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國立中正大學 (Chinese) | |||||||||||
 Seal of National Chung Cheng University | |||||||||||
Other name | CCU | ||||||||||
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| Motto | |||||||||||
Motto in English | To innovate with earnestness; be virtuous with altruism[2] | ||||||||||
| Established | July 1, 1989 | ||||||||||
| President | Shaw-Jenq Tsai | ||||||||||
Academic staff | 728 | ||||||||||
| Students | 11,540 | ||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 6,653 | ||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 4,350 | ||||||||||
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| Address | |||||||||||
| Campus | Rural | ||||||||||
| Website | www.ccu.edu.tw | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 国立中正大学 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 國立中正大學 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | National Chiang Kai-shek University | ||||||||||
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National Chung Cheng University (CCU;Chinese:國立中正大學) is anational university inMinxiong Township,Chiayi County,Taiwan. CCU is a member of theAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.[3]
National Chung Cheng University was the first public university established after Taiwan's economic boom of the 1980s. In 1986, in order to promote research and to develop higher education in theYunlin,Chiayi andTainan areas, the government approved a plan to establish a strongly research-oriented university in Chiayi. It was named afterChiang Kai-shek and officially founded on July 1, 1989. Lin Ching-Jiang (林清江) served as its first president.[4]
CCU is organized into seven colleges: Education, Engineering, Humanities, Law, Management, Sciences, and Social Sciences.[5] TheNational Chung Cheng University Library is located on the Minxiong campus.
| National Chung Cheng University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| CWUR World[6] | 1588 (2024) |
| QS World[7] | 951-1000 (2026) |
| THE World[8] | 1201-1500 (2024) |
| USNWR Global[9] | 1705 (2023) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Arab region[citation needed] | (2025) |
| QS Asia[10] | 189 |
| THE Asia[8] | 501–600 (2023) |
| National – Overall | |
| CWUR National[11] | 25 (2024) |
| QS National[12] | 17 (2025) |
| THE National[8] | 21 (2024) |
| USNWR National[9] | 23 (2023) |
TheQS World University Rankings (2025) placed it at 1001-1200th worldwide.[13] Meanwhile, CCU ranked 1438th in the world (2024) in theWebometrics Ranking of World Universities.[14] USNEWS (2023) placed CCU 1705th in the world.[15]
CCU is notable for being the filming location of the Taiwanese television dramaMeteor Garden.[16][17]
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