Appreciating that people are the most important asset of a business and that education of engineering talent can facilitate the progress of industrialization, Founder
Mr. S. C. Lin donated his own property to establish Tatung Senior High School and Tatung University that tie very closely to Tatung Company, forming a unique
education-industry integration in the world. The Founder reserved 10 percent of his property for his family and donated 10 percent to Tatung employees for them to become
shareholders. The remaining 80 percent were donated to the Hsieh-Chih Association for Industrial Development. The funds were used for the formation of Hsieh-Chih
Industrial Awards, Hsieh-Chih Industrial Scholarship, Tatung Senior High School, Tatung University and Hsieh-Chih Publishing Company. Dr. T. S. Lin was then appointed
Professor, President of Tatung University and Chairman of Tatung Company. With the Schools and the Company under same management, the integration between education and
industry has been thoroughly implemented ever since.
The first clause of the by-law of Tatung Company states: "To carry out education-industry integration with Tatung University and Tatung Senior High School, this company
accepts investments from the schools and the general public for its source of capital funding and is named as Tatung Company according to the Corporate Law of the
Republic of China." Tatung Company offers internship and workshops for Tatung students to gain hands-on experience and to put theory into practice. The University
equips its students with excellent academic knowledge and practical skills, and also emphasizes the importance of discipline and behavior.
Under the "Education-Industry Integration for Research and Development" program, Tatung faculty members play part of the role of parents by giving individual instruction
and counseling. In addition to teaching well, Tatung professors are engaged in basic research and participate in the applied research of the company to create
high-quality products and services. Tatung students and colleagues benefit much by learning from professors and managers. They place the balanced interests of the
Schools-Company, Government, students' parents, customers, shareholders, creditors, distributors, suppliers, faculty and students, colleagues and society at large above
their own interests. They also dedicate their lives and energies to creating knowledge, systems, products and services under the management motto Ñ honesty, integrity,
industry and frugality.
As the smallest but elite university in the world, Tatung equips its students with excellent expertise and skills. The students are also exposed to many opportunities
to learn a number of foreign languages as well as social etiquette. As a result, graduates of Tatung Schools have distinguished themselves in the public and private
sectors and have made contributions to the constructing of national industrialization, to the increasing of work opportunities, and to the upgrading of the level of
national livelihood.
Graduates from different levels of Tatung Schools work closely with those of other universities and schools in implementing the management principle of
"Labor-Management Cooperation for Industrial Autonomy." At present, Tatung has 20 thousand employee-shareholders who own 20 percent of all Tatung shares. The
integration of education and industry has served as the growth engine for Tatung and further integration will work for improved efficiency and competitiveness.
Through innovation we aim not only to business growth and prosperity but also to instill new Chinese culture in personal discipline, family value, national welfare
and world peace.