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Former name | Tainan Technical College (1931–1946) Taiwan Provincial College of Engineering (1946–1971) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Motto | 窮理致知[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Motto in English | Knowledge through reason[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Type | Publicresearch university | ||||||||||||||||
| Established | November 11, 1931; 94 years ago (1931-11-11) | ||||||||||||||||
| Endowment | NT$20 billion (2022) (US$665 million) | ||||||||||||||||
| President | Shen Meng-ru | ||||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 2,175[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 12,010[4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 10,815[4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | , | ||||||||||||||||
| Campus | Urban, 461.9 acres (186.9 ha) | ||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Red Grey White [5] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Website | English,Chinese | ||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 国立成功大学 | ||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 國立成功大學 | ||||||||||||||||
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National Cheng Kung University (NCKU;Chinese:國立成功大學) is apublicresearch university in theEast District ofTainan,Taiwan. Founded in 1931 duringJapanese rule as atechnical andengineering college, the university is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Taiwan.[7]
The university is organized into nine colleges, where most students are enrolled primarily in engineering, science, medicine, and design programs. The university is a founding member of theTaiwan Comprehensive University System, a strategic alliance of four leading research universities in theSouthern Taiwan. The university is also a member ofAACSB andIEET, and the only member from Taiwan in theWorldwide Universities Network. Its main campus in Tainan houses theNational Cheng Kung University Hospital and theNational Cheng Kung University Museum.
In 2005, NCKU was chosen by theMinistry of Education as one of the seven universities in Taiwan for the Aim for the Top University Project (邁向頂尖大學計畫), which is similar toTop Global University Project in Japan andUniversities of Excellence in Germany. Starting from 2006, because of its academic performance and research potential, theMinistry of Education (Taiwan) has offered NCKUNT$1.7 billion annually for five consecutive years, which is the second highest amount received among the universities in the project.[8]
National Cheng Kung University was originally established underJapanese colonial government in January 1931 as the Tainan Technical College. After theJapanese handover of Taiwan in October 1945, the school was renamed Taiwan Provincial Tainan Junior College of Technology in March 1946, and then to Taiwan Provincial College of Engineering in October the same year.
When theRepublic of China government moved to Taiwan in 1949, it was one of the three existing colleges in Taiwan. As the number of colleges expanded, it was upgraded to aprovincial university in 1956 as Provincial Cheng Kung University,[9] named afterKoxinga, aSouthern Ming military general who drove theDutch East India Company from Taiwan and founded theKingdom of Tungning. In 1971, the university became a national university and was renamed National Cheng Kung University.[citation needed]
Former Minister for EducationWu Jin served as the first president of the new National Cheng Kung University.[10]
NCKU is located inTainan City,Taiwan. The main campus is situated across from the Tainan Railway Station, offering convenient transportation. NCKU has 11 campuses occupying a total of 187 hectares of land in the greater Tainan area, including the Cheng-Kung, Sheng-Li, Kuang-Fu, Cheng-Hsing, Tzu-Chiang, Ching-Yeh, Li-Hsing, Tung-Ning, Kuei-Jen, An-Nan and Dou-Liu campuses, and some areas designated for dormitory use.
On 12 January 2011, the Y. S. Sun Green Building Research Center was inaugurated.[11] It is the world's first green educational center as well as Taiwan's firstzero carbon building.[12] The 4,800 m2 (52,000 sq ft)-facility cost NT$30 million (US$4.41 million) to construct, far below the original NT$180 million budget.[11] Natural ventilation, limited power usage, reduced window size, and energy efficient lighting all contribute to the building'scarbon neutrality.[11]
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NCKU comprises 9 colleges, 43 departments, and 39 institutes. NCKU is organized into 9 colleges, including Liberal Arts, Sciences, Management, Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Social Science, Planning & Design, Bioscience & Biotechnology and Medicine, each with its own faculties, departments, and institutes offering programs up to doctoral level. The university currently offers 42 undergraduate programs, 74 master's degree programs, 53 doctoral programs, and 17 master's degree programs for working professionals. While most courses are taught in Mandarin Chinese, many are offered in English.[citation needed]
NCKU has 401 cooperation agreements with 251 institutions and universities across the world. Student exchange agreements have been signed with 98 foreign partner universities includingUniversity of Southern California,Technical University of Munich,Leiden University,the University of New South Wales,Kyoto University,Seoul National University,National University of Singapore, etc.[citation needed]
In 2018,KU Leuven andIMEC reached dual degree agreement with NCKU.[13] During the same year, NCKU andPurdue University signed the agreement of collaboration for international dual degree program and online courses.[14]TU Darmstadt launched its liaison office in Asia at NCKU on 21 May 2019.[15]
NCKU participates in the Taiwan International Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience ofAcademia Sinica, thenational academy of Taiwan.[citation needed]
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World[16] | 301-400 (2022) |
| CWTS World[17] | 218 (2020) |
| QS World[18] | =203 (2026) |
| THE World[19] | 601-800 (2023) |
| USNWR Global[20] | 639 (2023) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Asia[21] | 36 (2023) |
| THE Asia[22] | 159 (2023) |
| National – Overall | |
| QS National[23] | 3 (2025) |
NCKU is generally considered to be a top tier university in Taiwan, along withNational Taiwan University,National Tsing Hua University, andNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. In 2014, theRepresentative of Japan in Taiwan listed NCKU as one of the seven well-known Taiwanese universities.[24]
Globally, NCKU is 228th inQS WUR 2024, 601–800th inTimes WUR 2023, 639th inU.S. News & World Report rankings 2022-2023, 301–400th inARWU 2022, and 218th inCWTS Leiden Ranking.[25][26][27][28]
According toQS World University Rankings by Subject in 2020,[29] NCKU ranked within the world's top 150 universities in the following fields: Civil and Structural Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Systems, Chemical Engineering, Engineering and Technology, Materials Sciences, Architecture, Statistics and Operational Research, Art and Design, and Environmental Studies.
TheAcademic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranked NCKU 76-100th in the engineering field in 2016 and 101-150th in computer science in 2015.[30]
According to theESI database, NCKU has published 18,333 papers in the last ten years and has respectively ranked the 24th and the 51st in the list of world top 100 universities respectively in the engineering and computer science fields.
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The university has produced notable graduates across politics, science, and the arts. Among its most notable alumni isLai Ching-te, the currentpresident of Taiwan, who graduated from NCKU's post-baccalaureate medicine program in 1991 and was awarded the university's distinguished alumni medal in 2013.[31] Other prominent political figures includeMao Chi-kuo,Premier of the Republic of China (2014–2016);Chang Chia-juch,Minister of Economic Affairs (2013–2014);Chen Hsiung-wen,Minister of Labor (2014–2016);Lung Ying-tai,Minister of Culture (2012–2014);Chen Liang-gee,Minister of Science and Technology (2016–2020);Wang Chien-shien, President of theControl Yuan (2008–2014);Wu Po-hsiung,Mayor of Taipei (1988–1990) and laterChairman of the Kuomintang (2007–2009);Fan Chih-ku, Administrative DeputyMinister of Transportation and Communications;Lee Wo-shih,Magistrate of Kinmen County (2009–2014);Lin Hsin-i, Chairman of the Industrial Technology Research Institute and President of China Motor Corporation; andHsu Hsin-ying, founder and Chairperson of the Minkuotang.
In the fields of science and engineering, notable graduates includeTze-Chiang Chen, IBM Fellow and Vice President of Science and Technology at IBM’s Thomas J. Watson Research Center;Ken P. Chong, Director of the Division of Mechanics and Materials at the U.S. National Science Foundation;Chu Ching-wu, a leading superconductor physicist and President of the Taiwan Comprehensive University System;Wei-Kan Chu, professor of physics at theUniversity of Houston;Lin Yi-bing, Vice President of the Office of Research and Development at National Chiao Tung University;Chung Laung Liu, computer scientist; andWen Ho Lee, the nuclear physicist once accused of espionage.Samuel C. C. Ting, a Nobel Prize laureate in physics, also attended NCKU before returning to the United States. ArchitectChu-yuan Lee, who designedTaipei 101, one of the largest skyscrapers in the world, also studied at the university.
In culture and the humanities,Cheng Nan-jung andPai Hsien-yung both began their studies in engineering at NCKU before shifting to the humanities and went on to become prominent public intellectuals and writers. In addition, NCKU has many international alumni who have studied Mandarin Chinese at the university, such asMike Frerichs, thestate treasurer of Illinois.
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