The Program on Bilingual Education for Students in College launched by the Ministry of Education handpicked 25 universities and 41 colleges for further cultivation of bilingual education, and the International College and the College of Medicine of ISU are among the list. On top of that, ISU is one of the 12 universities nationwide and the only comprehensive university in southern Taiwan that has two colleges handpicked by the Program.

ISU is the only comprehensive university in southern Taiwan that has two colleges qualified for the Program.