The Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology has been established for 46 years in Tunghai, known as the “Forest Landscape University”. The department covers four major fields of animal nutrition and physiology, milk meat and egg processing, genetics and breeding, and molecular biology. Scholars not only pay attention to the teaching of classroom knowledge and experience; In addition, the practice and experimental courses are carefully planned, and by having a large verdant grassland on the campus for the students to practice farms and farms to achieve the unity of knowledge and action, so the future graduates have a high degree of competitiveness in further studies or employment can also be in line with the industry. Therefore, when students enter the campus through admission, they will see “The beauty of the ancestral temple and the wealth of a hundred officials”. Since the school attaches great importance to the work ethics and general education of the students of the department; as a result, you can imagine that under the influence of this beautiful environment and humanistic quality, graduates can become capable, virtuous and contributing social pillars or play an important role at their jobs after entering the workforce.
The students of this department have worked hard together at school, and have grown and thrived when they graduate. The teachers’ painstaking teaching and research have also accumulated fruitful results. The outstanding performance of the graduates has gradually been recognized by all walks of life, and the graduates of this department have occupied a place in the industry, academia and government agencies. For example: in education and academia, there are current presidents of Cultural University, professors of domestic and foreign universities, former CEO of the National Animal Industry Foundation(NAIF) , researcher of the Aacademic Sinica(中央研究院) and teachers of agriculture vocational senior high school. In addition, in the business world, there are the chairman, senior executives or managers of Biotechnology, and livestock farm operators. There are countless cases of graduates’ succeeding in different fields, and they are also found at different jobs. As teachers, they guide students to participate in the presentation of international conference results and have won many awards, such as the best poster award of the World Waterfowl Conference in 2017.
Students studying away from home and coming to a new environment have a lot to adapt to in their study and life. The department needs to take care of their college life! So, the “family mentor system” is adopted to make teachers and students feel as warm as a family. Young people who are energetic and have ideals and aspirations should enter our department of livestock seriously and cherishly. “You have been in the Tunghai for four years, and the teachers of this department will give you the livestock world.” I think that we can definitely move towards the set goal; that is, our colleagues in the department will adhere to the educational philosophy and responsibilities ” Seek truth, believe in it, and carry it out”, to give the students a fulfilling four-year university life, and to pass through many tests and obstables under the leadership of the teachers. At that time, it will be like Tao Zhu Kon: “If you want to get rich quickly, the career planning of the 5 kinds of major livestocks feeding will not be far away.” Become a real animal producer and welcome a bright and splendid life! As the old saying goes: “All things in their being are good for something”. With a positive attitude, as the words goes, “Righteousness within is sufficient, and energy from it is strong,” every day is fulfilling to you. Even if the road is crooked, you will still enter a smooth road, and you will eventually have a bright day in this field.