The College of Science serves for teaching, researches, and the well-balanced development of every department. There are 72 full-time teachers, including 36 professors, 22 associate professors and 14 assistant professors. There are 71 teachers with doctoral degree, about 99% of the whole college faculty. Our features are:
1. Modern equipment, environment and resources for researches
(1) Liu-Xian Memorial Science Hall was established in 1967. After the completion of construction in 1999, the five floors in the building were arranged and renovated for the best use and advantages. Two departments are located here: the Department of Physics and the Department of Mathematics.
(2) Zhong-Ling Chemistry Hall was founded in 1959. After extensions and renovations, it became a six-floor building with one floor underground. There is a library inside as well, and it is one of the most modern chemistry halls in the world.
2. Unceasing efforts for teaching development, resource integration, and encouraging teachers' researches
(1) Control and supervise the use of common equipment for the best advantages and effects.
(2) Strengthen the function of Nano-Microscope Lab, and develop the related technology.
(3) Establish the criterions and goals for KPIs Researches. At average, every full-time teacher needs to publish two SCI or EI journal articles and conduct a research. College of Science follows and evaluates each work, and points out the revision plan.
3. Encouraging integration of the freshmen year, and curriculum innovation
(1) College of Science followed the policy of curriculum innovation and adjusted the titles of courses of departments of Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry.
(2) From the semesters of 2008, the undeclared major students of College of Science (60 students in total) started to attend the common classes without departmental difference. To train students' basic ability, all the students in the freshman year attend the common classes such as Calculation, Fundamental Physics and Fundamental Chemistry with the same credit hours, examinations and requirements.
4. Enhancing students' language proficiency and fostering students' global perspective
(1) College of Science has the following courses for general education such as English Reading and Writing, Japanese for Beginners, and Japanese Reading and Writing.
(2) College of Science encourages graduate students to attend international conferences and conduct short-term researches in overseas; College of Science provides subsidy.
5. Devotion to the enrollment and recruiting affairs
(1) Each department raise fund and set up the scholarship for graduate students. The total amount can be more than 1 million dollars each semester for the whole college.
(2) Department of Math and Chemistry hold Math Summer Camp and Science Summer Camp for high school students, enhancing high school students' interest in science and promoting the prestige of Tamkang University.
(3) Department of Chemistry has held "Zhong-Ling Creativity Contest" for high school students since 2005, hoping to increase high school students' interest in chemistry and to attract more outstanding students to Tamkang University.
6. Encouraging students' comprehensive career plan
(1) Each department holds meetings for freshmen's parents, trying to make parents know more about students' learning environment, academic requirement, future career goals, and alumni 's performance in industry.
(2) Each department has well-organized alumni association and holds reunion regularly to keep contact with alumni. College of Science has raised fund from alumni and the total amount has been more than fifty-five million dollars.