本校本著創校時的辦學理念，包括創造一個能自由尋求真理的學術研究園地；全校師生在民主基礎上參與一個共以勞作教育為基本方式之一，建立全人教育；全校師生在民主基礎上，參與一個共同合作的大業；尊重本國的歷史文化傳統，同時保有世界大同的信念；確定人生固有價值與尊嚴，不僅要注意學生將來在學術上的發展，而且要顧及品德的陶冶；實施通才教育，課程的設計應顧及台灣社會的需要，不自限於象牙塔中，進而在既有的基石上，深化辦學理念，以學生為主體，幫助學生養成「學會學習（Learning to Learn）」的能力，成為有效的終身學習者。其次，為有效因應現實社會的變遷、知識的創新、產業結構的改變以及高等教育市場的開放、大學同質性過高所導致的激烈競爭，積極前瞻的適當調整修訂本校未來的發展定位與目標。
Current Status of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Enterprise Information
Established in 1963 as the Department of Industrial Engineering, we were the first department in this field in greater China. We have been able to observe the dramatic changes in the insdustrial environment of Taiwan and follow the flourishing development of the technology industries. Our department prepares this century’s industrial engineers in both nature and intent. Our students are prepared to plan and execute the direction and orientation of industrial engineering as this new century develops. To reflect the development in Taiwan, in 2001 we officially renamed our department as the Department of Industrial Engineering and Enterprise Information.In 1989, we established our graduate program.In 1996, we opened our graduate courses to students accumulating graduate credit. In 1999, we began enrolling Ph.D. students. In 2005, we will enroll students of Continue Education Program in Hospital Management. Currently, we have 480 undergraduates and 110 graduate students. Because of the continuous outstanding performance of our department, we were recently selected as an outstanding department of Tunghai University.
