chia nan university of pharmacy and science chia nan university of pharmacy and science chia nan university of pharmacy and science (cnu; chinese: 嘉南藥理大學; pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-lâm io̍h-lí tāi-ha̍k) is a private university in rende district, tainan city, taiwan. chia nan university of pharmacy and science嘉南藥理大學mottotruthtypeprivateestablished1966presidenthong-zhu chen, ph.d.（陳鴻助博士）vice-presidentpin-der duh, ph.d.（杜平悳博士） jia-sui wang, ph.d.（王嘉穗博士）academic staff674 (in 2016)students16286 (in 2016)locationrende district, tainan city, taiwanwebsitehttp://www.cnu.edu.tw/index.asp chia nan university of pharmacy and sciencetraditional chinese嘉南藥理大學transcriptionsstandard mandarinhanyu pinyinjiānán yàolǐ dàxuésouthern minhokkien pojka-lâm io̍h-lí tāi-ha̍k its mission is to prepare professionals in the fields of pharmacy, health and management. currently, there are 28 departments and graduate schools in six colleges: pharmacy and science, human ecology, health and information, humanities and social sciences, sustainable environment, and leisure and recreation management. the university has an enrollment of 16,835 students, and more than 500 full-time faculty members. the university is active in the fields of pharmacy, cosmetics, food, health care, biotechnology, and environmental pollution prevention. scholarship, counseling, housing, and international campus are specially tailored to the needs of international students. history chia nan college of pharmacy march 1966, chia nan college of pharmacy was established, with department of pharmacy (six years). 1969, additional department of healthcare pharmacy. 1970, additional department of pharmacy (two years). 1973, department of pharmacy (two years) stop recruiting. 1976, department of healthcare pharmacy stop recruiting. 1976, additional department of applied chemistry (five years) and department of industrial safety (five years). department of applied chemistry divided into the group of farm pharmaceutical and the group of cosmetic. 1980, additional department of food hygiene (five years). 1982, department of applied chemistry cancel the group of farm pharmaceutical and the group of cosmetic. additional department of industrial safety and health for night school (two years). 1987, additional department of food hygiene for night school (two years). 1988, additional department of applied chemistry for night school (two years), department of applied chemistry (two years) and department of medical management (five years). 1990, additional department of applied chemistry (two years) and department of environmental engineering safety (two years). 1991, additional department of environmental engineering safety for night school (two years). 1992, additional department of environmental engineering safety (five years) and department of pharmacy for training division (three years) 1993, additional department of applied cosmetic and management (two years). 1994, additional department of children nursery (two years). chia nan college of pharmacy and science august 1996, reform to chia nan college of pharmacy and science. 1997, department of applied chemistry renamed to department of medicinal chemistry. 1998, additional department of information management and department of health and nutrition, department of children nursery renamed to department of childhood education and nursery. 1999, additional department of applied life science and health, department of teenagers and children welfare and department of recreation and healthcare management. set the educational program. chia nan university of pharmacy and science (2000~present) new department / master program establishment time department of hotel and restaurant management master program in biotechnology master program in environment engineering and science 2001 department of applied foreign languages 2002 department of biotechnology department of environment resources management 2003 department of cultural activities development master program in medical informatics management 2004 department of tourism and management master program in pharmaceutical technology 2005 department of sports management master program in health and nutrition 2006 master program in industrial safety and disaster prevention master program in hot spring industry 2007 department of senior citizen service management department of applied geoinformatics master program in recreation and geoinformatics 2008 department of information technology 2009 bachelor program in childhood industry service 2011 master program in applied geoinformatics 2013 postgraduate bachelor program in public safety and fire science 2015 bachelor program in pharmaceutical botanical and health applications bachelor program in cosmeceutical and biotech industry 2016 bachelor program in public safety and fire science 2017 bachelor program in digital service for smart healthcare 2018 academics college of pharmacy and science department of pharmacy (with master's program) department of biotechnology (with master's program) department of medicinal chemistry department of cosmetic science (with master's program) bachelor program in pharmaceutical botanical and health applications bachelor program in cosmeceutical and biotech industry industry-academia cooperation center for herb development and health promotion institute of cosmetic science functional cosmetics development and evaluation research center drug discovery and development center college of human ecology department of food science and technology department of health and nutrition (with master's program) department of applied life science and health department of hotel and restaurant management department of childhood education and nursery college of humanities and applied information department of applied foreign languages department of social work department of information management department of applied informatics and multimedia bachelor program in digital service for smart healthcare institute of confucianism college of sustainable environment department of occupational safety and health department of environment engineering and science (with master's program) department of environmental resources management (with master's program) department of applied geoinformatics (with master's program) bachelor program in public safety and fire science institute of industrial safety and disaster prevention college of recreation and health management department of recreation and healthcare management (with master's program) department of tourism and management (with master's program in hot spring industry) department of sports management department of hospital and healthcare administration (with master's program) department of senior citizen service management institute of hot spring industry center of general education museum of culture and arts foreign language and literature center center of general education transportation taiwan railway west coast line bao'an station (1.7 km) rende station (2.0 km) tainan city bus serial number route intermediate stop 5 queena plaza hotel－tainan municipal hostel／chia nan university／dajia village chia nan university red 3 tainan park(gongyuan rd.)－guanmiao bus station red 3 shuttle tainan airport－guanmiao bus station kaohsiung city bus serial number route intermediate stop 239 tainan station－hsing-ta oceanic fishing harbor chia nan university 8041c fongshan－cieding 8046 (e08) kaohsiung main station－tainan station 8046a (e08a) kaohsiung main station－tainan station tainan city t-bike public bicycle rental system february 17, 2017, chia nan university of pharmacy and science donate rental station and public bicycles, cnu become first private donation agencies on tainan city. chia nan university station was set up immediately, total 32 bicycles and lock devices, provide students and residents round trip to bao'an station and school. kaohsiung mrt in 2016, kaohsiung city government mass rapid transit bureau announced chih-mei extension line, code cm. this route length 7.05 km, start from gangshan lujhu line dahu station, along provincial highway 1, through hunei district at kaohsiung city, rende district at tainan city and chia nan university of pharmacy and science, terminal station plan to set in front chih-mei museum main entrance. but this route not yet audited by the executive yuan, so it's not sure whether to build.