aquatic Animal Center” and “Experimental Animal Center” were constructed in 2007. Another building, Life Sciences Building and Marine organisms museum were constructed in 2010, 2018 respectively. Our current research activities contain marine biology, marine biological resource, marine bioscience, biotechnology, food processing, food safety, and sustainable aquaculture. We continue to establish international cooperation programs, including assigned agreements with foreign Universities to exchange scholars and students. We strengthen to offer English lectures for international students under the programs of Taiwan Scholarship, Pacific Taiwan Scholarship and International Center for Developmental and Education Fund.