National Central University

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National Central University was also the former name of Nanjing University.

National Central University (國立中央大學) is a university located in Taiwan.

NCU was founded in 1962 as a "reinstatement" of the original National Central University in Nanjing (now Nanjing University and Southeast University), as the Graduate Institute of Geophysics of the National Central University. NCU moved to Shuanglianpo to became the Science College of the National Central University in 1968. It was "officially reestablished" under its current name in 1979. In 2002, it joined the University System of Taiwan. It celebrated its 90-year anniversary in June 4th, 2005. Its most recent president was Chuan Sheng Liu.

The university is situated on the northern part of the island on a remote hilltop some distance away from the busy city of Jhongli. The NCU campus covers up to 0.6 km², and offers a proper environment for students. The university is located half an hour away from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.

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It has six institutes which are literature, science, engineering, administration, information, geoscience, and Hakka. Also, the university does researches on prevention and cure of disasters, systems of communication, nano-technology.