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Tzu Chi Education Mission

Before the Tzu Chi Hospital had even opened, Master- Cheng Yen already planned to set up colleges of nursing and medicine to produce medical specialists for the hospital, since it was difficult to attract doctors and nurses to Eastern Taiwan. After the hospital was opened, she actively began to make preparations. With support from all sides and through the Master's own hard work, the Tzu Chi Junior- College of Nursing was opened on September 1 7, 1989, and the Tzu Chi College of Medicine on October 16, 1994. These events wrote new pages in the history of Tzu Chi education.

The nursing college and the medical college are the foundation of Tzu Chi education. In the future, Tzu Chi will also set up kindergartens, elementary schools, secondary schools, and a university. It is clear that the Tzu Chi education emphasizing both humanitarianism and professional expertise has been a good model for education in Taiwan.

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