The Chang Fo-Chuan Center for the Study of Human Rights was founded in 2000, the first human rights institute in Taiwan. It aims at the promotion of human rights education and the establishment of a human rights culture.
- Promoting human rights research in Taiwan, integrating humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, as well as practical arts such as social work, in an interdisciplinary approach.
- Advancing human rights education, first by offering courses in international protection of human rights, rights of the indigenous people, etc. In department of political science, the human rights program in undergraduate and graduate levels has been set up in 2004 and 2008, respectively.
- Training human rights NGOs workers by setting up workshops and seminars. The years the Center has cooperated with many human rights NGOs in sponsoring workshops and summer camps for both human rights workers and university students.
- Contributing to international exchange by holding international conferences in Taipei and encouraging faculty members and students to attend conference abroad and work with international NGOs.