Formerly known as Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute (KPI), I-Shou University (ISU) is a private university in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ISU was established in 1986 by I-Shou Lin, the founder of E United Group , to commemorate his mother as well as to benefit the villages and towns where he started his business. KPI was officially renamed I-Shou University on August 1, 1997. ISU has nine colleges : College of Intelligent Science & Technology, College of Science & Engineering, College of Management, College of Communication & Design, International College, College of Tourism & Hospitality, College of Language Arts, College of Medicine, College of Medical Science & Technology ,College of Indigenous Studies.