I-Shou University Department of Financial and Banking Management (DFBM)
In response to the shifting operational models and capital scales of domestic enterprises, coupled with an increasing demand for financial professionals, as well as the strong need among the public for investment and financial management knowledge and financial products, the university established the Department of Financial Management in 1992 (the third year after the university's founding in 1990) with the approval of the Ministry of Education.
Later, as new private banks were successively established, there was a growing emphasis on financial operation and management professionals. Consequently, the department was renamed the Department of Financial and Banking Management in 1995. In the same year, the Extension Division (Evening School) of the Department of Financial and Banking Management was approved for establishment, providing a channel for working professionals in the Kaohsiung and Pingtung areas to pursue further studies in financial and banking management knowledge and skills.
A Master's Program was established in 2003, followed by a Master's Program for Working Professionals (EMBA) in 2005. Furthermore, in 2010, the Vietnam Offshore Master's Program for Working Professionals was approved, making the department one of the few in Taiwan authorized by the Ministry of Education to offer a Master's program outside of Taiwan. To expand the recruitment for the Bachelor's Program in the Extension Division, the department was again renamed the Department of Financial and Banking Management (or Department of Financial Management, depending on the current full title used for the change) in 2019.
The various programs offered by the department (referring to the different divisions like the Extension Division, Master's program, etc.) adhere to the university's motto of "Pragmatism and Innovation, Excellence and Sustainability."
In alignment with the overall planning of the Extension Division (Continuing Education), the department aims to integrate "Theory and Practice Equally" as a guiding principle in designing relevant professional and applied courses.
The ultimate goal is to cultivate "Pragmatic Financial Professionals with International Development Potential." This is further supported by courses designed to enhance computer practical skills and strengthen language abilities, thereby developing practical application talent needed by society.
The department's multi-faceted objectives for student cultivation are highlighted by the following interpretation of the acronym "FINANCE".